I work downtown. I personally take the bus to work and walk.
While getting feedback from our paid intern’s experience, one complained about having to pay for parking.
Because I naturally always support the interns, I pushed for that perk. Why shouldn’t they get all the help they need? They’re young, they have a busy life and they’re trying their best.
But my coworker (who drives) said, “Theres street parking and they are complaining they have to walk 14 minutes over.”
Now my internal “Fuck Cars” position is battling with my “Give the Interns everything”.
I’m not the deciding factor. Just wanted to share this.
When I was an intern and first moved to the city, all I had ever known was driving to get everywhere. The suburb I grew up in didn’t have any public transit other than school buses.
I think for a lot of Americans (making an assumption here), they don’t even consider modes other than driving. Maybe as part of orientation you can explain the public transit options available.
That’s a really good idea! I’ll float that to the trainer.