Cause Of Congestion In Canada

Troublesome in Toronto, Congestion

Toronto is still struggling from congestion. It is unsolved problem to Torontonians. According to the Toronto Foundation Vital Signs Reports (2015), Torontonians waste 87 hours a year on the stuck road due to congestion. They waste their times on the road without knowing what is happening there. The interesting fact about congestion is that it is not a new problem. It existed in Ancient Rome, eighteenth century London, and nineteenth century New York. It reveals congestion has existed with human beings in urban centers for a long time. Moreover, it has increased dramatically since 1970’s with the shift of people to cities. (Levinson, Lomax, & Turner, 1997) Now, it is time to find solution. Toronto has a big

There are two key causes of it. The first one is excessive use of car. It is natural that the more cars make the more congested city. Then, why is congestion in Toronto as bad as it is? How many cars are there? According to the survey by the University of Toronto’s Data Management Group (2011), there were 1.1 million vehicles in Toronto in 2011. That excessive amount of cars are driven. It is natural stages. Toronto has many cars and drivers, but the number of roads is limited. That results in congestion. The second reason of congestion is the inconvenience of public transportation. Some people might say the way of solving congestion is taking a public transportation and how simple it is. However, many Torontonians complain about public transportation and say they have no other choices except using their cars. Here is a statement of a driver in Toronto. She commented, “... I would take the subway if I could, but because of where I work, it’s not very accessible by buses or anything, so it’s like a 20-minute walk to the closest bus stop. Since I have a car, that’s ridiculous.” (Moore,

Being delayed behind the wheel increases displeasure of drivers. Research shows that people experiencing congestion more than three times a week are more 18.6 percent likely to be stressed than the people experiencing less times. (Moore, 2014) It makes people more and more stressful. Not just stress, there is one more severe consequence by congestion, ‘air pollution’. It is a well-known fact that car produced air pollution. According to the new study by researchers, “25% of cars and trucks are causing about 90% of pollution from the vehicle fleet.” (Richard, 2015) That is a crucial problem for human beings. If congestion is not solved, the air pollution will get worse. There is no Utopia in the real world. Even though Toronto has been ranked the best city to live in the world (Flack, 2015), nothing is perfect and it still has troubles. Of course, it is natural that problem exists in city where people live together. Everyone knows it is hard to eliminate traffic congestion, not just hard, it is impossible. The question in this, how can we curb the chaos on the road while ensuring one’s original commute time? How can we keep congestion within manageable