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/toxiccalienn]

Sadly like many other cities in the US, walk ability is an afterthought. I live in a moderately sized city (400k+) and walk ability is terrible half the streets don’t even have sidewalks

[u/DarthGabe2142 → u/toxiccalienn]

NYC is probably the only major US city that has great walkability and decent public transportation.

[u/Stealthfox94 → u/DarthGabe2142]

D.C, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia. If you want to go smaller, Savannah and Charleston are very walkable.

[u/Turbo2x → u/Stealthfox94]

The DC metrobus experience has been great ever since Randy Clarke took over. Easily better than New York or anywhere else in the country, really.

[u/PicklepumTheCrow → u/Turbo2x]

DC metro is on the same level as European systems like London (and better than Paris, which was filthy when I rode it), and the city boasts some of the best urban planning in the country. Why it’s so often left out of the conversation is a mystery to me.

[u/JimmySchwann → u/PicklepumTheCrow]

It's a relatively small city