Pie-friendlier modes of transport

Whenever your pie making blogger reads the Economist, he finds himself writing in the third person. The problem of urban and suburban requires quite more creative solutions than have been put forward so far, since hauling large amounts of metal for every person is more energy and space intensive than most cities can sustain in the long run. The best one put forward so far is electric bicycles. These have several advantages:

(1) Less energy used hauling unneeded structure (no trunk or backseat)

(2) Easier battery replacement/upgrade (since it's smaller and easier to access)

(3) Smaller parking lot requirements (also known as bike racks)

(4) Simpler recharging infrastructure (standard plugs run to the bike racks)

Most families will continue to need access to a chemical-fuelled car for longer trips or heavier loads than an electric vehicle can handle. Trying to deny this is foolhardy, but encouraging younger office workers and students to ditch their cars for electric bikes should be much easier.