They were always Trump's games
In case anyone forgot this fact, LA28 representatives repeatedly reminded everyone about their close working relationship with the president-elect
Car-free games
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Meeting our megaevent moment
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
Everybody calm down
LA is a big city where many things happen in our multimodal, multitudinous region every single day
The super Bowl
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
Torched Talks with the Festival Trail's Chris Torres
Grab an afternoon snack and join us live on Zoom on October 7 for the next Torched Talks
"If it hasn't broken ground by now, it's not happening"
It's time for paint, posts, and political will
The waiting is the hardest part
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
Making concrete plans
Talking to UCLA's Juan Matute about this year's Lake Arrowhead Symposium and how LA can leverage megaevents to create lasting public benefits
Lane change
If we want people to move around without cars, what we really need in this city are more permanent spaces along our streets to rest and relieve along the way
We don't need to learn from Paris
For better or for worse, LA created the contemporary Olympics. What could we possibly learn about that we didn't invent first?
Here's what LA's "car-free" games could look like
Now which LA officials will step up to pledge their commitment?
Introducing Torched
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?