in NYC terms, LA is maybe 20% manhattan and 200% of the other boroughs, plus a whole lot of long island mixed together. the multi-modal areas are mainly medium

in NYC terms, LA is maybe 20% manhattan and 200% of the other boroughs, plus a whole lot of long island mixed together. the multi-modal areas are mainly medium density (~3-8 story buildings) so LA walkability is more queens and brooklyn rather than manhattan. the trains connect many of these neighborhoods, but with the great year-round weather, bikes or scooters work well for anything within a few miles. cities like houston, atlanta, and phoenix have overtaken LA as exemplars of suburban sprawl.