Recent trends in public transportation systems in the United States has been to invest in and expand subways and light rail systems in the largest cities..
shift public money for education to investment in railroads.
encourage carpools and the creation of carpool lanes on highways.
place less restriction on Uber and Lyft operators.
continue improving highways, bridges, and airports.

Danilo has been working for metropolitan taxi for three months. he expected that his job would be to drive around the city, pick up fares, and drop them off at their desired locations, but in his first few days on the job he realized that the job entails much more. he must keep his taxi cab clean and neat, and some days he will be stationed at the shop and go to people's houses to pick them up and bring them to the local airport. within a few months, he has learned that taxi drivers often express frustration with the people they call "civilians"—that is, non–taxi drivers, whose driving skills they complain about incessantly. in his first few months on the job, describes what danilo is undergoing.