In L.A. this weekend, I was blown away by how much development has occurred along the rail lines in the last 6 years.
I got on the E train at 7th & Flower and the moment the track went above ground, there were rows of huge skyscrapers I had never seen before lining the way.
I got on the E train at 7th & Flower and the moment the track went above ground, there were rows of huge skyscrapers I had never seen before lining the way.
It's already the second biggest city in the U.S. and not a particularly fast growing place so I really wasn't expecting things to be that different, but there was so much I didn't recognize from before. Century City's built up so much it looks like a whole ass other downtown.
This really enforces for me how important it is for cities to build out their public transit. Good rail and rapid bus routes encourage sustainable density, even in cities that have been sprawling and unsustainable for decades.
God, it's good Austin passed Prop A. It's gonna be so much better for the city's long term development than most people really appreciate just yet.
Everything I saw in L.A. makes that clear.
Everything I saw in L.A. makes that clear.
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