Amsterdam started shifting to a bike and pedestrian centric transit method 30-40 years ago when they were going bankrupt from car centric infrastructure. Automobile centric infrastructure is a MAJOR drain on resources as road user taxes and fees are a drop in the bucket compared to the true cost for road building and maintenance. If the US were just able to print how much ever currency they wanted, we’d be in the same boat as the Netherlands. This doesn’t even take into account the environmental impact cars and heavy trucks have (regardless of propulsion.)