[phyllotaxis]

Pursuit of government sponsorship is easier than convincing people to part with their hard earned money by persuasion. A government bureaucrat with a magic bank account called a "departmental budget" filled with other peoples money can be far easier to entice with the latest lame scheme to make the area look good on paper, while adding nothing of genuine utility to the infrastructure.

I agree with the author on this one- it's a waste of money. But is it "entrepreneurial"? Yes. Sad, but yes.

[TuaAmin13]

My school has recently signed on to one of these programs but through a different company (viaCycle @ Georgia Tech). Basically they're subsidizing their business through students. We already pay for the campus bus system and the school has plenty of bike racks at each building including bike storage rooms and lockers at the dorms. But the alumni who own the company have realized that the school will pay and the SGA will accept it because it makes them look like they're doing something.