DISQUS

Todd - I feel your frustration. The University I work for has negotiated a deal with the Cincinnati transit system to allow all of its students, faculty and staff to ride for free. Brilliant, right? I have an excellent connection and the schedule is reasonably convenient. Problem is, if I give up my campus parking pass (which I pay $75/month for) I may not be able to get it back should I decide to drive in during the colder months because there are long waiting lists. Parking Services refuses to re-consider their pay-structure, so it's either 75/month for unlimited parking or... take your chances at the meter. Subsequently, since I'm stuck paying 75/month either way, I have little motivation to take the bus (I live ~5 miles from work so the gas savings aren't enough of an incentive in light of the convenience I'd be giving up). This is frustrating, since I feel like there is an opportunity being missed here... and all the parties involved would benefit if this plan were implemented well.

On a bright note - I consider living within walking distance of everything a huge luxury, and I'm sure you do as well. Ann Arbor was supposedly soooo convenient, and yet I still found myself in the car for 30-40 minutes at a time, and often on the freeway. Maybe I was doing something wrong... :)

It must be wonderful to be part of an organization where "strategizing" is not a dirty word... where people come together in the belief that the plan they're asked to develop will actually live to see implementation!

I fail to understand why the gap between knowing what the right thing to do is and actually doing it seems so insurmountable in so many organizations.

It's refreshing to be reminded that it IS still possible for people to put their heads together and create real value, instead of just spinning their wheels and walking away feeling dumber than when they came in...