@NightmareReape4@chibbqk1ng@SamtheNightOwl It’s a strong number 2, arguably number 1. It has a better food identity and culture but there’s just so much more across socal
@nope__nope__ugh@AdamNMayer It needs a street car network (what it was actually built for), capped freeways that connect it to the whole, and more pedestrian plazas and or green spaces. If there is forced removal of the blight plus what I just mentioned you can basically fix it.
@Nfreaquea1@chibbqk1ng@SamtheNightOwl Here’s an example. There are literally dozens of these guys and they are as good as whats on the streets of Urumqi.
You simply do not have this type of food culture in any other city in the USA. Maybe the world. Paris and london might compare.
https://t.co/BvnvKPtl3H
@JoshuaKDominic it happens a lot. culture (no respect for trains or public transport, litigious nation, no respect for human life and our fraternity of man) and lack of investment are why. we have to make public transit a premium experience first, sadly
@AvgInquisitor@JoshuaKDominic this is the other issue. our ridiculously litigious system. transport should essentially be free but we need a way to stop unhoused people from creating threatening or unpleasant environments. it's sad, but until we reform the larger whole we need to protect what we have
@Cassy_Horton If we fix public transit, dtla, and our city/county charter, LA will be the greatest city on earth.
Kind of herculean task but the payoff will be worth it.
@YungMischling@mnolangray Labor costs less when wages are lower. Wages can be lower when housing costs less for labor.
Rebates aren’t as useful when the infrastructure and workforce are already here, which admittedly may not be the case for much longer.
@CTourtellotte I love flexing this when right wing dweebs from the south or the middle of the country think they are the heart of american manufacturing