> This description fits Los Angeles pretty well. In 2001, Los Angeles County boasted 21,085 lane miles of maintained highways. In 2016, that number had not budg

> This description fits Los Angeles pretty well. In 2001, Los Angeles County boasted 21,085 lane miles of maintained highways. In 2016, that number had not budged much, growing to only 21,826 lane miles. In the same period of time, the number of vehicle-miles traveled by Los Angeles commuters rose by some 10 million per day. A major reason why vehicle-miles traveled increased is that constructing new housing in Los Angelos is illegal. People still wanted to join the city, but now they must commute in from further and further away. Congestion is the inevitable result. Housing policy and transportation policy are inextricably tied.