traffic congestion

collocation in English

meaningsoftrafficandcongestion

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traffic
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtræf.ɪk/us
/ˈtræf.ɪk/
the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along ...
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congestion
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/us
/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/
a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, ...
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(Definition oftrafficandcongestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A number of writers have placed urbantrafficcongestionin historical perspective by examining the evidence for transport-related problems in early twentieth-century towns.
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For example, controlling urbantrafficcongestion, or introducing unleaded gasolene, would certainly go a long way toward alleviating urban air pollution.
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The price of these skyscrapers is counted not only in dollars but also in degraded urban environment,trafficcongestion, and low quality of life.
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Thousands of apartments have been built in the centre, there are problems oftrafficcongestion, increasing sprawl, rapidly rising property prices and labour shortages.
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It regretted that the countryside suffered from defacement by advertisements,trafficcongestionand unregulated building, and 'that we are losing our agricultural land to the towns'.
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This increase, in combination with a lack of urban planning and an inefficient transportation system, causes problems of decreased air quality andtrafficcongestionin urban environments.
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We have tried, according to the old principles, to allow more light into city blocks and easetrafficcongestion; and we must admit that some improvement has been achieved.
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Trafficcongestionfurther complicates matters since it not only imposes high costs in terms of lost time and high stress, but also increases emissions by decreasing the speed of travel.
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On the average, the buses lose 800 scheduled miles each day owing totrafficcongestion.
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Trafficcongestionis here and is getting worse.
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Inevitably, there istrafficcongestion, and parking diffiulties arise.
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There is the problem oftrafficcongestion, which is a real headache on our roads.
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Housing problems, unemployment problems andtrafficcongestion, and so on, will become worse.
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This obviously means that there is lesstrafficcongestionin the inner cities.
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To go back totrafficcongestion, a good road network saves money for everyone as well as for industry.
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If we started thinking in such ways, we could solve many problems, including that oftrafficcongestion.
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The road would not directly affect the fabric of the historic centre, whatever indirect effects it might or might not have ontrafficcongestion.
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The single most effective way, in my judgment, to reduce cartrafficcongestionis to increase rather than diminish school transport.
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If somebody travels through the whole area, 10 miles, and makes a considerable contribution totrafficcongestionthere, that is only one trip.
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When there is, as happens now almost daily, severetrafficcongestion, their turnover drops by almost half.
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