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Re:The time is right to re-examine the L.A. freeway by Noted on Friday August 21, 2015 @05:45PM (#10100440)
You realize that LA (the city proper, not metro area) is over 5x the size of Amsterdam with over 4x the population. I think that's part of what he meant by they're not really comparable. I definitely agree that, yes, it needs to be worked on. It just might be a longer process and some of the tricks that work in other locales aren't directly applicable.
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Re:The time is right to re-examine the L.A. freeway by revelation on Friday August 21, 2015 @05:53PM (#10100474)
I don't get it. What does that even mean? It's 5x as big and has 5x the population? Do you realize what you are saying here?

Yeah, it's always a longer process. You still gotta start at some point. 30 years behind Amsterdam and the clock is still clicking on for the process to actually start. Tomorrow it will be 30 years and 1 day without action.

(I'll just say it to be very clear here: when I say Amsterdam, really it's all of the Netherlands, to slightly varying degree.)

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Re:The time is right to re-examine the L.A. freeway by rm_-rf_slash on Friday August 21, 2015 @07:48PM (#10100927)
LA is a lot of communities crammed into one huge community. You can do almost anything there but the distinct sections are really far apart. Especially when it comes to jobs. Mom know the subject is LA's transportation system, but I can't help but see it as a problem of densification.
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Re:The time is right to re-examine the L.A. freeway by pinaceae on Saturday August 22, 2015 @11:54AM (#10102800)
he is saying that it has 4x population on 5x the area.

the latter being the kicker, most euros do not comprehend the distances that hit you in the US. plus, cali is a desert. try cycling in 40C heat, for 10miles (15km). people use cars because of the AC.

distances also hit as your work rarely is located where you live - US has planned cities with strict zones. you live here but you work there. US commute is very, very different than anything in Europe.

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