Structural Analysis
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The metropolitan Los Angeles area is characterized by:
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*a single dominant central urban core
*one of the world’s most efficient mass transit systems
*edges cities that are linked by highway networks to the urban core
*vertical, high density housing that reflects the limited available space for building
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