AP reports on the reaction Metro officials were hoping for as they used the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s eight LA games to introduce — or reintroduce — people to the region’s public transit system, often an afterthought in car-centric Los Angeles. It is an early test run of sorts for the 2028 Olympics, which organizers have billed as a “no car” Games where there will be no parking for attendees at any of the venues. Spectators will have to rely on transit and shuttles to get to events.
LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics
When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city.
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