I recommend watching through the "Not Just Bikes" back catalog.

He has a bunch of videos that address common complaints that people who've only known car-dependent lifestyles bring up.

Here's a good example of how to design functional bicycle infrastructure for a seemingly hostile climate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU

Build mass transit. It's one of the best ways to increase economic activity.

I'm fine with this, but I don't like the plan of making it harder to drive first, and then maybe later adding an alternative.