OK, I understand your point. However, my point, name a better tool for city planners.

I use Strava for rides to the grocery store, the coffee shop, lunch meetings, etc. So do my friends in Minneapolis. For example:

Luke bikes to the same grocery store that I shop at
Mike goes to the same Target on his lunch hour rides that I shop at
Phil rides his Big Dummy to bring his daughter to pre-school before going to his office
Jenn likes to go to a bar that I've never been to
Andy rides his bike to/from the velodrome for racing

So, to counter your point: Yes, you can see a lot of people using Strava for the mundane, transportation ride. If you are not active on Strava, you'd have no reason to know this. Clearly, the family that bikes twice a year will not be included in the Strava data, but is that important to the city planners?

BTW - it's stupid easy for me to use Strava, I have a Garmin 510 that I use on all rides. When I finish a ride, I 'stop' the Garmin and tap 'save', from there everything else happens automatically, including loading it to Strava.