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Perhaps I’m the only one who was kind of relieved to see the Olympic games draw to a close yesterday. For some reason I just found them to be extremely aggravating this year, sucking up all the headlines in the news cycle and featuring endless plaudits for two males who were beating up women in the boxing ring. (Excuse me. I understand we’re supposed to call them « women with a Y chromosome » now.) But the curtain had barely fallen when people were already talking about the next summer Olympic Games in 2028. They will be coming to Los Angeles that year and Mayor Karen Bass (D) is already putting some big plans in place. She isn’t talking about special celebrations or honorary parades for the athletes, however. No, she will ensure that the Olympic Games are « going green. » How does someone make primarily outdoor athletic events more « green? » By eliminating cars, of course. Bass wants to host the first « no-cars games » where everyone will be making their way to and from the Olympic sites on public transportation. What could possibly go wrong? (CBS News)
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday promised that the city was working to expand public transportation to the point that the 2028 Summer Olympics could be a « no-car » Games when they come to town.
She says that on top of the new transportation, she would encourage businesses to allow employees to work from home during the 17 days that the games were in the area, hopeful to avoid traffic jams.
