TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Although governments may never be able to
eliminate road congestion, there are several
ways cities and states can move to curb it.
Charging peak-hour tolls: Governments can
charge people money to enter all the lanes
on major commuting roads during peak
hours. Most Americans reject this solution
politically for two reasons. Tolls would favor
wealthier or subsidized drivers and harm
poor ones, so most Americans would resent
them, partly because they believe they
would be at a disadvantage. The second
drawback is that people think these tolls
would be just another tax, forcing them to
pay for something they have already paid for
through gasoline taxes.
Greatly expanding public transit capacity:
The second approach would be to expand
public transit capacity enough to shift so
many people from cars to transit that there
would be no more excess demand for roads
during peak hours.
Raise gasoline taxes: Raising gas taxes
would notably slow the rate of increase of all
automotive travel, not just peak-hour
commuting. But Congress has refused to
consider it because it is politically unpopular
and fought by industry lobbyists.
Source: https://www.brookings.edu/research/traffic-why-its-getting-worse-what-government-can-do/
SYNONYMS
o way » solution » approach (n): cách thức/giải pháp
o to eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ (v) = to
remove or get rid of something: loại bỏ
o to curb /kɜːrb/ (v) = to control or limit
something: hạn chế
o toll /təʊl/ (n) = money that you pay to
use a particular road or bridge: phí
o peak hours /piːk aʊəz/ = the busiest
hours: giờ cao điểm
o to reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ (v) = to refuse to
accept or consider something: từ chối,
chối bỏ
o to favor /ˈfeɪvər/ (v) = to give an
advantage to someone or something,
in an unfair way: thiên vị, ưu tiên
o to be at a disadvantage = to be in an
unfavorable position relative to
someone or something else: ở thế bất
lợi
o to force somebody to do something
/fɔːrs/ (v) = to make somebody do
something that they do not want to
do: bắt buộc, ép buộc ai làm gì
o to expand /ɪkˈspænd/ (v) = to
become greater in size/number: mở
rộng
o public transit /ˌpʌblɪk ˈtrænzɪt/ (n) =
the system of public transport in cities,
including the subway, buses, etc.: hệ
thống vận tải công cộng