It was short sighted of city leaders to discontinue the running of street cars. They were under th impression that the new bus system was a way for the city's future and a car in every driveway crap. DDOT busses would run more efficient and increase it's ridership if laws were changed so that the money DDOt make through ridership would go directly into DDOT instead of the city's general funds. Ridership had increase on DDOT and Smart since the rising in gas prices and residents losing their cars due to layoffs and high insurance. Money also could had been used for more security on the busses and extra mechanics.