I moved to the Netherlands (Amsterdam) a few years ago. I think the main reason the quality of life is so high here is because of the bike infrastructure and ho

I moved to the Netherlands (Amsterdam) a few years ago. I think the main reason the quality of life is so high here is because of the bike infrastructure and how it took over the cars. This to me is the main reason cost of housing in the cities has skyrocketed - the lack of cars has a profound positive feedback loop towards the quality of life here. Everything you want to do in the dense city (from shopping to entertainment) happens faster, safer and happier using bikes. No matter how much you love cars, they're just too big for the density of a city. But at the end of the day people are in charge of this decision. If the majority of people don't see that bikes are better they will not vote for legislation that will build more bike infra. It's a testament that Dutch people actually prefer bikes over cars.