I don’t have anything interesting to report for the TOD, but I will affirm that LA’s geography, among that of many cities, is particularly mistreated.
A great contemporary example of them not giving a flying Wallenda about the geography is the show “9-1-1”, in which Hollywood, Burbank, downtown LA, the Santa Monica pier, and other easily identifiable locations are but five minutes apart from each other… and the emergency responders are never more than a couple of minutes away from the scene and always get through the traffic just fine. It’s quite miraculous, and this even extends to locations in the mountains surrounding LA.