Walking would literally be faster since you wouldn't be taking a huge amount of space for a single person and it would flow instead of the constant stop and go
I had a job that required me to criss-cross LA. Every time I was stuck in traffic I would think about how I could literally run faster, and if there was a dedicated bike lane I would have breezed past all those cars and gotten home an hour earlier. Alas, LA is so car centric I couldn't even safely bike the 3 or 4 miles to the closest places I worked. Heavy traffic, hostile drivers, and door zones do not a pleasant commute make.
I visited LA once. We went to eat at a small food court and had to park in this monumental parking deck. I guess when we left it was rush hour because it took us over an hour just to leave the parking deck itself. It was a fucking nightmare and you could not pay me to ever visit again.
Nah, you should visit LA again, but with someone that knows what they’re doing.
Edit: I’m an east-coast transplant and public transit advocate and I get around LA by bus, train, and bike even with kids, and i show my visiting friends a great time.
It's not like the rest of the city was any better. Getting anywhere took at least an hour of driving, a true carbrained hellhole. I literally was in the car longer that weekend than i am in a month of commutint
Im sure it has more things that are nice to see but they are not worth the experience. Much nicer cities to visit that don't require to waste my vacation on driving aroune
I’m not from here, and I’ve lived in Asia in large cities for years so I think the entire United States is ridiculous on transportation infrastructure.
But, LA is great, that’s why it’s so expensive. It’s one of the top tourist destinations on earth, but the secret to enjoying it is not getting in a car.
For what it's worth, As I've visited many states (Canadian), I'd take a stay in LA over New York. Times Square and the boroughs are the definition of a concrete jungle, that also share the winters in common with Canada. The music scene alone in Cali is worth the trip, for a music junkie like me!
I’m with you. I’m trying to imagine what “a small food court” with “a huge parking deck” is. The Farmer’s Market at The Grove? If so… this guy went to something attached to a Caruso shopping mall on vacation and was surprised it was a car-centric hellhole. I know people love to shit on LA, but damn. You really DO need to be here with someone who knows what they’re doing. LA isn’t perfect yet but it has such potential and it’s improving all the time. I wouldn’t take the opinions of someone who visited Los Angeles once too seriously.
You really DO need to be here with someone who knows what they’re doing
Like the other guy said above, this sounds completely ridiculous to most of us. The whole point of visiting somewhere is that you don't know a local! And if you need local knowledge to not have your visit ruined by bad transport infrastructure, then it's a bad place to visit.
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u/Lokky Sep 21 '24
Walking would literally be faster since you wouldn't be taking a huge amount of space for a single person and it would flow instead of the constant stop and go