[laurencerowe]

LA is much less dense than Canadian cities. Taking the central municipalities which seem fairly comparable:

Toronto: 3.271M in 631 km2 = 5184/km2

Los Angeles: 3.879M in 1215 km2 = 3192/km2

Toronto's population is growing, up 17% 2021 to 2025, while Los Angeles is marginally down 0.5% 2020 to 2024.

Even smaller cities in Canada seem much more dense than their Californian equivalents, and they are more pleasant and walkable/cycleable because of that.

[b112]

Isn't half of LA mountains, beach, and water?