Los Angeles To Become Smart City By 2028? “SmartLA 2028”

The City of Los Angeles released a document in 2020 outlining how to make the country’s second-largest metropolis a “Smart City” in 2028.

The document is titled, “SmartLA 2028, Technology for a better Los Angeles.”

* Image from “SmartLA2028 – Smart City Strategy *

”The soul of our recovery will shape the contours of our City’s future for decades to come…We have a blueprint for the city of the future,” a quote from former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti reads.

“The City of Los Angeles envisions a highly digital and connected city in 2028,” the document reads.

The document outlines a plan to transform Los Angeles into a “Smart City” in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

“Visitors for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will find a transformational digital Olympic experience from the moment they arrive. Passing through LAX airport’s completely renovated terminals, they can use the new automated people mover to select between light rail airport connections, rideshare, or taxi transportation choices. They will be greeted by digital signage, directed by multi-lingual electronic wayfinding, and connected through their smartphone with the hotels, restaurants, and venues that they are looking for during their stay,” the document states.

Whether visiting Hollywood Boulevard or Venice Beach, visitors will use smartphones or easily accessible kiosks to learn in their own language about the landmarks and readily available services to enhance their experience, including blind or deaf visitors,” it continues.

This vision is already becoming a reality. As a three-time United States Digital City Winner (2016-18), the City of Los Angeles has been investing and continues to invest in the infrastructure, digital services, and data tools to be a globally recognized Smart City. The SmartLA 2028 strategy is a concise summary of our vision, our approach to being a Smart City, and our roadmap to 2028,” it adds.

X users reacted to the unearthed document:

So they are looking to turn Los Angeles into a smart city by 2028

Interesting timing with these fires wouldn’t you say pic.twitter.com/WtjzDuyQbz

— Vision4theBlind (@Vision4theBlind) January 9, 2025

How many people are aware of the SMARTLA2028 Initiative?

The initiative is to turn Los Angeles into a Smart City by 2028.

I’m sure this fire will be the perfect excuse to rebuild Los Angeles into a “Smart City.” pic.twitter.com/D3IN46C0zP

— Merissa Hansen (@merissahansen17) January 9, 2025

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Per StateTech Magazine:

The city of Los Angeles has Olympic-level ambitions for its development as a smart city over the next year seven years.

The city, which is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, recently released a smart city blueprint that outlines how it plans to evolve and become a more connected and equitable city in time for the games. The plan was shared with members of the Los Angeles City Council in June.

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The plan envisions a city that is easy to get around without a car via a unified digital payment platform for Metro rail, buses, bikes and shuttles. “Ethical proactive technology” will help identify “fire, violence, or other risks to the health and safety of L.A. residents” even before a 911 call. The city will deploy “ubiquitous, ultra-high speed 5G connectivity” across its environs. It calls for the deployment of smart wayfinding kiosks and 10,000 public electric vehicle charging stations.

“It’s close enough to provide a target, but it’s also far away enough to accomplish some pretty aggressive goals,” LA CIO Ted Ross tells StateScoop about the plan. “So the idea of electronic vehicle charging being spread across the city — that’s not something you can do in a year. But it’s certainly something that, within the next seven years, you could be in a very solid place to receive people with electric cars.”

The plan outlines five “components of a digital and connected Los Angeles”:

• Infrastructure
• Data Tools & Practices
• Digital Services
• Connectivity & Digital Inclusion
• Governance

“In 2019, the City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency (ITA) convened its Smart City Committee, composed of 24 departments and elected officials. While Los Angeles had become a civic technology leader (winning #1 U.S. Digital City award for three straight years), the exponential growth of new technologies and increasing public expectations requires new levels of coordination to realize our vision,” the document reads.

The City of Los Angeles’ Smart City Committee came to the following conclusions:

1. Smart cities are multi-faceted and made up of several components, not just IT infrastructure

2. Smart cities are evolving, which requires both near-term and long-term goals that adhere to an overarching set of Smart City values

3. Smart cities require collaboration, where government and non-government entities work together to deliver best-in-class services to the public

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4. Smart cities require local resident and business participation, especially in light of major social movements, such as the protests for racial justice, the Digital Divide, and social impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic

5. Smart cities don’t happen by accident; they require careful strategic planning and investment to become intelligent urban ecosystems designed for the humans that live there.

L.A set to become a smart city by 2028

As announced Dec of 2020, L.A has been actively planning and strategizing on becoming a #smartcity in time for the Olympics set to take place in L.A in 2028.#LosAngelesFire https://t.co/BMnSrgTTxX pic.twitter.com/7gBxEjeWHw

— Stephanie Starr (@StephanieStarrC) January 8, 2025

The “SmartLA2028” document is circulating as multiple fires have devastated the Los Angeles area.

Over 100,000 Residents Under Evacuation Orders Amid Southern California Fires

Read the full "SmartLA2028" document HERE.

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