Bikes are not feasible because of intentional urban design decisions, not because of inherent values of American geography. Needing to travel 30 miles for a gr

Bikes are not feasible because of intentional urban design decisions, not because of inherent values of American geography. Needing to travel 30 miles for a grocery store applies to only a tiny, tiny minority of Americans here. edit: some data to back up my point: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2019/june/us-shoppers-access-to-multiple-food-stores-varies-by-region/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2019/june/us-shoppers-a... > When the ERS researchers looked at rural food store access, they found that the median distance to the nearest and the third-nearest food store was 3.1 miles and 6.1 miles, respectively. 6 miles is pretty far to go by bike each way, no doubt, though 3 miles isn't too bad, especially if you use an ebike, and those are steadily becoming more affordable. That would be in the range of 10-15 minutes each way. That said, the bigger problem right now is having decent bike infrastructure to actually get there, rather than the distance.