In cities and towns all over the world the high volume of traffic is a problem. What are the causes of this and what actions can be taken to solve this problem?

It is undoubtedly the case that urban

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around the world increasingly suffer from congestion. In

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essay, I examine the reasons for

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trend and suggest some practical policies the authorities could implement to reduce the level of traffic in our cities.

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to understand why traffic has increased in towns and cities. Broadly speaking, there are three main reasons for

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. One is that cars have become more affordable for the average consumer and they are no longer a luxury item, but something that most families expect to own. A second reason is that public transport has become increasingly unreliable in recent years, not least because many bus and train services have been reduced because of the difficulty in funding them. The third reason is that society has in general become more mobile and

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means more people are prepared to commute to work by car than they were before. There is almost certainly no one solution to

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problem given the complexity of its causes.

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, one option has to be to improve the reliability of public transport to encourage people to take the bus or the train rather than get in the car. It would

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be possible to discourage people from driving to work by introducing special tariffs for using the roads, especially during peak periods. A successful example of

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is the congestion charge scheme in London which has certainly reduced the level of trafficking inner-city sphere. In conclusion, there are a variety of different factors that have led to rising levels of traffic in urban

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it may not be possible to find a complete solution, any action should probably involve encouraging greater use of public transport and making it more expensive for motorists to drive in urban areas.