I agree that it's a balancing act, but what are we balancing? What are we maximizing for? It's critical we ask the right questions. For example, why has bike c

I agree that it's a balancing act, but what are we balancing? What are we maximizing for? It's critical we ask the right questions. For example, why has bike commuting declined recently in the United States? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/bike-work-fewer-americans-new-trails-share-programs/2319972002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/bike-w... It's not like cities like San Francisco and Seattle became bike hostile (if they have, I haven't heard it). Bike commuting is only used by 1 percent of people in large metro areas in the United States. https://www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/travel-mode-shares-in-the-u-s/ https://www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/travel-mode-sha... Public transportation use is also falling in the United States. https://www.govtech.com/fs/transportation/2018-Was-the-Year-of-the-Car-and-Transit-Ridership-Felt-It.html https://www.govtech.com/fs/transportation/2018-Was-the-Year-... I love bike commuting. My life is better when I ride my bike to work, but I can't always do it. It's critical that as we think about the future we think about how to improve personal mobility. That's the key. I'm skeptical that the future is automobiles with single occupants or bikes or scooters. People will gravitate toward toward personalized transportation that gets to where they want to be comfortably, quickly, and within their budgets.