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IELTS Essay: Some people think it is more important to spend money on roads and motorways ...

Prompt

Some people think it is more important to spend money on roads and motorways than on public transport systems. To what extent do you agree?

#transport_infrastructure#roads_and_motorways#public_transport_funding#spending_priorities#transportation_policy#urban_mobility

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues transit is more efficient; Band 9 explains context-dependency (roads useful for low-density, transit only efficient above density threshold) and clarifies that induced demand means road spending is self-defeating in congested areas.

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Key concepts in this essay

modal competition and complementarity
induced demand and congestion rebound
network benefits of public transport
capital versus operating costs in infrastructure

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating roads and public transport as pure substitutes when they serve different needs
Not discussing induced demand (more roads encourage driving, increasing congestion)
Ignoring network effects: transit requires density and coordination to be effective, harder to build incrementally

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