Federal lawmakers representing the Los Angeles region warned that the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games could be a congestion nightmare if the federal government doesn’t fulfill a request for billions of dollars for transportation projects.
Rep. Laura Friedman said Wednesday the lack of financial assistance could increase traffic, result in fewer buses and worsen public transit reliability during the Games.
“That will be a terrible result, not just for Los Angeles, but for the whole nation,” Friedman said.
Hmm… if only it were possible to somehow predict this outcome!.. oh well
Hasn’t it been well established for a while now that hosting the Olympics is a giant pit that you throw taxpayer money into, and never get it back? It’s not a positive investment. Why does any community still agree to do it?
Take that money you would have spent on Olympic infrastructure and instead use it to actually make your community a better place to live!
Why does any community still agree to do it?
What makes you think the California community agreed to do it?
City councils often vote for things that are opposed by most of the community.
Flock surveillance cameras come to mind.
Also, there’s no need to be snarky.
Let them all bring a car and drive everywhere alone, the way Real Americans do.
Let’s see what wins out. Trump’s petty / vindictive side and his urge to hurt cities that didn’t vote for him and resist his policies.
Or Trump’s vanity, and his desire to be center stage at the Olympics in summer 2028.
Or he’ll balance both and say that LA needs to make it all about Trump in order to get transportation money.
Trump will do whatever it takes to fuck over California
He will also do whatever it takes to grift and inflate his ego.
Like arranging for the Olympics and other heavily tourist and locally destructive events to be there.
Come on Californians, pass around the collection plate. Your Billionaires need you!
If they only need $2B they should just transfer funds from the high speed rail project. Then something might actually come from that money.
