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/contextual_somebody]

I have lived in LA, NY, and Britain also cities in middle America. When I lived in LA, I lived in the Fairfax District, Hancock Park, and West Hollywood. When I wasn’t working, I seldom drove unless I was visiting someone on the West side or Pasadena. I have lived in cities where you literally couldn’t do anything without driving.

[u/DecisionDelicious170 → u/contextual_somebody]

Nobody is saying it’s as bad as somewhere like OKC.

We’re saying for it’s supposed density and population it’s atrocious compared to European or New England cities.

[u/poilk91 → u/contextual_somebody]

Well good for you theres certainly walkable parts of LA I dont think anyone would argue that, but its just not within reach of most of its residents. Its certainly more walkable than rural Iowa but when looking at other similar sized cities around the world almost all American cities are very very poor in terms of walkability and LA is just bad when compared to other American cities like NY DC Boston Chicago and even other west coast cities like SF Portalnd Seatle etc etc. So I just have no idea what kind of curve we would have to be grading LA on to say its not unwalkable

[u/contextual_somebody → u/poilk91]

Here you go, bub.

[u/poilk91 → u/contextual_somebody]

Here you go honey bun

[u/contextual_somebody → u/poilk91]

LOL. Did you read it? Los Angeles is 12th out of 141 cities. ROFL

[u/poilk91 → u/contextual_somebody]

lol did you? Just behind every single contemporary city in the US and Canda and worse than all its neighbors in southern California. But hey its better than Mobile Alabama so we call it a win?

[u/contextual_somebody → u/poilk91]

I think you missed the part where we were talking about the Los Angeles metro area. Los Angeles engulfs Santa Monica and Long Beach. And I think you forgot Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, etc exist. It’s also far more walkable than the neighboring cities of Riverside or San Bernardino

[u/poilk91 → u/contextual_somebody]

That makes it much worse because that includes all the car dependent suburbs in the east part of LA metro area like Whittier at least if we only count LA it skips all the commuter neighborhoods which is the only reason LA is listed as high as it is