This is important.
“Reconsider this word ‘balance.’ Let’s say, for argument’s sake, your end goal is balance. Picture a 100-yard dash where you’ve given the car a 90-yard head start. That’s kind of where you are. Even if your goal is an outcome of balance, by definition you have to prioritize the other modes even to just catch up.”
Prioritize walking, biking & transit. 

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Brent Toderian: Don’t “Balance” Modes — Prioritize Walking, Biking, and Transit
“I’m capable of saying some pretty harsh things — I’m very un-Canadian that way. But most of the time, I would say that if a ci...