To the editor: Mayor Karen Bass and her planning group for the Summer time 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are working exhausting to verify the video games can be traffic-free, magical, sparkly and squeaky clear. (“L.A. politicians ask Trump for $3.2 billion to pay for Olympic transportation initiatives,” Nov. 27)
But when they succeed, their efforts will merely trigger folks around the globe watching the Olympics on TV to maneuver to Los Angeles. This may simply make this crowded metropolis much more congested. Plus, we don’t have sufficient housing for the folks residing right here already.
I’ve an thought: Do the alternative.
On Day 1 of the 2028 Olympics, everybody in L.A. with a automotive, SUV, truck or boat (on wheels) ought to take to the streets, arterials and freeways, inflicting gridlock.
Subsequent, let’s forbid LAX’s new Automated Folks Mover from going quicker than 2 miles per hour. This could convey the airport to a halt.
Then, let’s place “out of order” indicators on all of the bogs on the Olympic venues. A rubbish strike in L.A. earlier than and in the course of the Olympics is one other sound thought.
If we band collectively as a neighborhood and take these easy steps, nobody will ever wish to transfer to Los Angeles once more.
Alex George, Santa Monica
