Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that the predominantly car-driven city will emphasize public transportation during the 2028 Olympics, encouraging attendees to use buses and trains rather than personal vehicles.
“The no car Games means that you will have to take public transportation to get to all of the venues,” Bass said.
“In order to do that, we have been building out our transports and system,” she continued.
While there’s no outright ban on driving to venues, the city claims it is focused on reducing traffic and “improving air quality” by expanding its transit system, supported by a $900 million federal grant.
Bass claimed the city will use 3,000 buses loaned from around the country.
The Democratic mayor claimed the city aims to create jobs through this transportation expansion, aiming for a “greener Los Angeles” during the Games.
“We’re already working to create jobs by expanding our public transportation system in order for us to have a no car Games,” Bass continued.
“And that’s a feat in Los Angeles, because we’ve always been in love with our cars. But we’re working to ensure that we can build a greener Los Angeles.”
Last month, Officials running the Olympics in Paris announced they were aiming to go without air conditioning in the 2024 Olympic Village.
The effort was part of the “greenest ever Games” for this year’s Olympics, where the officials decided not to install air-conditioning in the residences where the athletes will stay while training and competing in the 2024 Games.
“This village was designed to avoid the need for air conditioning, even in very, very high temperatures, to maintain comfortable temperatures,” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said.
A number of athletes later reportedly left the village to stay in hotels due to the living conditions.
