Should government spend money on highways or public transportation? Transportation is one of the major fields that governments need to invest When some one thinks that the governments should spend more money on improving roads and highways, I strongly suggest that more money be invested on improving public transportation Nevertheless, I admit that money spent on roads and highways will benefit a lot For those people who have cars, traveling will be easier and more convenient, since they will have more choices and it will take less time on the roads Even public transportation will benefit from it since buses can utilize these roads and highways too However, what about those people who not own a car? Definitely they rely on the public transportation and more investment on roads and highways will not directly them good What they really need is better public transportation systems, which in most cities are over-crowded and need more money Furthermore, from the point of view of environmental protection, investing more money on public transportation is better than on roads and highways In the latter case, more people will be encouraged to buy cars and there will be more air pollution and noises On the contrary, a better public transportation system will produce less pollution When more people are attracted to the public transportation, provided it is better than it is today due to enough funds, the pollution will be reduced even further In conclusion, although I not deny the benefits of better roads and highways, I think it is better for governments to spend more money on public transportation, since it will good to us in the foreseeable future and in a long term