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The "newer" cities were built later, once cars were the norm. And they were historically smaller cities. So LA has Hancock Park type areas closer to downtown because LA wasn't that big of a city when Hancock Park was built. It was basically the "suburbs".
Hancock Park was built around 1920. At the time, LA was just ahead of Minneapolis and Buffalo in population. So, in that context, Hancock Park makes sense. It wasn't an "in-town" neighborhood at the time. It was a few miles west of downtown, which, back then, was the outskirts. If you visit someplace like Minneapolis or Buffalo, you will see similar neighborhoods of similar vintage, in a similar distance from the city center.
I think that explanation is right. Similarly, you can find detached homes very close to the center of Vancouver, even though it's more centralized and is more transit use. Same could be found by Seattle.
3) Perhaps most important, people crave the urban lifestyle and aren't getting it elsewhere, so even in congested LA they choose to live all the way in DTLA and commute elsewhere for work. I find this pattern to be consistent with patterns I have lived myself and observed in other cities.
That's not to say there aren't cool options elsewhere in LA, but if you really want the more "urban" feel with access to decent nightlife and potentially work, then it sounds like DTLA is it. I'd personally prefer WeHo and to work near there, but I can understand those moving to LA looking for a more traditional city experience relying on DTLA to provide what it can even if they work elsewhere.
On another thread someone commented that some people choose to move near TODs…not because they intend to use the transit, but because they want to live near a mini-downtown.
Crazy how the people who never been to L.A can tell us about our own city Lol . Its the L.A envy & on C-D it's an obsession to bash L.A on here Smh . People on here all day searching google for articles to hate on L.A about. We understand it's the Golden city in the Golden state but it's not that serious to prove L.A isn't a top 5 urban city Lmao.In the real world we have great urban areas & great non urban areas, D.c or none of those other cities except Manhattan is on L.A level so enough with the envy & move on people .
I'm with some of the other posters that transit share isn't a good measurement of walkability in LA's case or any other sunbelt city that booked around the same time. Just because people own cars and use them in walkable areas does not make them any less walkable.
We're arguing walkability here not walking "culture".
Crazy how the people who never been to L.A can tell us about our own city Lol . Its the L.A envy & on C-D it's an obsession to bash L.A on here Smh . People on here all day searching google for articles to hate on L.A about. We understand it's the Golden city in the Golden state but it's not that serious to prove L.A isn't a top 5 urban city Lmao.In the real world we have great urban areas & great non urban areas, D.c or none of those other cities except Manhattan is on L.A level so enough with the envy & move on people .
You're getting a bit cocky now..... LA isn't even on the same level as New York you foolish child. The only city that's on New York's level is London and that is even debatable. New York is a whole new monster..... What are you smoking?
You're getting a bit cocky now..... LA isn't even on the same level as New York you foolish child. The only city that's on New York's level is London and that is even debatable. New York is a whole new monster..... What are you smoking?
But i won't turn this into L.A vs Ny cause i don't want to upset the mods again lol
Just remember what State has 3 world class cities & the 7th highest economy in the world.
Look at the world class rankings then back to me with that one. Delusional LA booster.
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Los Angeles and Transit Orientated Development
