r/geography • u/villehhulkkonen • 2d 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 2d ago

Why do a lot of people love LA then?

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u/LordMizoguchi 2d 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/caustictoast 2d 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