Although the number of people driving in cosmopolitan areas such as London is shrinking, the rise of online shopping and a growing population are pushing more delivery vans and cars on to busy roads.

尽管在诸如伦敦这样的国际大都市内驾驶的人数正在缩水，但是由于网络购物的增长以及人口的增加，仍然有更多的送货车以及汽车加入到拥挤的车流当中。

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They came third in more seats than ever, they have become irrelevant in Britain's cities (outside London) and their core vote is shrinking.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

At the time of the London summit, the U.S. economy was shrinking at an annual rate of 6%.

WSJ: Lawrence Summers and Timothy Geither: Our Agenda for the G-20

Zavvi and Borders have gone, HMV is shrinking and Habitat are closing all of their shops outside of London.

BBC: News - Today - High street questionnaire