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I absolutely agree, and in the real non-C.D. world it is firmly in the top 5.
In the real world, most people dislike L.A because of how anti urban and inconvenient it is if you don't have a car. The fact that it is big and very populated doesn't change how urban LA is. In fact it makes it even more inconvenient. It has to be the least urban city in the world for a city with a metro above 10M.
I hope it is going to change but I don't think the people living there want urbanity.
L.A is so big it has urban areas & non urban areas so if you cant accept & enjoy America's 2nd biggest city than your the person with the problem lol
As I said I like LA, it's just not urban. Show me some google streetview areas in LA with lots of people in the streets outside the few touristic spots. I'm sure you can't, because most people don't walk in L.A, because it's not urban
In the real world, most people dislike L.A because of how anti urban and inconvenient it is if you don't have a car. The fact that it is big and very populated doesn't change how urban LA is. In fact it makes it even more inconvenient. It has to be the least urban city in the world for a city with a metro above 10M.
I hope it is going to change but I don't think the people living there want urbanity.
In the real world, most people that don't like L.A. have never been. And in the real world, how urban a place is or isn't is hardly a thought to most people.
Anyone that has been there and claims L.A. isn't urban has a very bizarre grasp of what urban truly means.
LA actually has about the same percentage of people living in census tracts with density of above 50k per sq mile than Chicago. HOWEVER, where it fails is that it ranks low on the walkability aspect. According to Walkscore.com, here are the percentage and number of residents for a few cities who live in neighborhoods deemed to be walkscore of 90+.
LA definitely has areas of urbanity and anybody who's spent enough time there would know that, but it doesn't rank nearly as high in the walkability aspect as other cities. However, density wise it's denser than many people think.
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As I said I like LA, it's just not urban. Show me some google streetview areas in LA with lots of people in the streets outside the few touristic spots. I'm sure you can't, because most people don't walk in L.A, because it's not urban
It is very urban, just not more dense structurally or urban than the EC cities plus SF.
but how many Chicago people would trade places with LA people?
Im not trading my car in to live in some sort of concrete and steel jungle
And you don't have to. Most US cities, even the walkable ones you could own a car. Manhattan is without a doubt the hardest place to own a car. A city like Chicago, while very walkable, is not "hard" to own a car. You could easily live in the city, even walkable areas, with a car. Not to mention the "concrete and steel jungle" part. Places like Chicago, even in their densest, are a hell of a lot different than 85% of Manhattan where you get this picture of "concrete jungle."
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