I know where the majority of the sub leans. But who here leans to a more suburb L.A. and who leans to a more urban L.A.? (neighborhoods, contractors)

[Chicano3000X]

Where are my city dwellers at? Where are my burbs at?

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by chicano3000x

where are my city dwellers at? Where are my burbs at?

NYC is where you want to be.

[Chicano3000X]

Originally Posted by expatCA

NYC is where you want to be.

I just see NYC as a model for central L.A.'s inevitable evolution. Not to be NYC but to provide the best of both worlds.

[JohnG72]

All other things aside, LA city politics have been corrupt for years.

There’s no more land to build on and there’s only one way the city clowncil can still get kickbacks from contractors. That’s to build up.

Useless to fight it...it will happen.

[pwright1]

Originally Posted by expatCA

NYC is where you want to be.

LA is where I choose to live, just not the LA of the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s. Sprawly, lowrise buildings, hideous parking lots and a rundown Hollywood and downtown with no adequate public transportation system and 10x more crime. This place was the worst. Use to visit my brother here back in the 80s and I was not impressed.
Public transportation is a thousand percent better. Its actually cleaner here now imo. I see more people walking in dense walkable neighborhoods especially around subway stations. LA is not trying to be NY. Its just being smart. As a large city it simply could not remain stuck in those dreadful years as more and more people are moving here.

[Spiderwater]

Suburban low population density living is preferred by most. In the 1940s to 1990s, that's why people came to LA.

Those that like crowded shaded streets went to Manhattan.

[LuvSouthOC]

Why can't there be both instead of focusing on destroying suburban LA?

[2Easy]

Originally Posted by LuvSouthOC

Why can't there be both instead of focusing on destroying suburban LA?

Because cities either grow or die and LA has been slowly dying for 40 years. Urbanization is the only thing that can save it.

[LuvSouthOC]

I see, turning it into an even bigger mega Houston (sprinkled with a touch of Chicago and a dash of NYC) will "save it" and certainly won't render it unlivable...

[Chicano3000X]

Originally Posted by LuvSouthOC

I see, turning it into an even bigger mega Houston (sprinkled with a touch of Chicago and a dash of NYC) will "save it" and certainly won't render it unlivable...

Depends. We have the potential to do it smart. So much stuff needs fixing, Old mentalities need to change, and new ways of life need to be embraced.

We can have the best of both worlds where city and suburb transition seamlessly. We can have suburbs with a touch of urban perks. Like rail and walk-ability.