| I'll just get the point out there that latency isn't increasing because people are living further from their destination. Latency is increasing because there's traffic (not that you made that point) Throughput fixes traffic Plus your point stands for "adding lanes for buses" as well! How would that fix latency? People only started living further from their destination because they gained the ability to travel faster. In transit, the invariant is how much time people are willing to spend commuting on average If you increase throughput you will, in time, decrease latency Looking at your post, * I live in a very bikeable city in Europe and I've never worn "bicycle clothes" * Variability in cars are entirely dependent on traffic. I've never been stuck in traffic on a bicycle. Bikes are much more reliable than cars and you can get one for $80 on craigslist literally overnight, meaning you'll never care about getting a spare. Flat tires almost never happen, and bike maintenance is a gimmie. Let's flip. What happens to your day when your car breaks down? * The "green wave" is an infrastructure problem that can be fixed with infrastructure solutions Then for the point of speed, cycling is only faster in dense areas and it'll mostly save you time in traffic & parking If you live 7km away from your workplace, go through suburbs and large roads with single story buildings, the only people who'll benefit from cycling will be the people who are already living close to the center But that's good for you, because you won't need to fight them for parking nor stand behind them in traffic Once you have bike lanes though you can densify your city a bit more easily |