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Los Angeles City Planning - Why It Has America's Worst Urban Map Design

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Overview

Learn why Los Angeles has one of the most confusing and poorly designed city layouts in the United States through this educational geography video. Explore the unique challenges and historical factors that contributed to LA's notoriously complex street patterns, irregular boundaries, and fragmented municipal structure. Discover how the city's rapid growth, geographic constraints, and patchwork of incorporated territories have created a maze-like urban landscape that continues to challenge residents and visitors alike. Gain insights into the historical development, urban planning decisions, and administrative quirks that have shaped Los Angeles into what many consider America's most perplexing metropolitan map.

Syllabus

Los Angeles City has the worst map in America

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