You shouldn’t be forced to choose a car just to feel safe.

  Let’s be honest here, there are many citizens in this city who do not have the luxury or ability to get out of their cars, yet there are many amongst us who would. Ciclavia proves it. Given a connected and safe bike network, people will choose to walk or bike, particularly for short run trip.  In fact, I’ve read a statistic that sa ys most car trips are 3 miles or less. So let’s give people choices. You shouldn’t be forced to choose a car just to feel safe. By giving people safe convenient choices we free up space for those who have no choice.   My dream for my 15 year old daughter, Eireann O’Grady, is that her generation will have the ability to safely choose between public transportation, walking, and cycling, and to make these choices so convenient that perhaps she even foregoes the ownership of an automobile altogether.