Cycling was also a 'right tool for the job' where I lived in Italy. But the US is so far behind from that point of view that it's going to take a massive effor

Cycling was also a 'right tool for the job' where I lived in Italy. But the US is so far behind from that point of view that it's going to take a massive effort to stop subsidizing and requiring (via zoning) driving and facilitating other means of getting around. I think that most of the anti-car mentality comes from how difficult this fight has been.