There's one mental trap that some car-free individuals fall into, and I would gently warn against it. Don't get caught up in the idea that being car-free is somehow 'counter-cultural.' Instead, treat being car-free as a perfectly normal, perfectly feasible, perfectly reasonable approach to transportation. When early motorists took over the roads for the use of automobiles, they didn't waste energy claiming to be counter-cultural; they just introduced so many motor vehicles onto the road until the use of roads was permanently altered.

There's really no such thing as counterculture; there's just the many different forms of culture. i.e. I loathe McDonalds, but choosing to eat a tasty meal at a local restaurant instead of eating at McDonalds does not make me countercultural; it just means that I'm trying to cultivate a different aspect of culture. In a similar vein, disliking cars and enjoying bicycles does not make me counter-cultural; bicycles are just a very nice part of our culture.

Treating bicycles as perfectly normal has its benefits. It's how organizations like the Chicago Bicycle Federation can successfully champion for lots of bike racks and bike lanes. It's how organizations like the Working Bike Co-operative can get lots of people to donate bikes to send to third-world countries. It's how people will do Thanksgiving grocery runs with the aid of bicycle trailers or cart their children around in trailers. It should not be underestimated.