Frankly it seems weird that people didn’t used to ride bikes as much. Or walk. Even in a town like I grew up in, where everything’s far apart. You just have to give yourself more time. I mean, there was still a bus for the old people, but it wasn’t really faster.

School starting later was nice. And that’s when stores started opening later too, and offices. And closing earlier. My parents would grumble about the reduced hours but you could tell they were way more relaxed.