Traffic and housing problems in major
cities could be solved by moving companies, factories and their employees to
the countryside. Do you agree or disagree?
Many
people claim that moving companies, factories and their employees from cities
to the countryside might ameliorate some of the worst traffic and housing
issues. I strongly believe that this is a suitable solution for those two
particular city problems.
Moving
the facilities of major corporations to the countryside will reduce traffic
problems by encouraging more people to live in the countryside for their work.
It is widely known that more people live in cities today than ever before and
this has caused terrible traffic. For example, in Beijing it is not uncommon
for gridlocked motorways to delay motorists for hours. Travelers depend on
getting in to Beijing for their livelihood but if their jobs were in the
countryside, or a nearby suburb, they could live outside the city and reduce
traffic. This would have a major impact on overcrowded cities like Beijing that
lose billions of dollars a year because of time wasted in traffic jams,
according to recent research.
Moving
factories and employees to the countryside will also help to mitigate housing
issues in cities. In many developing countries, the rush of people from the
country to the city has necessitated the construction of massive skyscrapers. A
lot of these underdeveloped cities such as Mexico City and Lagos do not have
the sophisticated infrastructure including efficient plumbing, clean water and
trash collection that is needed to service a concentrated population. By moving
jobs and people to the countryside, developing countries will have more time to
improve their infrastructure to deal with surging urban populations.
In
conclusion, moving people to the countryside will help to reduce traffic and
housing problems, especially in developing countries. If more governments
studied this closely and enacted laws to encourage people to move, it would
greatly improve the quality of life for everyone living in the city.
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