LA28 Games Mobility Program
In July and August 2028, Los Angeles and the region will host the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. While this is Southern California’s third time as a host city, the LA28 Games will take place in a region that is larger and more complex than it was during past events. The LA28 Games pose a challenge for the region’s transportation system, which must accommodate a surge in spectator and visitor travel while continuing to support transportation needs of the nearly 19 million residents and maintain reliable goods movement from the region’s three major ports.
SCAG’s LA28 Games Mobility Program guides the agency's work to support the LA28 Games and advance the key pillars of the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy: mobility, communities, the environment, and the economy. SCAG's program of work includes passenger and freight transportation demand management, quick-build transportation safety infrastructure demonstrations, and community hubs.
The LA28 Games Mobility Program Development Framework, approved by the SCAG Regional Council on Sept. 4, 2025, sets the main goal, objectives, and guiding principles for SCAG’s work in support of the LA28 Games. It also lists early strategies and projects, which will be further developed with the Regional Council and policy committees.
Coordinating Regionally for a Global Event
The Games Mobility Executives (GME) is a group of agencies working together to coordinate mobility planning for the LA28 Games. The group comprises LA28, the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the California Department of Transportation, Metrolink, the Orange County Transportation Authority, and SCAG. SCAG leads the GME Transportation Demand Management Subcommittee and co-leads the GME Communications and Outreach Subcommittee.
The GME also works on several projects, including the Games Enhanced Transit Service (GETS) network, a supplemental bus system for spectators and workers; the Games Route Network (GRN), dedicated lanes for official LA28 Games vehicles; traffic management; mobility hubs; countywide bus-only lanes; and first/last mile and open streets. Other efforts include upgrading key stations and light rail; improving accessibility, regional rail, and wayfinding; and addressing heat concerns.
CONTACT
Andrés Carrasquillo
Principal Regional Planner
LA28@scag.ca.gov
Optimize Investment in Legacy Infrastructure
The LA28 Games create an opportunity to accelerate transportation improvements that can have lasting benefits for Southern California. Through its role administering transportation funding, SCAG is investing in projects that both prepare the region to host the LA28 Games and align with the region’s larger mobility goals.
Leveraging State and Federal Funding
Under the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant/Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement programs and California’s Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grant program, SCAG directed funding to projects that contribute to the long-term vision for the region’s mobility and bolster Southern California’s transportation infrastructure for the LA28 Games:
Metro Rail service on A, D, and E lines and bus service on the Vermont Transit Corridor.
Long Beach Transit Clean Fleet and Service Expansion.
Santa Ana River Multimodal Bridge.
San Clemente North Beach Train Station Area Improvements.
Metro Bikeshare Expansion.
Metro Mobility Hubs and Opportunity Chargers Project.
Quick-Build Transportation Safety Demonstrations
Transportation safety is the foundation of a healthy mobility ecosystem, benefiting residents who live and work in the region, as well as athletes and spectators visiting the region for the LA28 Games.
SCAG supports cities and counties to make the transportation network safer with quick-build transportation safety demonstrations, which are temporary installations that allow communities to create safer streets and public spaces using paint, plastic bollards, planters, and other materials. Local agencies collect community feedback throughout the project life cycle and adjust designs as needed to effectively address safety needs and reflect community priorities.
Through the 2024 Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation & Safety, SCAG awarded $7.4 million to 11 quick-build projects that improve safety for people walking, biking, and taking transit in the region. With funding from a 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, SCAG also supports a project in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Once built, these projects will enhance connections to game venues, cultural celebration hubs, and key transit stations across the region.
Planning and design are underway, with construction expected to begin in 2027.
Contact
Anna Van
Senior Regional Planner
LA28@scag.ca.gov
- Community Hubs
- Goods Movement
- LA28 & GME Partners
- SCAG Regional Council and Policy Committee Reports
- Update to the Transportation Committee (TC). Nov. 5, 2026
- Update to the Transportation Committee (TC). July 2, 2026.
- Action Item for Regional Council (RC). May 7, 2026.
- Update to Transportation Committee (TC). Feb. 5, 2026.
- Action Item for Regional Council (RC). Sept. 4, 2025.
- Action Item for Executive/Administration Committee (EAC). June 5, 2025.
- Update to the Executive/Administration Committee (EAC). April 3, 2025.
- Update to the Regional Council (RC). Nov. 7, 2024.
- Update to the Executive/Administration Committee (EAC). Nov. 7, 2024.
