In this debate, we focus on facilitating the efficiency of commerce in city centre, mostly Central Business District, and on reducing the urban pollution from its root, by not harming the basic necessity of the people, who are working and living in the city centre, about transportation. All the Yes points: On avoiding the inefficiency […]
Transport
Public Transport Should Be Free
Cities need good public transit or they grind to a halt. Growing cities in the developing world often have traffic jams that choke up whole expressways for days. The reliance on the car also leads to large amounts of pollution, both smog and CO2 emissions. The solutions for these problems is more and better public […]
Should we be investing in public transport?
Public transport is always quite low down the list of priorities for any government. Roads and cars took precedence from the 1960s onwards over any form of public transport and the old public transport infrastructure of trams and trains was dismantled. But now that the roads have filled up and we are traveling ever more […]
What Is the Best Solution to Prevent Traffic Congestion?
Traffic congestion is an all too familiar bane in my country, everyday I’m stuck in traffic, amidst buses, cars, and motorbikes. It is a really uncomfortable feeling and I don’t know how to get out of it. Terrible! All the Yes points: Cell phones Building highways/motorways/flyovers or painting bus-lanes Car clubs or car sharing/pooling The […]
Speed limits should be reduced
Do you think speed limits should be reduced? All the Yes points: Reducing speed reduces deaths Increase in motorcyclists All the No points: High tax on cars is not value for money if you have to drive at a snail’s pace Government detracting from lack of money to spend on roads Negative impact on the […]
Cheap Flights Do more Harm Than Good
In this day and age, people fly abroad at any given opportunity, but at the same time there are growing concerns about the effect this has on the environment. Should the prices of flights be taxed more heavily so prices rise and people fly less? All the Yes points: Noise pollution Cheap flights are for […]