I don't pay attention to the VMT by my wife Sally and me, but two years ago we went from two Minicoopers to one. I expected we would be actually at 1 1/2 cars, using Uber. I estimated 4 Uber rides a week would still not equal our savings in car insurance. In the two years I've ubered maybe 10 times, and Sally has 2 or 3 times.

I use my Marin bike to get me to the Green line 12 blocks away. Every day Sally and I decide who is using our car for various trips. She usually wins on a one to one vote. I have no problems meeting my architectural clients away from my home office.

I think the takeaway here is that by consciously planning car use and riding the Green line or the Blue Line, our VMTs are significantly less than when we had two cars.