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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The Olympic baton has been passed from Paris to Los Angeles, the "City of Angels" that will host the 2028 Olympics. According to a report by NBC on the 11th, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a press conference on the 10th that the Olympics held in the city will be the "most environmentally friendly Olympics ever" and plans to achieve the goal of "only taking the bus" to the main Olympic stadium to watch the games by improving the city's public transportation infrastructure. However, many people questioned that the plan was not practical and "difficult to achieve."

According to the New York Times, in order to achieve the goal of "all-public transportation Olympics", Los Angeles must complete the upgrade of the public transportation system in the area, including extending the railway service lines, adding a large number of buses and cleaning up a large number of urban roads. Bass said that the city government will spend billions of dollars to invest in infrastructure construction, expand subway and bus lines, and create jobs. She also said that remote work by some office workers during the Olympics can also alleviate congestion to a certain extent.

In addition, there are about 45,000 homeless people on the streets of Los Angeles. These people often stay in public transportation stations and vehicles such as subways and buses, which poses a great safety risk to citizens when taking public transportation. Bass plans to build permanent housing to accommodate the homeless people in the city.

The "All-Bus Olympics" plan announced by the city of Los Angeles is an "extremely bold statement." According to reports, Los Angeles' public transportation system has long been plagued by problems. In order to meet the transportation capacity during the Olympics, Los Angeles will need to put more than 3,000 buses into operation, which is far more than the current number of buses in operation. In addition, due to factors such as long subway intervals, unreasonable station design, and aging facilities, the time it takes for citizens to commute by subway is often twice that of driving.

Most people are pessimistic about whether the Los Angeles municipal government can solve all these problems within four years. Su Shank, a senior researcher at the UCLA Transportation Institute, complained that the biggest challenge facing Los Angeles is that "the bus system is unlikely to be completed before 2028." However, some Los Angeles residents said that although they are skeptical about whether there will be "shiny new stations or better-lit cars" in the subway system in four years, they are willing to use public transportation if it is convenient. (Miao Tao)