In urban areas like the one I live in, most trips are faster by bike. Especially considering I always get the closest parking and almost never wait in a queue.

Where I live now, my bike ride to work is twice as fast as my bus commute, and in SF, it was about 30% faster. That said, my wife and I are both all season bike commuters, and because we make almost all of our trips (grocery shopping, taking our son to school, etc.) by bike, bikeability is a huge factor for us when we make housing decisions.

Nearly all the public transportation/cycling naysaying I read seems to be from people who didn't consider (or at least didn't prioritize) non-private automobile transportation into their housing decision, and typically, it's at great cost to them[1].

1. http://cityobservatory.org/transportation_housing_affordabil...

You might be interested by Ivan Illich's analysis in "Energy and Equity". The basic idea being that you need to factor in the cost of a mean of transportation into the speed of said mean.

The relevant part is cited in this article[1]. Of course, the calculation might be off for your specific case, so YMMV (so apt).

[1]:https://www.notechmagazine.com/2010/04/the-industrialization...

From https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/bike-to-work-day

Besides being fun, biking to work is good for your health and for the environment. Take a look at all the benefits of riding a bike!

    Reduce air pollution: In the Bay Area, 43% of all car trips are two miles or shorter. For short trips, bicycling is an important tool to reduce air pollution: up to 70% of emissions from a 10-mile trip occur within the first mile.
    Stay healthy and fit: Bicycling to work is a great way to get exercise every day. The well-documented obesity epidemic contributes to heart disease, cancer, stroke and type 2 diabetes, which together make up 40% of the leading causes of death in Oakland.
    Save money: With gas prices unlikely to decline in the long-term, bicycling makes more financial sense than ever; a bike’s annual operating cost is estimated to be $120 (as opposed to. $5,000-12,000 for a car).
    Ease street congestion: Twelve bicycles can fit in the space needed to park a single car.

I get extra free time because my commute also counts as gym time.

If you haven't already seen this article:

https://peopleforbikes.org/blog/bicycles-are-instantaneous-t...