La is a wasted opportunity

[u/villehhulkkonen]

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.

[u/youaretheuniverse]

It’s actually pleasant to walk around parts of LA compared to a lot of car centric rural towns. There are all sorts of cool cuddy pathways with little gardens everywhere despite what people think.

[u/modestlyawesome1000 → u/youaretheuniverse]

Compared to a rural town LA is a metropolis lol.

[u/skippop → u/modestlyawesome1000]

As someone who grew up in a rural town, LA is like a bunch of small rural towns that popped up next to each other and the sprawl connected them

[u/Noarchsf → u/skippop]

Because that’s exactly what it is. Tons of little towns that grew together.

[u/WinonasChainsaw → u/skippop]

Idk why you got downvoted, this is exactly what it feels like for 80% of the greater area. Dollar Stores compressed next to each other instead of separated by an onion field or something.

That said, the 20% or so that is walkable is pretty sick, the area just lacks functional public transit to link all these pockets together.