Los Angeles is the most populated city in California, and the second most populated in the country. The city is one of two urban hubs in the state, along with San Francisco to the north. The landscape of the city was shaped by the family automobile (a characteristic that makes L.A different than the more densely populated cities of the East). This gave people greater flexibility when deciding where to live because they didn't necessarily have to be located by public transportation, but it has also contributed to the congestion of the city and the spread out landscape. The urban landscape of L.A is much more spread out than East Coast cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Some interesting statistics regarding L.A's car culture include:
- Over half the central part of L.A. is either road or parking designated
- L.A has more cars per household than any other city in the United States
- According to Forbes, L.A has worse traffic congestion than any other city in America
- The L.A. auto show started in 1907, and is now one of the biggest in the world, and the biggest on the West Coast
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