Bikes are far more effective at moving people than cars. Walking is slightly better, but too slow to be practical for most journeys in a city. Public transport is much more effective, but it's not door-to-door, so it only works if the journey at each end is viable and there are not too many route changes on the way.
The image is a section of an image in Eric W. Sanderson, “Roads to Rails,” Places Journal, June 2013. Accessed 04 May 2025. https://doi.org/10.22269/130610
