Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
It depends where you live and what you do. If you have a universal profession that is needed everywhere (architect, barista, whatever) then you might be able to choose your location, either so you can bike or so you can be close to family or so you can be in NYC or whatever. My chosen career and expertise limits me to working in only a few places in the country. None of them are city centers, some of them are deep in the desert or swamps. I picked the company I'm at precisely because it's the nicest place to do this job. The ability to bike-commute is one of the things that makes it nice. I don't take it for granted. At one internship I had, the commute was a 100 mile round trip.
It is easy to suggest:
Don't live so far from work. Quite easy. Or move jobs to work where you live.
IF/WHEN a person has no requirement to consider anyone else's lifestyle or needs but his own; no spouse, no children, no concern for proximity to family or friends, no nuthin' but his own residence and workplace locations, and his commuting preferences back and forth between those locations.