The case of bicycle travel is interesting because from a distance perspective it's practical even in less dense US cities in a way walking isn't. The usual cla

The case of bicycle travel is interesting because from a distance perspective it's practical even in less dense US cities in a way walking isn't. The usual claim why the US is so car focused is that it's spread out, but even in my medium density city there are a lot of things within biking distance of my house. The problem though is that there is no safe way to actually reach a lot of those things by bicycle, you just have to ride on high-speed roads with no separated bike lanes. Fixing that problem wouldn't require restructuring cities or getting rid of cars.