Public transportation can reduce the cost of delivering public services and eliminate the need for a lot of public subsidy programs. In our community, the government regularly provide millions of dollars to subsidise the development of parking spaces and helping those who are who are unable to get a job. This is exacerbated by expanding, car-oriented, sprawl. https://www.aarp.org/home-garden/livable-communities/info-03-2010/streetcar_revival.html