November 5, 2025
At a sold-out convening hosted by ULI Los Angeles, civic leaders, planners, and designers confronted the question facing Los Angeles as the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games draw near: what kind of legacy can the city still deliver in the final 1,000 days? Moderated by former Pasadena Councilmember and Chief Deputy Controller Rick Cole, the panel—featuring Rodrigo Soares (AECOM), Daniel Bernstein (LA Metro), Michelle Stevenson (HKS Architects), and Mott Smith (Amped Kitchens)—examined whether the so-called “no-build Games” can still produce meaningful, lasting change.
