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Bullet points of Au revoir, Paris. Here's how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympics
- Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympics, becoming the third city in the world to host the games three times, after Paris and London.
- The city will add to its storied years of 1932 and 1984, with the 2028 games being a 'no-build games', focusing on polishing existing structures rather than erecting new ones.
- The opening ceremony will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, incorporating the century-old Memorial Coliseum, and will feature a traditional, stadium-based approach.
- The Olympics will include a swimming stadium at SoFi Stadium, which will be the largest Olympic swimming venue ever, and will host swimming after track and field for the first time since 1972.
- The city has planned to emulate the tactics of Tom Bradley, the mayor in 1984, whose traffic mitigations had some saying it was better than at non-Olympic times, by asking local businesses to stagger workforce hours and allowing work from home during the 17-day games.
- The city has built a subway since its last Olympics and has planned an ambitious slate of 28 bus and rail projects to transform public transit, including the extension of a subway line to connect downtown Los Angeles with UCLA.
- The Inglewood People Mover, an automated, three-stop rail line past major Olympic venues, is still under construction, with a reduced budget of $200 million due to opposition from Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters.
- The city is focusing on improving transportation by 2028 and the goal of a 'car-free' Olympics, with a $900 million funding package and grants from the Biden administration.