Counting down to the 2028 Olympics

[View on the web]( Exactly 10 years from today, the Summer Olympics will return to Los Angeles for the third time. In anticipation, Curbed is starting a dialogue about how past games have changed the city—for better and for worse—and how LA leaders can use those lessons to put forth the best games for everyone. — Alissa Walker, Urbanism Editor, Curbed [Insert alt text here]( [What LA can learn from the ’84 Olympics]( Can LA make the 2028 Games work for all Angelenos? [Insert alt text here]( [How LA created the most spectacular Olympics—on a shoestring budget]( The 1984 Olympics Games proved Los Angeles could do spectacle—on a shoestring budget. Can the city do it again in 2028? [Insert alt text here]( [The Olympics fixed LA’s traffic once. The 2028 games should do it permanently]( Transportation solutions deployed for the 1984 Summer Olympics are even more relevant today. [Insert alt text here]( [The remnants of LA’s 1984 Olympics]( From the Coliseum to Dodger Stadium. [Insert alt text here]( [In 1984, LA ‘sterilized’ its streets and swept up the homeless]( "Whenever you have these big sporting events, there’s an attempt to make folks disappear." [Insert alt text here]( [Will LA’s ‘no-build’ Olympics spur Southern California’s next building boom?]( Like 1984, plans call for using existing structures. But will the games supercharge an already hot real estate market? [Insert alt text here]( [What could LA 2028 do for Los Angeles?]( From stormwater gardens to autonomous transit, designers envision the look and legacy of the 2028 Summer Olympics. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2018. All rights reserved.