[wyclif]

I've been there several times, and I'm aware of how difficult it would be. My comment wasn't predicated on the idea that improving traffic in LA would be painless—quite the opposite. In order to commit to proper urban planning, there are tradeoffs and the construction is disruptive and inconvenient for a time. But it must be done. And LA can afford to do it.

[bsagdiyev]

Inconvenient for a while is an understatement. It took them nearly 10 years to expand a portion of freeway from Temecula -> Riverside and it's honestly not helped at all, made it worse if anything. California may be good at some things but completing road work is not one of them. A recently repaved and widened portion of the 52 near me in San Diego feels like riding a roller coaster with all the dips it has.