Amazingly, post-war factors still have a lingering impact on how and where we live, work, and play. If you want to fall down the rabbit hole of how things have evolved here and elsewhere – “what might have been” – check out the YouTube channel “Not Just Bikes.” Canadian Jason Slaughter lives in Amsterdam and focuses on urban planning, suburbia, and city design (more on Jason here). He created the channel Not Just Bikes on YouTube and produces all of the videos there.
For a taste of how things became the way they are today, try the video Would You Fall for It? [ST08]; if you want to delve deeper, see [(ed.) Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05].
[ed. See also: WFH vs RTO (Big Picture).]