text: For many people in these countries they have gotten many benifites back. The government has always used "80 percent of appropriations have by law gone to highways and only 20 percent to other transport" (Rosenthal par9). Its shocking how much money goes to bulding roads and not things for the development of our comunities. The people in Bogota,Colombia have cut back on their use of their cars anf the money the government usually uses for cars or gas is now going to other things. "Parks and sports centers also have boomed throughout the city."(Selsky par28). many of the "uneven, pitted sidewalks have been repaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramaticly cut traffic; and new restaurants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up" (Selsky par28). When the goverment did not have to pay for highways or streets they used that money for parks or smooth sidewalks.