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SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 14, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVING AND FILING the Mobility Concept Plan (MCP) Implementation Progress Report.
Issue
ISSUE
This is a progress report regarding planning efforts in anticipation of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games ("the Games"), The report highlights the Games Enhanced Transit Service (GETS) planning developments, while also providing an update on the progress of various other workstreams including safety & security, as well as Metro's funding and legislative advocacy efforts for the 2028 Games.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro worked with LA28, Caltrans, Metrolink, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), the City of Los Angeles (COLA) Mayor's Office, and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), a group collectively known as the Games Mobility Executives (GME), as well as venue cities and Councils of Governments, to develop the 2028 Games Mobility Concept Plan approved by the Metro Board in December 2022. Following an extensive agency stakeholder outreach process, Metro and the GME identified a list of 15 priority workstreams. The GME then created subcommittees to advance the projects and programs under each workstream. For this month's Ad-Hoc Committee, staff will provide an oral presentation on the work underway for GETS and Safety & Security.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Games Enhanced Transit Service (GETS)
Metro currently carries almost one million boardings per day. The Games are anticipated to add an additional 1.2 million boardings per day. The capacity of the existing regional transit network cannot accommodate the ridership demand of the Games. Therefore, Metro will be establishing a GETS, which will provide Games specific transportation for spectators and the workforce.
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