LA28's plan for a car-free Olympics now includes air taxis the price of a high-end Uber

[Initech]

As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway.

LA28, the committee charged with planning L.A.’s third Summer Games, is partnering with San José-based aerospace company Archer Aviation to assemble a fleet of electric air taxis designed in part to divert Olympics traffic to the sky, Archer said in a statement Thursday.

Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

Archer’s air taxis will offer 10- to 20-minute flights using a network of vertiports throughout the city, including at SoFi Stadium, LAX and other hubs from Santa Monica to Orange County.

They will cater to spectators and VIPs, allowing them to travel between sporting events without having to navigate L.A. traffic, the company said.

“Imagine an Olympic event taking place in Dodger Stadium, and then having to get back to SoFi for the medal ceremony,” Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein said in an interview. “How are you going to get there if you’re stuck in two hours [of] traffic?”
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-05-15/la28-electric-air-taxis-car-free-olympics

How is this better than cars or trains, exactly?

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1. In 1984 businesses around LA adopted shifted work schedules to alleviate traffic.

And it worked.

Simplicity is sometimes the best solution.

Just wait until the first one of these flying kludges plummets from the sky.

[Initech]

2. Yeah I might want to take an extended vacay when the Olympics are here.