It's true enough that most people need to be within 10 miles round trip of 80% of the places they go to make alternatives to the car work for them.
My daily commute is 6 miles round trip.
Assuming light traffic, round trip times:
By car: 30 minutes + 5-10 minutes to park and walk to office
$5-10 to park per day + gas and proportionate maintenance, fees, and insurance
By bus: 60 minutes + 10-15 minutes walking to office
$4.50 per day
By bicycle: 40 minutes + 10 minutes changing clothes, prepping saddle bags, walk to office
No daily fees. $10-20 a month bike maintenance?
By walking: 90 - 100 minutes
Free all round!
Curiously, increasing my distance to 10 miles round trip would only slightly increase my walking time.
The other times wouldn't change much.
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