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Come Games time, the long planned Brisbane 2032 Olympic Transport Network will be enacted across South East Queensland (SEQ) including Brisbane, Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, as well as at Cairns and Townsville. As occurred at Sydney 2000, existing public transport resources and infrastructure will be greatly boosted and/or overlaid by the drafting in of a massive fleet of buses and coaches from around Australia but particularly from Queensland and NSW. SEQ is where most of the venues and the Olympic Transport Network will supplement and in some cases replace Brisbane’s existing public transport networks and schedules. Greater Brisbane itself currently has a suburban rail network, suburban bus network, a ferry network on the Brisbane River, heavy rail and soon will have the underground Cross River Rail and Brisbane Metro networks added. The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast both have extensive bus networks. The Gold Coast, home to the second biggest cluster of venues, also has a growing Light Rail network plus heavy rail.

Since the 1974 Los Angeles Olympics, public transport in the City of Angeles has undergone huge expansion across several modes. In recent years particularly, LA Metro Trains, LA Metro Light Rail and LA Metro Busways have greatly grown their networks and connection hubs. At LAX Airport, a much needed elevated Automated People Mover (APM) shuttle train network servicing several key stations within the wider LAX precinct and terminals is getting very close to opening. Also there are other major changes under construction including LAX terminal expansion and brand new terminals, consolidated rent-a-car facility, an inter-modal transportation facility, pedestrian walkways and direct connections with LA Metro Lines. These improvements, along with the usual ‘Games Lanes’ on key roads and streets will make transportation to/from venues and around Los Angeles during the Games a much better experience for athletes, officials, spectators, tourists and residents. As at other Olympic Games, Spectator Park and Ride in pop-up facilties in various open spaces and mass parking areas near certain venues and serviced by shuttle buses are sure to again feature in the final LA 2028 Olympic Transport Network. The organising committee have flagged their LA 2028 “Games transportation plan” to “move athletes, Games stakeholders and fans efficiently during the Games, while keeping LA residents moving reliably through the region”. Currently, that plan must be in the development stage as no details of this plan are yet available on their website.