Our wishing it were so won’t make it happen for us. EVERYTHING has to change to make this possible in America. You can’t commute by bike 25-50 miles each way. That means we would all have to live and work MUCH closer together. Even commuter trains are ineffective for us because we live and work SO spread out in most of the country. If youu have to drive to the train station, then drive from the train station to your job, the system is pretty ineffective compared to just driving directly to your job.
One hour longer day, but I get two hours of exercise that makes the weight come off and raises the HDL much better than running seems to.
I admit, it's not for everybody, and it's not for everyday.