[wool_gather]

I agree mostly, except that there needs to be a usable non-bicycle alternative to cars too. I love riding, but not everybody can do it all the time, for a large variety of reasons. Reducing in-city car usage is good, but just forcing it to be even more unpleasant is not going to solve anything.

[ahoy]

Sounds like a job for.... public transportation!

[analog31]

Indeed, cycling and public transit go hand in hand. Even in the Netherlands, people don't ride bikes exclusively. For longer distances, they may ride their bikes to the train station, then take transit to the city center, or something like that. This makes it a lot easier to live without a car.

[wool_gather]

Completely agreed.

[biswaroop]

I take the T and the buses pretty often. They're quite usable.