> Were they designed intentionally as such or this that an outcome of history? Amsterdam was re-designed for cars in the mid-20th century, it was not designed

> Were they designed intentionally as such or this that an outcome of history? Amsterdam was re-designed for cars in the mid-20th century, it was not designed for cars and had been historically for walking. Then they realised the mistake in the 70s and started to re-design the city again prioritising walking, and biking, now we have Amsterdam as the poster child of a city designed for that. You seem to forget that in the mid-20th century everywhere was being designed for cars, we are seeing a response to that after the failed experiment.