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/Beatbox_bandit89 1d ago

I will second this - LA is really improving. The expo line, the Westwood extension, airport line etc. It doesn’t sound like much to non-Americans, but there aren’t that many US cities that are adding new subway lines.

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u/Stitchin_mortician 1d ago

Over here (Virginia) we added metro lines out of the district to some of the further NOVA communities - and Dulles - that has made a good bit of a difference for those traveling in and out.

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u/BudLightYear77 1d ago

I've not been home for a while, do you mean to say there's actually a metro line to Dulles now?

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u/Rusty747 1d ago

Yes. And actually goes two more stops passed Dulles into Ashburn.

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u/Shidhe 1d ago

Damn! We lived near Fair Oaks Mall in Chantilly in the early 80s (moving in from Middleburg). Dad was an IT contractor at FBI HQ and later the Pentagon. He would have loved a line like that instead of driving everyday.