Big City Life: 4 Metros Championing Urban Design

Our reporter Liam Jamieson was born and raised in the sprawling metropolis that is Los Angeles and loves his home city. But it’s no secret that it isn’t exactly the perfect model of urban design. Public transportation is slow and limited, making a car a necessity for getting around. But with that comes excruciating traffic and its accompanying suffocating smog. While he (maybe naively) envisions a future for Los Angeles that is efficient, sustainable and equitable, today’s Daily Dose dives into cities that are already models for the future of urban design when it comes to road safety, energy efficiency and equal access to green space. Get a glimpse of what tomorrow’s utopias may look like.