Ray Bradbury on the climate specific transportation imperative of Los Angeles.

Forty years have passed, and more than ever we need an open discussion
of our future. If we examine the history of subways, we will find how
tremendously expensive and destructive they are.

They are, first of all, meant for cold climates such as Toronto,
New York, London, Paris, Moscow and Tokyo. But L.A. is a Mediterranean
area; our weather is sublime, and people are accustomed to traveling in
the open air and enjoying the sunshine, not in closed cars under the
ground.

Link: L.A.’s future is up in the air - Los Angeles Times.