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Logically a person will take up less space than a car. With less people owning, or at least using on a daily basis, a motor vehicle there will be less clutter in the streets. With taxis in the place of personal vehicles there would be a proportionally less number of cars on the road. People share the use of taxis because multiple individuals use the same cab over the course of a day. This would benefit Columbia from an economic standpoint by creating more jobs (taxi drivers) and it would put more money in the consumer's pocket by cutting down on, or possibly eliminating, putting gas in ones car. Subways also would prove to hold economic benefits for the consumer. Subways allow rapid transportation and eliminate the elements of traffic. There is no such thing as rush hour when you are on the subway because their alignment is not bound to the streets (Tass, 23). An opposing stance to these means of public transportation is that taxes would increase from the resulting services. It is true that subways and taxis cost money to produce. However, no matter what taxes in general will always be a factor, they cannot be eliminated. Contrary to that point is that these means of transportation will eliminate funds related to buying a car and putting gas in it. Furthermore without a car one eliminates car taxes and insurance. Another adverse point on this is the topic of cab and subway fare. This factor will certainly be apparent with the influx of taxis and subways. To be comparative, cars costs tens of thousands of dollars whereas cabs and subways cost a few bucks if that. Taxi and subway fares are paid with every use and a car is only bought once, but what about maintenance? You pay to keep your car in shape and they pay to keep their taxis and subways in shape. Either way the dollars come out of your pocket so instead of breaking the bank just simply fork over the
