> author was trying to express the need for balanced considered approach to change rather than just a blind push to implement what the Dutch have.

I think that's a thoughtful concern, but really, the least of our problems in the USA is traffic planners blindly copying Amsterdam and going overboard with bike infrastructure. That just isn't going to happen. Ever.

On the plus side, there are US-based traffic planning innovations that have demonstrated some success in certain metro areas such as "Complete Streets". There's more of these now than ever before.