The History of Cars in Amsterdam
Today Amsterdam is the “bike capital of the world”. However, this future wasn’t certain. 1950s-1970s After WW2, Amsterdam mirrored the trend of suburbanization in other cities, especially in the US. Highways, such as the A10 ringroad, were built through and around the city and surrounding neighborhoods. Buildings were demolished, and roads were constructed. Public perception was that cars were the future, and that everyone was going to commute to work from surrounding suburbs. ...