Yeah, no shit. I live in a city and since I’ve stopped using a car to get around, I feel so much better. Decent public transit and bike share + bike lanes are way better than having to drive everywhere, dealing with traffic, parking, etc. I only use my roommate’s car now for groceries every week or two, but I can also just bike if weather permits (carrying groceries and biking is surprisingly intense cardio).
I’ve worked from home for a long time, but before that I used to get my workout by riding my bike to the office.
20 minutes is just enough to wake you up for the day, rain, shine or snow.
I work from home so I don’t drive much and when I do I have a fun car to drive, so I don’t mind it. The worst part about it is that there’s clearly many people on the road who’d rather be somewhere else. Either they’re terrified or distracted, often dangerously so.
Giving those people better options and getting them out of my way is one reason, despite not liking cities or mass transit, I support urbanists and trainbros.
As a massive gear head, this is always my argument. If we have better public transit infrastructure, people who don’t want to drive won’t, making the experience better for those of us that do.
The US public transportation infrastructure was outstanding until the early 1960’s. It went to shit thanks to the lobbyists from the oil, automobile and tire industries.