That, IMO, is the biggest take away.  In a dense urban core, alternative transport competes more readily with cars.  As it stands, 0.6% bike transport is very sad.<p>I recently moved from Vancouver, where in comparison to most NA cities we&#x27;ve done a lot to increase alternative transport methods.  It&#x27;s downright sad to see the lack of infrastructure and the vicious cycle of driving -&gt; urban spawl and the proliferation of massive parking lots and isolated islands of wakability.<p>* Vancouver has crumby weather compared to the beautiful weather that Silicon Valley gets.  More should be done to encourage biking and public transit. There really isn&#x27;t any excuse.