r/geography • u/villehhulkkonen • 1d ago

La is a wasted opportunity Discussion

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Imagine if Los Angeles was built like Barcelona. Dense 15 million people metropolis with great public transportation and walkability.

They wasted this perfect climate and perfect place for city by building a endless suburban sprawl.

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u/Intelligent-Ad-4546 1d ago

Why do a lot of people love LA then?

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u/LordMizoguchi 1d ago

I live in LA. The weather is perfect about 330+ days a year. It has great concerts, sports, food, and discrete enclaves of many wonderful countries - Little Armenia, Little Bangladesh, Little Ethiopia, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Thaitown, Historic Filipinotown, and a huge Persian presence in Westwood. It's also a great travel hub, and although LAX is awful, Burbank Airport is a breeze.

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u/LordMizoguchi 1d ago

The question was 'Why do a lot of people love LA then?', which is why I didn't mention the downsides. That said, I lived in London for 40 years, and it was much dirtier. But yeah, the homelessness is pretty dreadful.

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u/caustictoast 1d ago

LAX is awful,

LAX itself is fine. Since they've finished up the renovations and all the terminals are connected airside it's really not bad at all once you're inside. It's just the damned loop. The people mover can't open soon enough