Today in @theatlantic.com, I make the case for the case for cautious (and necessary) optimism about Los Angeles. Everything great about LA—weather, mountains, beaches, jobs—isn't going away, and everything that sucks about LA—housing costs and traffic—is fixable. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/los-angeles-zoning-traffic-reform/681181/
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Then Nolan (oddly) replied “LA metro”, which is a whole different ball game.
City of LA is 4M.
LA metro is 12.7M.
However, seeing the change that's been happening in LA, thanks to urbanists on Bluesky and YouTube, my opinion has noticeably shifted on the city.