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/Krazdone 2d ago

This sounds like someone who has never been to LA. "Perfect Climate"? LA was built on practically desert with billions needing to be invested in water infrastracture to support the population.

And yes, shocker, the city that developed in tandem with the growth of the automobile and the oil industry is a car-centric city.

Im all for dreaming, but there is a reason why Barcelona is the way it is, and LA is the way it is.

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u/Professional_Wish972 2d ago

I seriously doubt you've been to LA. It has incredible weather for most of the year.

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u/Stjornur 2d ago

I've lived my entire life in LA county. I despise the weather here and its always been one of the main reasons for me to want to leave. IMO it's way too hot and dry all year for my preference. There's a 3-4 month span each summer where there's basically not a single cloud in the sky and it's between 90-120 degrees every single day (peak was 117 this year I think)

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u/theamathamhour 1d ago

In fact, "June gloom" is persistent and annoying as fuck. May until late July is mostly gray days for a good part of LA .