Ground transportation has been a headache for every Dominican administration since the death of Trujillo, and at least five agencies are supposedly responsible for dealing with the issues. From the AMET to the Fondet and all of the agencies in between, none has solved the problems. According to El Caribe, the Santo Domingo Metro System serves about 7% of the population, while 3.6% is served by OMSA buses. The remaining 90% of passengers in Greater Santo Domingo still depend on the infamous ‘conchos’ and ‘guaguas’ – the shared taxis and minibuses that ply their trade along city streets and avenues. Some deputies, including Tobias Crespo have suggested in a new proposal that the transportation unions should be turned into commercial enterprises and buy their own buses. Their analysis also showed that the Greater Santo Domingo area needs some 3000 units to cover the needs: 200 medium-sized buses, 750 normal-sized buses and 250 of the articulated buses for the main avenues. According to the proposal, converting the unions into businesses would remove the need for government subsidies and free up a lot of money for other uses.