Infographic of the Day: Walking and Biking Are Rising Explosively

The hard data is remarkable.

It seems like walking and bike riding are in vogue these days, as people start realizing that commuting, carbon emissions, and city planning are all inextricably linked.

But you'd be excused for thinking it was just a fad drummed up by pinko journalists and their big city ways. It's not, as this graphic by GOOD shows:

However, the graph does suggest that a rise in biking and walking aren't spontaneous trends brought about by more thoughtful consumers (or even...