The Long Track Back
What’s Next for LA Metro: 2028 and Beyond — The Final Episode of The Long Track Back
As LA prepares to host the 2028 Olympics, Metro is racing to reshape how the city moves. Our final episode of The Long Track Back explores what’s next — and whether LA can finally become a true transit city.
Last Updated on August 10, 2025 by Daily News Staff
🚊 Can Los Angeles Finally Become a Real Transit City — In Time for the 2028 Olympics?
That’s the bold question we ask in the final episode of The Long Track Back, our in-depth video series examining the history, challenges, and future of LA’s transit system.
In this finale, titled “What’s Next for LA Metro: 2028 and Beyond,” we look forward — to a city under construction, to billion-dollar investments in mobility, and to a pivotal moment as Los Angeles races toward hosting the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
🎥 Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/DcXa2Z2_9U4
🚧 LA Metro’s Big Bets for 2028
From subway tunneling beneath Wilshire Boulevard to sleek new rail lines connecting LAX to the city, Metro is charging ahead with its most ambitious slate of projects ever. These include:
D Line Extension — connecting Westwood, Beverly Hills, and Koreatown to the city core LAX People Mover — a long-awaited fix to one of LA’s biggest airport headaches Sepulveda Transit Corridor — still in planning, this could become a high-capacity subway… or a high-speed monorail
Together, these projects are part of the “28 by 2028” initiative — a Metro campaign to complete 28 major transit improvements in time for the Games.
💡 Infrastructure vs. Mindset
But as our episode explores, concrete and steel aren’t enough. LA’s biggest challenge may not be building the systems — it’s getting Angelenos to use them.
From car culture to last-mile connections, public perception still looms large. But that’s slowly shifting, with younger generations, students, and eco-conscious riders embracing Metro like never before.
🚂 Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future
“The Red Cars may be gone,” our narrator says, “but their legacy lives on — in every station being built, every line extended, and every rider who says, ‘Why drive when I can take the train?’”
It’s a poetic reminder that Los Angeles was once a transit-first city. And maybe, just maybe, it can be again.
🎙️ This May Be the Final Episode — But It’s Not the End
The Long Track Back has taken viewers from the rise and fall of the Pacific Electric system to the rebirth of LA Metro. This final installment is a turning point — not a conclusion.
🚦Watch the full series and explore bonus interviews, maps, and timelines at STMDailyNews.com.
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