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July 13, 2026

LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics

  • Metro hopes the games have attracted new riders and improved public perception.
    • By JAIMIE DING
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Jaimie Ding [enlarge]
    Matthew Smith and his son Whitacre, 5, ride the Metro after a World Cup match between Spain and Austria in L.A. on July 2.

    LOS ANGELES — When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city.


     
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