Building more housing near job centers and transit lines is necessary to reduce traffic congestion in Los Angeles.

“if we actually had more apartments near the train lines that we're investing in, maybe actually we could get cars off the street instead of adding to the car load that we have.”

The housing affordability crisis is fundamentally a supply-side problem driven by excessive regulation, bureaucratic barriers, and litigation that stifle construction.

“Look, I I think it's fundamentally a supply problem. We've seen most recently in Austin. We saw in Seattle, we've seen dozens of markets around the country that when we remove barriers to the market investing in housing to meet growing demand, you slow down cost increases. It's economics 101.”

Luke suggests that office buildings should be repurposed into residential apartments to address housing shortages and rent costs in cities like New York.

“no more Office Buildings bro we don't need any more office building just just [ __ ] turn them all into apartments”

High housing costs in certain cities are significantly influenced by public policies that restrict supply.

“there's several studies out there now that will show you it often has to do with the the public policies for keeping housing really high. The expense of housing is is a key factor in the amount of homelessness that happens in a in a in a city.”

Cities should adopt 'complete streets' policies that prioritize pedestrians, cyclists, and wider sidewalks to naturally integrate physical activity into daily life.

“Every street is redone on average every 7 years and that provides an opportunity to make that street constructed not just for cars as most streets and roadways in America are, but for humans, too.”

Jennifer Welch believes that the urban design of malls and suburbs in America is depressing and requires a complete redesign to become more walkable, diverse, and attractive.

“The urban planning in this country needs a complete rework a complete rework in fact I think they need to gather up all the griots and disperse them into the suburbs and just completely get out of bulldozzer knows all of it up and just completely rework the entire thing”

Designing cities at a people scale, which facilitates walking and interaction, provides a higher quality of life than designing for cars.

“A people scale city is shaped and proportioned for a human being without a car around them and that tends to feel quite a bit more more comfortable and this is something that we're gravitating toward significantly more than we were back in the ' 50s 60s '70s 80s '90s”

Excessive traffic regulations like red arrows at intersections are often implemented under the guise of safety to exert control, even when they lack practical utility.

“They want control, but they do it under the umbrella of safety. So no one goes, "Listen, I'm a maniacal dictator and all I want is control." They go, "All I'm looking out for you and safety." But the safety cost you and it gives them more control.”

Effective town planning should focus on improving public transportation rather than just building larger roads, which can inadvertently increase traffic.

“If you have better public transport, let's say instead of 45 minutes, you're going to go there in 20 minutes. What happens then? You wouldn't mind. Why would you pay such high rent here? You will go there. But from investment standpoint, yes.”

Anthony Furey advocates for stopping the installation of bike lanes on major arterial roads to avoid unnecessary traffic congestion and improve urban functionality.

“I came out with a press conference announcement the other week saying no more bike Lanes on major roads”