https://plazaperspective.com/why-are-modern-streets-so-wide
If wide+streets are mostly intended for cars & trucks, they won't be as efficient as if they are a multimodal transportation corridor.
https://restoftheiceberg.org/posts/2017/12/18/why-are-the-streets-so-wide-in-paris
https://plazaperspective.com/wide-street-paradise
https://plazaperspective.com/road-widening
https://en.theoutlook.com.ua/article/3435/city-paths.html
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/10/8/wide-streets-as-a-tool-of-oppression
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_plan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_plan#Pedestrian_and_bicycle_movement