What will Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area...?

Question

Look like in 20 years and what will be the dominant form of transportation? What will happen to existing suburbs, single-family neighborhoods, streets, businesses, development, etc.?

Answer 1

It won't be so much change concerning to neighborhoods or public transportation. Well, maybe both cities will add more routes in Metro rails and subways. They will get new brand cars to replace the existing ones, and of course, we will be who pay those changes. Public transportation fares will increase like taxes as well.

People will be more worry about global warming; and for this reason, most cars will be electrics and hybrids.

In addition, there will be a 75% possibility to be surprised by THE BIG ONE. After that, California government will suggest to change some building codes to improve structure resistence against earthquakes. Freeways and highways will be innovated to safest structures to avoid any collapse in futures surprices provided by San Andreas fault. In addition, many building and skycrapers will be constructed in both downtowns. Golden gate Bridge and Bay bridge fees will be double compared to todays. At this time, the new Bay Bridge will surprice SF Bay Area population.

LA will have duplicated its hispanic population. Spanish language will dominate more than today. In SF won't be so strong this change, but will have more diversity.  Many neighborhoods will obviously expanded because of the demand of population.

LAX will impress people with its new remodelation that will cost millions and millions to the goverment. It will have a air train similar to SFO, people won't need to take shuttles to go from one terminal to other one. Security checkpoints will control passenger with x-rays at airports, in addition, passenger will pay a fee for carry-on baggage forever. ( Even if gas is cheaper).

SFO finally will end its remodelation labors and the airport will be the best after LAX.

California goverment will investigate deeply people who receive welfare programs to avoid loses. This people will complain but the help will be given to people who really are in need.

I just described all the changes that came up to my mind right away. But of course nobody knows what will really happen.

Hope my answer helps

Answer 2

you've asked this question like ten times

Answer 3

Well, I have lived in California more then 50 years and in that time I have seen lots of changes. I expect 20 years from now to see cars that float over air like in star wars, and subways to many more places in San Francisco. In LA, public transportation still will not exist, but cars will be controlled by robots, thus ending traffic jams. I think we will always have single family homes and neighborhoods, but most of the workers will work from their homes, so every home will have an office in it. I don't think my ideas are too far off.

Answer 4

I disagree somewhat. I don't think there will be any new subways in the Bay Area though I do think there will be more in the LA area. Hovering cars are very unlikely in just 20 years. They are making great progress in automated cars but I don't think they will be common in 20 years either. I do think there will be an increase in metro/light rail lines and their integration with other communities. I think it's a safe bet to see the beginnings of an integrated light rail system between Ventura and San Diego and one between San Francisco and Sacramento and San Jose.

I think most single-family neighborhoods in the suburbs will be almost exactly the same as they are now. The design of these suburbs makes them very expensive to service by mass transportation and not conducive to the natural density growth of cities. Increases in density in the next 20 years will be primarily in areas that are now moderately to highly dense now and serviced by the rail systems to be built.

Probably the biggest trends in the next 20 years will be a move to smaller, more energy efficient cars, the beginning of construction of at least one new nuclear plant, and the completion of California's move from being predominantly white to predominantly Hispanic.