I'm not sure it would be enough, but if more city council members and traffic engineers were active cyclists themselves there could at least be a kernel of local interest in supporting creative multi-modal commuting solutions. I think though it will truly take a quantum change in public perceptions to invest in alternate solutions for the our long-held habit of adding extra lanes of asphalt to feed our national car. It is insane how waist-ful our society has become (that's not a typo.) I can't remember where I saw a recent statistical graphic chart showing several different nations obesity rates in comparison to the use of public transportation, including cycling. I needn't tell you where the U.S. was positioned on that graph.