Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'one big traffic jam’’ How true do you think this statement is? What are measures can the government take to discourage people from using their cars?

Talking about urbanization, one could not avoid a thorough look at the alarming increase in the number of personal vehicles nowadays in many cities around the world.

As a result

, many urban

areas

in

this

day have to deal with traffic congestion and other negative impacts

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the

people

living in those places. In fact, its reasons are multiple and certainly, the solutions to accompany them are various as well. We will be taking a glance at them below. The first to mention in terms of reasons for

this

discussion is overpopulation. No one can deny the fact that a dramatic rise in the number of

people

living in urban

areas

has put severe pressure on housing and

transportation

, leading to

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increase

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car

ownership in every family.

That is

to say, with every family owning at least one

car

in their garage, multiply

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the millions of

people

living in the big

city

, and we will never have enough space for everyone to commute in the rush hour.

Furthermore

, unlike the family real estate that can be located

further

away from the

city

centre, offices and workplaces are usually located in the

city

downtown where they can have both a reputation and a better image for the company.

As a result

,

people

have to travel

further

and

further

these days to work because they cannot afford a place to live in the

city

centre, as the mortgage fee is higher than their living standard. Another reason that

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to be mentioned is the missing of public

transportation

in urban

areas

.

For example

, in some cities around the world, the Metro system is not connected to some centre districts,

while

bus stations are not located in these

areas

, making

people

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need to travel to these locations can only take a taxi or their personal vehicles. Potential ways to tackle

this

problem may include the following.

Initially

, the government should invest more in public

transportation

system

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, including buses, Metro lines, and bicycle lanes in those central

areas

with large populations to solve the commuting issues. Simultaneously, encouraging the use of public

transportation

vehicles,

as well as

introducing new laws and taxes to limit the number of

car

ownerships may

also

help to alleviate the situation. An example of

this

point is Singapore, where every corner of the nation can be reached by cheap and convenient buses or metro, and the taxes to own a

car

are nearly double the price of the vehicle, making

people

think twice before making a purchase for their personal

car

. Another possible solution is for schools to teach the children the importance of public

transportation

and the damaging consequences of pollution caused by cars and other fossil fuel consumers.

Lastly

, the family can limit their use of personal cars and make a habit of travelling to school and work by buses or other

transportation

systems to save money on fuel

as well as

reduce the load on the street in the place they are living in. In conclusion, the above problems of traffic congestion caused by

car

ownership bring in some discussion on the solution. Indeed, the more effective ways to cope with

this

issue should need a deeper consideration which is more or less beyond the scope of

this

writing

due to

time and length limit.