Now, facing traffic congestion, oil shortages, limited parking, air pollution, and an epidemic of obesity and diabetes, we need to open our minds and roads to more efficient, healthier options.

Velomobiles are just one of many lower-impact alternatives.

In this representation of the Transportation Matrix, vehicles are placed on a 2-dimensional grid, with more enclosure as you move from left to right, and more power as you go from bottom to top.  Rather than aspiring to the highest level we can achieve in "advancing" from feet to bike, to scooter or motorcycle and then to car, we can substitute a grid for the evolutionary image and select the amount of enclosure and power that suits our actual needs.   

When traffic lights favor cars over pedestrians and cyclists, not allowing adequate time to cross the street, or requiring long waits for green lights to cross major roads, walking and cycling become more dangerous than they need to be.  

Workbikes and worktrikes from...
Organic Engines
Lightfoot Cycles
Worksman Cycles
Henry Work Cycles
...with links to other European manufacturers
& Cycles Maximus
...can handle huge loads.  

Tandems and family bikes can carry small or disabled riders.

Electric scooters are quiet and emission-free.

The Piaggio site describes several models in English and provides some history of this Italian manufacturer.

First popularized in Europe, it is catching on in urban centers in the U.S.