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api | karma 31631 | avg karma 2.2 · 2016-04-27 19:11:31

That requires transit infrastructure, which most Americans (even some to the left) steadfastly oppose.

davidw | karma 63893 | avg karma 3.82 · 2016-04-27 19:15:09+00:00

The two things go hand in hand. Start allowing density, and then you start doing transit as needs be.

noir_lord | karma 15474 | avg karma 3.02 · 2016-04-27 19:20:30

That sorta works but some planning about how to grow transit down the line ahead of time makes sense, if for no other reason than reserving space for light rail etc later.

Otherwise putting a transit system in as a retro-fit becomes very expensive.

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api | karma 31631 | avg karma 2.2 · 2016-04-27 20:01:58

Southern California passed this point long ago and nope. LA traffic is torture but look into all the anti-Metro sentiment and NIMBYism. They're building it anyway because LA literally can't grow anymore but the opposition is strong.

AnimalMuppet | karma 25021 | avg karma 1.24 · 2016-04-27 19:32:56+00:00

If we had density, though, transit would be a lot more viable. Most of our cities are too spread out (not dense enough) for transit to work very well.