Comment Re:With more capacity, more people will move here (Score 1) 431
Back in the 50's oil companies bought off LA area city planning. They designed the city for traffic. They decided where the more expensive and less expensive areas would be. Then they put the areas of industry and shopping far away from the cheaper housing which is where more people travel from.
This is the entire problem in a nutshell. Although I hate the concept of central planning, we've learned many lessons from the nightmares that are Houston and Los Angeles and the DC Metro area. The growth hasn't been organic, per se, but driven by planning boards and elected officials who seem to be looking for the quick buck, re-election, and the ad-valorem from single-family homes.
