When I lived in Minneapolis, I travelled like this:
[IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c12/ivytheplant/feet.jpg[/IMG]
Unless I had to go grocery shopping, downtown, or other places too far to walk, then I rocked one of these:
[IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c12/ivytheplant/stop_large.jpg[/IMG]
Then I got me one of these:

I moved out to sunny Wyoming and found myself depending entirely on one of these to get anywhere (as much as I love walking 25 miles to work and the store):
[IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c12/ivytheplant/C1492a.jpg[/IMG]
Now I can use walk to school and the store since it's so close, but when I have a chance, I take advantage of these:
[IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c12/ivytheplant/carboo.jpg[/IMG]