Governments should definitely spend more money on improving all forms of public transportation.
These include buses, subways and trains. This is the best way to preserve natural
resources and reduce pollution.As a planet, we’re dealing with a finite amount of natural
resources. Once they're gone, they can't be replaced. They can't fill our need for oil and
gasoline forever. But we seem to forget that and consume them at an incredible rate.
In wealthier counties, some families have two or three cars. As soon as teenagers get their
driver's licenses, they’re given cars so their parents won't have to drive them places.
Public transportation hasn't been sufficiently developed. Because of this,suburban areas
surrounding cities have been allowed to sprawl more and more widely. This means that people
can't even go to the store without having to hop into the car. Everything is too far away
from where they live. If there were better and more frequent public transportation
people would be able to give up their cars for local driving.As a result of all the cars
being driven, we’re dealing with terrible pollution problems. In big cities,there are days
during the summer when the elderly and people with respiratory problems are advised not to leave
the house. Ten years ago this was unheard of! Now it's the norm. Public transportation would
cut down considerably on air pollution.
Public transportation also encourages a sense of community. People who travel to work
together all the time get to know each other. Car isolate us from neighbors. However,
people feel they need to drive because they can't depend on public transportation to
fit their schedules. If more money were available, buses,subways and trains could run
24 hours a day. Then they would be available all the time to the people who need them.
I always try to take public transportation whenever possible, and I encourage friends and neighbors
to try it too. I think we must support public transportation in order to create a better world.