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Can LA host a 'car-free' Olympics?

Category: Business
Duration: 00:08:52
Publish Date: 2025-09-22 07:00:00
Description: Los Angeles is synonymous with car culture. But now that it's hosting the 2028 Olympics, could that be changing? On today's show, LA's public transit building bonanza, and why some worry the new infrastructure will benefit tourists more than locals. 

Related episodes:
Why the Olympics cost so much 
Why building public transit in the US costs so much 

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