PARIS : Los Angeles, a city famous for its passionate car culture and notorious for its traffic, will strongly emphasise the use of public transportation when it hosts the Olympic Games in 2028, LA Mayor Karen Bass said on Saturday. LA is the birthplace of the modern freeway system but its decades-long ro
That’s great, let’s hope they invest in the infrastructure needed to make it convenient.
Bass said the city will utilize 3,000 buses loaned to it from around the country to ease traffic congestion. The U.S. government last month pledged $900 million to help improve the city’s rail and bus systems in anticipation of the Games.
That’s interesting, thanks. So just throwing a bunch of buses at the problem and flexible work hours was all it took. You would think you could do this permanently easily day to day, especially with WFH being an option for many.
I absolutely agree, but I have a sneaking but unfounded suspicion that many decision makers don’t want to prove out this theory.
WFH during the pandemic already triggered a panic from those whose income depends on the status quo of urban commute. To them, demonstrating we don’t need offices OR personal automobiles is a dangerous experiment to conduct in one of the largest metro areas in the world.
My god, what if it works? What would we do with all this pavement and gasoline?!
That’s great, let’s hope they invest in the infrastructure needed to make it convenient.
They had really extensive plans in 1984 that accomplished amazing things. And then immediately got rid of them after the Olympics.
https://la.curbed.com/2018/6/7/17419270/olympics-2028-los-angeles-1984-traffic
That’s interesting, thanks. So just throwing a bunch of buses at the problem and flexible work hours was all it took. You would think you could do this permanently easily day to day, especially with WFH being an option for many.
I absolutely agree, but I have a sneaking but unfounded suspicion that many decision makers don’t want to prove out this theory.
WFH during the pandemic already triggered a panic from those whose income depends on the status quo of urban commute. To them, demonstrating we don’t need offices OR personal automobiles is a dangerous experiment to conduct in one of the largest metro areas in the world.
My god, what if it works? What would we do with all this pavement and gasoline?!