> Problem with LA is that we build horizontally and not vertically. This is an often repeated statement that is a myth. Los Angeles is the densest urban area i

> Problem with LA is that we build horizontally and not vertically. This is an often repeated statement that is a myth. Los Angeles is the densest urban area in the US. > There's a big anti growth movement preventing high density housing. They have been successful in preventing high density projects like the Bergamot transit village(on a rail line too). IMO, this is the root of the problem. Areas like Koreatown and Hollywood are against adding more density despite it being the area that naturally should be the most dense. It has a variety of mass transit options, is in a central location served by multiple freeways, and is where many people work. > Today we're voting on initiative that prevents large scale developments. If it passes, housing will get more expensive and traffic will get worse. To fix the problem, we just need more affordable housing where the jobs are located and that means building upwards. If that measure passes, it'll prevent the development of housing for the homeless and waste the $1 billion we voted to allot for that proposal. The proposal was brought forward by the head of the AIds Healthcare Foundation who has a history of sponsoring ballot proposals more for publicity than anything else.