- Transportation Demand Management
- 2028 Games TDM Resource Guide (Updated: September 2026)
- 2028 Games TDM Strategic Plan (September 2026)
- SCAG TDM Webpage
- Quick-Builds
- LA28 Games Region Map
The LA28 Games Region Map depicts data to support the Games Mobility Program, including LA28 venues published in the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games Plan, transit, mobility improvements, and goods movement infrastructure. This map will be developed on an ongoing basis as data is updated or made available.
Disclaimer and Updates
The LA28 Games Region Map and its associated data are intended for planning purposes only. The map was last updated in August 2025.
Community Hubs Toolkit and Activation Program
The Community Hubs Toolkit and Activation Program will activate public spaces and support community-centered placemaking by supporting community hubs during the LA28 Games. Inspired by the success of fan zones during the 2024 Paris Games, which fostered community celebration and connection, SCAG aims to create lasting public spaces that can be vibrant gathering points for residents and tourists alike. Through this initiative, SCAG works to empower communities to reimagine public spaces as inclusive and celebratory environments while supporting the long-term benefits of the games in local communities.
Over the next three years, SCAG will develop a Community Hubs Toolkit that supports localized participation in the LA28 Games by detailing how to select and activate spaces for large-scale events and community programming, with a checklist of key considerations and best practices for different types of locations. The toolkit is scheduled for completion in early 2027. SCAG will also convene stakeholders engaged in similar initiatives to share learnings and best practices, partner with local jurisdictions, and support activation projects in summer 2028.
Community Hubs Toolkit and Activation Program Request for Interest
SCAG launched a Community Hubs Activation Program request for interest for local, place-based activations during the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The request is open to cities and counties, councils of governments, and Tribal Nations seeking technical assistance and consultant support for community hub sites during the LA28 Games. Applications for the request for interest will close on Jan. 8, 2027.
For detailed information on project eligibility and evaluation criteria, see the Request for Interest Guidelines.
SCAG expects to select 12 projects from across the region to pilot community hubs. Projects will be supported through one of three activation models: Community-Led Hubs, SCAG-Supported Hubs, and Co-Produced Hubs, each offering different levels of technical assistance and consultant support.
SCAG will host two online application workshops on Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, and offer office hours on Nov. 18, Dec. 7, Dec. 10, and Dec. 15 to support applicants.
Additionally, SCAG staff are available for a 15-minute call on select dates and times to discuss any questions relating to the Request for Interest or your proposed activation.
The Community Hubs Activation Program is a component of SCAG’s LA28 Games Mobility Program, helping communities across Southern California participate in and benefit from the LA28 Games while strengthening local partnerships, activating public spaces, building community capacity, and creating a lasting legacy. The SCAG Regional Council is expected to approve selected projects in April 2027, allowing communities to begin planning for activations during the LA28 Games.
Align Policies and Programs to Manage Demand
SCAG leads the GME Transportation Demand Management Subcommittee and co-leads the GME Communications and Outreach Subcommittee. SCAG coordinates a regional transportation demand management (TDM) strategy to support mobility planning for the LA28 Games. By working with GME members, businesses, freight and logistics operators, and other partners, SCAG is developing strategies for passengers and freight to keep people and goods moving efficiently, safely, and reliably across the region.
SCAG, in partnership with GME agencies and other regional stakeholders, developed the 2028 Games Regional TDM Strategic Plan, which builds on the 2028 Games Regional TDM Approach approved by the Regional Council in May 2026. The strategic plan creates the framework for regional passenger and freight TDM by identifying priority strategies, partner roles and responsibilities, performance measures, and implementation actions.
LA28 Games Regional TDM Strategic Plan
The LA28 Games Regional TDM Strategic Plan organizes passenger and freight TDM efforts into four program areas. These areas create a framework for regional coordination and implementation, which SCAG will lead, partner, support, or amplify depending on the initiative.
Regional communications and outreach: Develop and coordinate regional communications, messaging, and stakeholder engagement to help residents, businesses, employees, visitors, and partners prepare for LA28 Games-time transportation conditions.
Regional wayfinding: Improve the traveler experience through coordinated physical and digital wayfinding, traveler information, and volunteer and ambassador programs.
Mobility and access programs: Support programs and services that make it easier for people and goods to move efficiently throughout the region before and during the LA28 Games.
Regulatory and operational policies: Advance operational strategies and policies that improve transportation system efficiency, manage demand, and support reliable movement of people and goods during the LA28 Games.
With the LA28 Games Regional TDM Strategic Plan complete, the next phase is implementation. Throughout 2027 and into 2028, SCAG and regional partners will deploy, refine, and scale TDM strategies to support mobility in the lead-up to and during the LA28 Games while laying the foundation for a mobility legacy beyond 2028.
Contact
Passenger TDM
Turner Lott
Senior Regional Planner
Freight TDM
Emerald Vela
Senior Regional Planner