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by next year with the opening of the expo line, public transit will surpass that of the bay area, and within the next 15 years will be in the same league as new

by next year with the opening of the expo line, public transit will surpass that of the bay area, and within the next 15 years will be in the same league as new york. a lot of money is being spent on it. blue is being extended next year, then purple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Rail_%28Los_Angeles_County%29#/media/File:Los_Angeles_County_Metro_Rail_and_Metro_Liner_map.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Rail_%28Los_Angeles_Count...

crimsonalucard 11y ago
I doubt that. You need high density living spaces along with public transportation to get New York. LA is huge suburban sprawl that's too widespread. No rail network can cover that huge area. Maybe if they took that diagram and put the entire thing in Santa Monica, you can probably make Santa Monica like NYC.
- Anjin 11y ago
  http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-beats-new-york-in-urban-density-2384204 http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-beats-new-york-in-u...
  - movetola 11y ago
    Sure, if you're considering all the suburbs/metro area surrounding NYC. If you're really looking at the city, then it's 26k people/square mile, not 5000. Kind of a huge difference.
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- beachstartup 11y ago
  i was talking about public transit coverage, i have no idea what you're referring to when you say "to get New York". LA is not new york. that's the whole point of LA. they built it on the west coast to get away from the east coast.
  - crimsonalucard 11y ago
    >i was talking about public transit coverage, i have no idea what you're referring to when you say "to get New York" I am also talking about public transit coverage. I meant to get to NYC levels of public transportation and convenience LA needs to be more dense. > that's the whole point of LA. they built it on the west coast to get away from the east coast. Other way around. They built NYC because LA was too far west, the traffic was too shitty, and they wanted more variety in the weather.

crimsonalucard 11y ago

I doubt that. You need high density living spaces along with public transportation to get New York. LA is huge suburban sprawl that's too widespread. No rail network can cover that huge area. Maybe if they took that diagram and put the entire thing in Santa Monica, you can probably make Santa Monica like NYC.

Anjin 11y ago
http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-beats-new-york-in-urban-density-2384204 http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-beats-new-york-in-u...
- movetola 11y ago
  Sure, if you're considering all the suburbs/metro area surrounding NYC. If you're really looking at the city, then it's 26k people/square mile, not 5000. Kind of a huge difference.
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beachstartup 11y ago
i was talking about public transit coverage, i have no idea what you're referring to when you say "to get New York". LA is not new york. that's the whole point of LA. they built it on the west coast to get away from the east coast.
- crimsonalucard 11y ago
  >i was talking about public transit coverage, i have no idea what you're referring to when you say "to get New York" I am also talking about public transit coverage. I meant to get to NYC levels of public transportation and convenience LA needs to be more dense. > that's the whole point of LA. they built it on the west coast to get away from the east coast. Other way around. They built NYC because LA was too far west, the traffic was too shitty, and they wanted more variety in the weather.