Concerned about massive gridlock during the 1984 games, Los Angeles officials asked people to stay off the roads. It worked! The city hoped it wouldn’t have to make a similar request this time around but a major expansion of Los Angeles’ public transit system, which includes 98 miles of new railways, is running behind schedule.

Therefore city officials are once again planning to ask residents to stay home during the games to limit traffic congestion, according to Rodney Johnson, Treasurer of LA Metro, whose comments went relatively unnoticed at a recent conference.