Combined, the two events meant hundreds of thousands of additional people would be traveling throughout the LA region - and at that time, the area’s transportation options included bus, but no rail.Ĭoncern over how local streets and regional highways - infamously congested even back then - could absorb an influx of over 600,000 athletes and spectators prompted city planners to take a creative approach to managing traffic and transportation based on demand. In 1984, Jim de la Loza had recently completed graduate school and was involved in the city’s early planning to host not only the Olympic games, but also a major arts festival to coincide with the games.
city to host the Summer Olympics three times the city previously hosted the games in 19. When the Olympic torch is lit in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 21, 2028, Los Angeles will become the first U.S. The 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles may be nearly nine years away, but the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) is already immersed in planning for the event’s impact on the region’s mass transportation network.
By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor
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