About this Event
In a bunker below LA's civic center, ATSAC became one of the best-known legacy improvements of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Now ATSAC has a new location and new name — formerly Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control, now Advanced Transportation System and Coordination — and thanks to the kind folks at LADOT, I'm thrilled to offer Torched subscribers a very exclusive tour.
The signal-controlling mechanism meant to keep traffic flowing during the 1984 games has evolved into one of the most sophisticated transportation-monitoring systems in the world with 26,000 sensors and detectors and 620 traffic cameras. A 2022 upgrade and rebrand ensured that ATSAC would be ready for millions more multimodal users in 2028. Here's a fun little Streetsfilm all about what goes on down there.
Afterwards, we'll ride a DASH bus to a nearby location for happy hour and watch clips of The Italian Job (2003), which prominently features ATSAC as well as the role of "ATSAC supervisor." During our tour be sure to also ask LADOT engineers if they can turn all the signals in the city green in all directions at the same time just like in The Italian Job. They love this question.
This tour is free but only available to Torched subscribers at the 🔥🔥 level and higher. To subscribe, visit torched.la
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Caltrans District 7 Headquarters, 100 Main Street, Los Angeles, United States
USD 0.00
