Traffic Congestion And Solution Problem

Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

Rising traffic congestion and pollution are prevalent in large and growing metropolitan areas across the world, from Los Angeles to Tokyo, from Cairo to Kuala Lumpur, stemming from an outgrowing of population and vehicles overloading the existing road systems. To curb these growing traffic and pollution problems, some countries have opined to increase the price of petrol, leading a heated debate between politicians and an uproar among the citizens. Not to deny, petrol rules every aspect of human’s lives. It is used in the production of our cosmetics, plastic goods, the electricity for our homes and factories and most importantly, it fuels almost all our vehicles, ranging from cars, trains, ships to airplanes. Hence, according to the law of demand, an increase in petrol price will reduce the demand for petrol-run vehicles, thus solving traffic and pollution problems. However, I beg to differ.
With the falling oil price across the globe since mid-2014, it is not advisable to raise the oil price

First and foremost, the government should garner serious effort to come out with a crackerjack urban and regional planning. For example, the government can reduce the population density in the urban area by removing some components such as hospitals, universities, and factories to suburban areas, spreading out the population over a bigger area. However, it’s to note that the land left after removing these components should not be utilized to build skyscrapers or shopping malls that will heap more pressure on the city’s traffic. I believe reconstructing these places into recreational parks will be a great idea to alleviate pollution at the same time beautify our