The Road to Greatness

The main obstacle that hinders Los Angeles from claiming its place beside London, New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore as one of the world’s greatest cities is its lack of a world-class transportation system (“The Gridlock Kid,” by Christopher Hawthorne, March 2).

It’s time to declare that the experiment with the automobile has failed and channel new funds to increase density. Density, in turn, allows walking, bicycling and more effective use of buses. We need to expand the light-rail network to make it viable. To fund light rail, remove subsidies for car use by charging at all public parking locations. Finally, charge for using the roads unless there are two or more in the car.

Alan Sandosham

Ventura