Absolutely - LA is probably the primary example of "car driven development" and will be more difficult to re architect than eastern cities that predate high ado

Absolutely - LA is probably the primary example of "car driven development" and will be more difficult to re architect than eastern cities that predate high adoption of cars. I don't think there will ever be a hard transition from "everyone driving a car" to "everyone taking mass transit" - I see it as more of a gradual process. Part of that process is people demanding to drive less to do more of their day-to-day activities (which is difficult in extensively suburban areas).