Expo Park is so not ready for its close up
The headlines that trumpet a "$350 million makeover" for Expo Park ahead of 2028 are flat-out misleading
The headlines that trumpet a "$350 million makeover" for Expo Park ahead of 2028 are flat-out misleading
With less than 3.5 years until the opening ceremonies, the termed-out council president emeritus is taking on a new megaevent department, a new role, and a whole lot of city baggage
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"The immediate-term outcome is that the discretionary grants from the federal government are going to be oriented away from urban areas, communities of color, and pedestrian, bike and transit projects"
In case anyone forgot this fact, LA28 representatives repeatedly reminded everyone about their close working relationship with the president-elect
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On Election Day, everything changed
How can LA come together when officials are so averse to people spontaneously gathering that the city's first reaction is to take more public space away?
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LA is a big city where many things happen in our multimodal, multitudinous region every single day
LA officials keep saying the new bus shelter program is "for the Olympics." What we're installing isn't good enough for a Thursday afternoon
Before everyone spins Kathy Hochul's cowardice into a death knell for LA's congestion pricing dreams, it's important to know that there are lots of different ways to do road pricing
A majority of Metro's nearly 1 million daily passengers are bus riders, who are often left waiting in more ways than one
It's time for paint, posts, and political will
We're Californians β of course we're turning all our freeways into super-fast trains!
What happened to 28 by 28 is what's happening to a lot of LA's Olympic-related goals at the moment: a flashy announcement got a lot of attention yet had no strategy to actually make it happen
Learning how the LA County Fair took heat seriously is a warning for other megaevents planned during Southern California's increasingly dangerous summers
Of course LA should plant actual trees before the Olympics, but which trees should we actually plant?
Starting today could provide a bit of respite for Olympic ticketholders making their way to the diving finals on a sweltering July afternoon β and someone waiting at the same bus stop trying to get to work
"The immediate-term outcome is that the discretionary grants from the federal government are going to be oriented away from urban areas, communities of color, and pedestrian, bike and transit projects"
A report from last month's UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium, intended to both illuminate existing challenges and light a path forward for progress, reveals deep frustrations and grave concerns about LA's megaevent planning
LA is a big city where many things happen in our multimodal, multitudinous region every single day
When the LA Phil season ended earlier this month, the Hollywood Bowl reported that the number of visitors who used the shuttles and park-and-ride buses this year had increased to an astounding 36 percent
A report from last month's UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium, intended to both illuminate existing challenges and light a path forward for progress, reveals deep frustrations and grave concerns about LA's megaevent planning
Executive Directive 9, signed today by LA Mayor Karen Bass, will force LA's infrastructure spending to align with a set of citywide priorities around climate, safety, and accessibility
Talking to UCLA's Juan Matute about this year's Lake Arrowhead Symposium and how LA can leverage megaevents to create lasting public benefits
As LA officials gathered in Paris for the Olympics, a federal class-action lawsuit was filed against the city on behalf of four plaintiffs with mobility disabilities, including one 10-year-old child, who say they are "denied full and equal access to its parks and park facilities"
"Somehow I saw in my head the sky and the ground sprinkled like confetti β sprinkled with all magical stuff that shimmered and that expressed joy"
With less than 3.5 years until the opening ceremonies, the termed-out council president emeritus is taking on a new megaevent department, a new role, and a whole lot of city baggage
LA28's chief athlete officer Janet Evans was deployed to assure everyone that the city of LA "will host more Olympic sports than anywhere else" which is repeated several times in Friday's venue announcement
In the simplest terms, what LA28 announced yesterday is that seven events are moving out of the city of LA, and seven events are moving into the city of LA
"This was originally supposed to be a 'no-build' Olympics, and that's what the commitment was to the public"
Here's a chance to have a broader conversation about the role gathering places play β and can play long after the games β across the entire region
It's less like a football game and more like a major earthquake
For better or for worse, LA created the contemporary Olympics. What could we possibly learn about that we didn't invent first?
Before you know it, LAβs opening ceremonies will be here β but theyβre not going to be where most Angelenos will expect them to be
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"If your city has politicians telling you that the only way they're going to fix your transit system is by throwing a party for people from around the world, you go get yourself a better politician"
Now which LA officials will step up to pledge their commitment?
Three days after Reynold Hoover started as LA28 CEO, the 2028 Summer Olympics were officially designated a National Special Security Event β the furthest in advance that this designation has ever been made
Is LA really about to squander a once-in-a-generation chance to leverage its Olympic opportunity into tangible, permanent benefits for the 10 million people being forced to participate in this civic experiment?