Urbanization has come with many benefits such as better lifestyle, increased opportunities and overall welfare, but perhaps the biggest upset of the sprouting metropolitan sprawl came when the unprecedented increase in car ownership lead to horrible everyday traffic congestion. As a city dweller myself, I completely agree with the statement that says cities are turning into 'one big traffic jam'.
Without a doubt, the problem at the heart of every mega city is the problem of roads being overcrowded with cars and various forms of automobiles. This problem is even worse in the third world countries which have sub-standard roads and non-existent public transport to support the mammoth sized populations. To curb this nuisance, governments must employ smart and effective tactics such as stricter car ownership laws and the provision of a high quality and efficient public transport network instead.
A model example of a state which has managed to persevere has to be that of Singapore. The tiny coastal state has a very small landmass and a high density of population compared to its size. The government of Singapore introduced strong laws and high taxes for car ownership and also provided a wide variety of efficient, state of the art, and model public transports methods for its citizen to use instead of private cars. The result was an astounding success as Singapore began to experience much less traffic congestion and traffic related problems.
It is therefore very visible by the aforementioned example that a state can bring about the change needed to tackle the ever-growing issue of traffic congestion in cities. By enacting stricter laws and investing heavily in public transport all cities will eventually be able to eradicate the terrible traffic jams that cause such big problems in cities throughout the world.
Urbanization has
come
with
many
benefits such as better lifestyle, increased opportunities and
overall
welfare,
but
perhaps the biggest upset of the sprouting metropolitan sprawl came when the unprecedented increase in
car
ownership lead to horrible everyday
traffic
congestion. As a city dweller myself, I completely
agree
with the statement that says
cities
are turning into 'one
big
traffic
jam'.
Without a doubt, the
problem
at the heart of every mega city is the
problem
of roads
being overcrowded
with
cars
and various forms of automobiles. This
problem
is even worse in the third world countries which have sub-standard roads and non-existent
public
transport
to support the mammoth sized populations. To curb this nuisance,
governments
must
employ smart and effective tactics such as stricter
car
ownership laws and the provision of a high quality and efficient
public
transport
network
instead
.
A model example of a
state
which has managed to persevere
has to
be that of Singapore. The tiny coastal
state
has a
very
small
landmass and a high density of population compared to its size. The
government
of Singapore introduced strong laws and high taxes for
car
ownership and
also
provided a wide variety of efficient,
state
of the art, and model
public
transports
methods for its citizen to
use
instead
of private
cars
.
The
result was an astounding success as Singapore began to experience much less
traffic
congestion and
traffic
related problems.
It is
therefore
very
visible by the aforementioned example that a
state
can bring about the
change
needed to tackle the ever-growing issue of
traffic
congestion in
cities
. By enacting stricter laws and investing
heavily
in
public
transport
all
cities
will
eventually
be able to eradicate the terrible
traffic
jams that cause such
big
problems
in
cities
throughout the world.