Culver City Olympics 2028 Kick Off – Key Takeaways
July 22, 2023
Arts and Culture
One or combination of several festivals – Arts Festival, Film Festival Art Installations
Tours (mentioned in Tourism) – Studio tours, arts/ culture walking tours, cultural corridor. Other considerations
o Elevate parts of city that need highlighting.
o Partner with County, Paralympics, LA28, CalArts (interactive outdoor installations), Culver City High, AVPA, West LA College
Tourism
Develop Tourism/ Visitor Bureau - unified tourism/ marketing brand – Experience, Discover, Visit Culver City
Events, such as dedicated CC showing of opening ceremony in a local park for tourists/ community, activities that bring community together, celebration of sister city countries Highlight History Arts Culture - Competition to create 7 second shots with cash prizes for local content creators to highlight the City; highlight history, entertainment, creative/arts culture. Olympic practices in West LA/ High School
Policy
Transportation/ Traffic
Evaluate bike/ scooter regulations.
Lift red light cameras for Olympics
Housing
Study short term rentals during Olympics or permanently Convert empty office building to housing – either temp, hostel-type housing or permanent Create local platform for short term rental listing or cheaper housing options Other Policies
Allow temp, pop-up businesses (restaurants, lemonade stands, tshirt shops) Enforce price gauging laws
Put additional revenues into charitable fund (similar to LA84)
Infrastructure & Improvements
Infrastructure
Public Toilets
Public charging station
Information kiosks – in person and
digital
Field/pool improvements, add
recreation pool for community
Increase shade and water
Broadband and expand wifi
Add more wayfinding signage
Increase trash/ recycling services
Provide cooling stations
Additional trees for shade
Mobility
Improve connection along Washington Blvd from Metro station and downtown Activate Ballona with rest stops, solar lighting, maps connecting major features Creating additional transportation capacity
o Reduce bus headways, micro transit/circulator to locations around city/ hotels, particularly Sepulveda/ Jefferson hotels, express bus to UCLA or other destinations, short term transit, additional bike racks.
Services
Kiosks/ Welcome Center – translator concierge/ info hub, ambassador/ greeters volunteers
Coordination with other entities – sister city, historical society, la28