What is beyond debate is that beginning in the mid-1940s, powerful social forces transformed Los Angeles, leaving commuters with only two options: car or public bus. As a result, Los Angeles was mired in gridlocked traffic that often took hours to cross the city.
In 1990, the Los Angeles Times reported that people Put a refrigerator, desk, and TV in your car What to do when you’re stuck in a terrible traffic jam. Fall down To Ignorant To La La Landfeatured a new level of challenge: driving in Los Angeles.
Traffic congestion was also a concern when Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The match went smoothlyOrganizers convinced more than one million people to board the buses, There are many trucks operating during off-peak hours time. But in the 2028 Olympics Approximately 50% increase Competing playersThat means thousands more coaches, family, friends and spectators, so you can’t just bring in the same old plan from 40 years ago.
Olympic Transport Plan
Now, Los Angeles is slowly rebuilding a more robust public transportation system. In addition to buses, 4 light rail linesNew names for the electric tram and two subways. The same route that the electric trolley once ranReconstructing this network cost the nation billions of dollarsThe old system has been completely dismantled.
Three major improvements are planned for Los Angeles airport terminals ahead of the Olympics. Connect to railway systemsSecond, the Los Angeles organizing committee plans to use buses to move people around, by taking some lanes off the road and Available for over 3,000 busesborrowed from other locales.
Finally, there are plans to permanently increase bike lanes in the city. But one big initiative is Bike path along the Los Angeles RiverThe project is still undergoing environmental review and may not be completed until 2028.
17-day car ban
I hope so Organizers will hold car-free OlympicsDuring the Olympics, driving and parking conditions will be so bad that people will have to take public transportation to get to the city’s sporting venues, but once the games are over, most of Los Angeles will likely quickly revert to car-centric lifestyles.
As Casey WassermanChairman LA 2028 The president of the Olympic Organizing Committee recently said, “What’s unique about the Olympics is that in 17 days we can set the rules about traffic, about fans, about commerce, and we can solve many more problems than we would on a normal day in Los Angeles.”
