Not Just Bikes has a good series on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P

Not Just Bikes has a good series on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6... It ties into the whole suburban experiment. Lots of single family detached homes on their own pieces of land spread things out, raising the need for cars to get anywhere. Those homes were sold as "the American Dream". Of course, once people are in those homes, they not only need to drive to stores to buy stuff but also to work or to other activities happening in the city proper, thus requiring more roads to build up to get there. Plus the whole stroad thing rose up as well to meet the demands of people in suburbia. Not Just Bikes also covers interesting bits about how this whole thing is also on financially shaky footing given how much the infrastructure costs to get services out to spread out hoomes.