I'd love to think they'd do it better but you're right, they'd probably do it the same or even worse. They'd more likely make LA the first place in the country where all the roads are private toll roads that require subscriptions to a multitude of services to use
The railway, originally incorporated by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena and Mt. Wilson Railroad Co.,[1] existed from 1893 until its official abandonment in 1938, and was the only scenic mountain, electric traction (overhead electric trolley) railroad ever built in the United States.
They'd build it back exactly the same, with all the stupid single-family homes and car-centered infrastructure.
It'd be similar, but they'd try to design it to be as hostile to the homeless as possible.
I'd love to think they'd do it better but you're right, they'd probably do it the same or even worse. They'd more likely make LA the first place in the country where all the roads are private toll roads that require subscriptions to a multitude of services to use
Six months later, the toll company goes bust, their servers shut down, and the whole city is gridlocked
And then they'll blame the city for holding an event
The fire in Altadena is where this used to be: