Plus bicycles. They can replace and connect public transport in a great way for mid-range distances. Myself, I never had a car. I am mid-fifty now and cycle to work 14 kilometers, or 8.7 miles.
And the only thing you need for a bicycle revolution in a city to happen are adequate safe ways - Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, even Bogotá with its Sunday ciclovía are great examples.
Regarding cold, I regard riding the bike in cold weather far more convenient than waiting in a bus. I have a pack of different gloves which I use for each temperature level. The thing is… cycling in cold means moving the body which means the body generates heat. The only thing is that one has to protect hand and feed well (and use a bit less clothing on the core body compared to hiking at the same temperature, because that would be too warm).
Plus bicycles. They can replace and connect public transport in a great way for mid-range distances. Myself, I never had a car. I am mid-fifty now and cycle to work 14 kilometers, or 8.7 miles. And the only thing you need for a bicycle revolution in a city to happen are adequate safe ways - Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, even Bogotá with its Sunday ciclovía are great examples.
Sorry, I’m not riding my bike in freezing weather on snow and ice.
I don’t do it with thick, uneven, crusty ice, but that’s mostly due to bad road maintenance. There is a city in Finland close to the polar circle where the bike is the dominant means of transportation, even in winter.. And it has a mean minimum temperature of -26° C in January and February.
Regarding cold, I regard riding the bike in cold weather far more convenient than waiting in a bus. I have a pack of different gloves which I use for each temperature level. The thing is… cycling in cold means moving the body which means the body generates heat. The only thing is that one has to protect hand and feed well (and use a bit less clothing on the core body compared to hiking at the same temperature, because that would be too warm).
^This 100% Most of these people have never experienced a proper winter.