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Originally Posted by SLO
No, but its starting in the LA basin...there is just a long way to go.
Its funny I took an uber ride with a South Korean guy, been in LA for 20 years. He told me he liked LA because its not as crowded as South Korea. I said, oh really I thought South Korea was a pretty good place to live, he said its too crowded, to many people for the resources available.
Do I want to see LA morph into Tokyo. No. I'd rather the population table for a while.
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You have to keep in mind that the opinions expressed on this forum are from urban enthusiasts and don't really represent the opinions or the reality of the majority of people and their daily lives. Most people do not celebrate density, apartments and transit.
Most people work their butts off to live the complete opposite lifestyle -- a better life -- and in America those goals are:
1] to buy a larger home with sufficient living space for their needs
A] when you were 18 a cramped dorm room with a roommate was sufficient, when you're 30, it's no longer cool to live in closet with a hot pan and microwave.
2] safe location, safe schools especially for their kids
3] Own a car to take care of the family and not be reliant on fixed public transit
Ask anybody elsewhere if they want their city/town to become a Los Angeles or New York and probably about 90% will say "no" for the same reason that that South Korean doesn't want LA to become a Seoul or a Tokyo.