Should cities prioritize bike lanes over car convenience?
Cities keep pouring money into bike lanes and pedestrian plazas, but I've lived in three different urban areas and noticed that car ownership still dominates for most families. My commute by bicycle took 25 minutes versus 15 by car, and with kids and groceries, the car wins every time. Some planners argue that if we build better infrastructure, people will switch, but I think that's backwards—people only change habits when the car becomes genuinely inconvenient or expensive. Given that most North American cities were designed around automobiles, do you believe we should prioritize retrofitting for active transport, or accept that cars are here to stay and focus on making them more efficient?