Making Biking Livable

How do we make biking liveable? By this I don't just mean, how do we make biking pleasant, enjoyable, a part of everyday life that's embraced (as we might mean by liveable cities or a liveable neighborhood). I also mean: how do we make it survivable given the current car dominance of American cities?I ask because everywhere I go in the US it seems like bike infrastructure outside of the absolute largest cities is basically out to kill its users.1. The Edges Aren't OptionsHere's a fun question: where should I bike here: Now, I approached this as a pedestrian, so unless you're in the UK it looks like the wrong side of the street. But ignore that; assume I biked back the other way. Where am I to go?Lots of automotive users will tell me to bike on the sidewalk. That's obviously not an option here. Neither is where I'm actually supposed to bike, on the edge of the shared road. I could bike around the car, and I certainly would, but the whole reason the car is parked on the sidewalk is that…