Like many cities worldwide, Abu Dhabi suffers from traffic congestion and parking problems. This essay examines the causes and the possible solution to the problem.
Let's begin with causes. The most obvious cause is economic development, not in Abu Dhabi only, but in the Gulf Countries. Everyone knows that Abu Dhabi has become one of the big economic cities in the world. Many construction sites are built and in this situation you see a lot of heavy and slow vehicles on the roads, which make serious traffic jams. In addition, it's easy to buy a car, in the UAE. Any bank can give you a loan, if your salary is above 5,000 AED. Also the petrol is cheap. Another cause is growing population. There is a big difference between 30 years ago and now. As a result, an increase by 90% in the population since 30 years ago. The local families became bigger and each family has more than two cars. Also the rich foreign families in Abu Dhabi have more than one car, which means a lot of cars in Abu Dhabi. However, people in Abu Dhabi are using cars because there is not enough public transports. Also, it's hard to find a parking place in a lot of Abu Dhabi areas, so people are parking the car in the road and the roads became smaller and the traffic is increased.
As there are many causes,so there are many solutions. One of the solutions is to improve the existing roads and improve public transport like, buses, taxi and metro. Another solution is to make many highways and bigger roads. The paid parking is a good solution in Abu Dhabi and it has made a change in many areas around Abu Dhabi. Also, the government should make sure the new buildings have underground parking.
Finally, Abu Dhabi government has established a new department which is the Department of Transport. They work hard to solve the problems about traffic. My opinion is the metro in Abu Dhabi will improve the transport and reduce the traffic
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