"My job takes me nearly an hour to reach by car." I read this a lot but I think, in order for the U.S. to transition to bicycle friendly towns, you long-distan

"My job takes me nearly an hour to reach by car." I read this a lot but I think, in order for the U.S. to transition to bicycle friendly towns, you long-distance commuters are going to be initially excluded. Most people are not commuting your distance. Most people live in a town, and work in the town. Most people commute at most 16 KM (10 miles) or less. We need to focus on bike infrastructure in each town first, and then think about building bike highways to connect towns. (My idea has always been put protected bike lanes parallel freeways/highways)