[CalRobert]

Much of modern LA was inadvertently planned to be auto-dependent through parking minimums, single-use zoning, and before that, redlining. All of those shape neighborhoods and structures. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/housing-discrimin...

[edit: redlining didn't necessarily cause auto-dependence but it is an example of planning]

After all, if every structure has to have 2 parking spots per apartment, you'll get far, far fewer apartments in the same space, forcing things to sprawl.

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/420062

I think they might finally be learning though. The Expo line goes to the beach now. And they spent $1 billion+ to widen Sepulveda pass and now it's slower than it was before. Perhaps next time they'll put rail in instead.