text: A one mile commute by bicycle sounds like utopia. That should be the gold standard in urban planning. 
  
  I had a 3 mile commute by bicycle back in the South, with no bike paths; it took me, typically, a little under fifteen minutes each way. 
  
  But with the lack of dedicated road space, the lack of bike racks at work, and the dreadful heat and humidity much of the year it was too far.