Jaffa Road is a main thoroughfare in the city of Jerusalem. Before 2003, it was a winding, twisting, narrow, and often dark road that was congested well beyond its capacity.

Some efforts had been made to remove some private vehicles from the road, but that only added to problems on the alternative routes.

The problems were resolved to a large degree when the municipality decided to install a light rail system. In order to prepare the road for the tracks, they had to move the water, electric, and gas lines.

In the course of their work, they demolished various structures along the side of the road. Interestingly, they always seemed to condemn the buildings on the inside curve of the road. This did not seem to make any sense.

However, those who saw the Big Picture realized that the goal was to straighten the road, not to make it easier to swing wide while maneuvering around the curve. They wanted to remove the sharp, inner part of the turn, and to leave the straighter, outer part.

After understanding The Big Picture, we could predict which buildings would be condemned for the duration of the construction. We understood how and why the developers made their wise decisions.