You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

More and more city workers are deciding to live in the country and travel into work every day. The result is traffic congestion and damage to the environment. What measures do you think could be taken to encourage people not to travel such long distances into work? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. 

Write at least 250 words.

An increasing number of urban employees who live in the countryside travel long distances to work, and this causes traffic congestion and pollution. This is a personal preference, which can be hardly changed, however, there exist some suggestions to improve the condition.

 The life in the cities is hectic, insecure and becoming more complex. This forces many to think to move to settle in rural areas, as they have their own options to travel to work.  This is purely their personal preference and external factors are less likely to affect this trend.

The first feasible suggestion to improve the condition is the initiative taken by the companies to encourage their workers to work from home. This not only appears to be beneficial for an employee, but also an employer. For example, when an employee can save the long duration of travel and can save more time with his family, an employer can make his work done more effectively by better delegation of work.

 The second  is to develop satellite towns in the suburbs and open branches of the company there, with an integrated network to the main branch. This cuts short the distance an employee travels from the countryside. In addition to this, it provides more job opportunities. A less feasible option is to provide accommodation for employees in and around the cities.

 To conclude, it is clear that when more people prefer to live in villages and travel to work in cities, the results are not so desirable for the people and for the environment. Albeit there are no tangible ways to discourage people to do this, options like work from home and developing satellite towns appears to be feasible ways.