In many near-urban areas, bikes bridge the gap between the home and public transit, not necessarily all the way to the office. Living 2 miles from a far-flung t

In many near-urban areas, bikes bridge the gap between the home and public transit, not necessarily all the way to the office. Living 2 miles from a far-flung transit stop might mean 10 miles or more from an urban job, but the bus or train covers most of it. Bikes are very important modes of transportation for recent immigrant communities. They’re not likely to be working downtown or in a big corporate campus anyway. Construction, food service, retail, building and grounds services are more spread out in near-urban or suburban areas. Even a long bike ride could be way cheaper than a car and way faster than public transit, which often is built out like spokes from the urban hub. Traveling perpendicular to the spokes can be challenging.