There is growing opposition to the installation of a gondola to Dodger Stadium in time for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles ©Getty Images

Plans for a gondola ride to transport fans at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles face an uncertain future following a change in the city's Mayor and legal challenges.

Former Mayor Eric Garcetti championed the project on the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The seven-minute, 1.2-mile ride would ferry up to 5,000 people an hour from Union Station to Dodger Stadium in an attempt to reduce traffic.

Incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who replaces Garcetti on the Authority's Board, has yet to take a position on the electric-powered transport but she has put a stop to some of her predecessor's other plans.

Dodger Stadium, the home ground of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, is expected to be a venue for the Olympics in 2028 if baseball and softball is added to the programme, as is widely predicted.

Dodger Stadium is expected to stage Olympic baseball if the sport is added to the Los Angeles 2028 programme ©Getty Images
Dodger Stadium is expected to stage Olympic baseball if the sport is added to the Los Angeles 2028 programme ©Getty Images

Opposition to the gondola are encouraged by Bass' decision to rescind a move by Garcetti to light up the Hollywood sign.

"Mayor Bass could come in - she's the new Mayor in town and has a lot of appointments to the Metro board - and she could do something different than her predecessors," said attorney Doug Carstens, who represented Hollywood homeowners during the sign debacle, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Carstens also represents charitable group, California Endowment, that is suing Metro over the project and asking a judge to halt it.

They contend that the sign is a private tourist attraction, not a public transportation line to serve Metro riders.

Some residents have said that they fear being pushed out by rising house prices, with the proposed gondola potentially driving values higher.

New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has already rescinded one of her predecessor's plans by scrapping plans to light up the iconic Hollywood sign ©Getty Images
New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has already rescinded one of her predecessor's plans by scrapping plans to light up the iconic Hollywood sign ©Getty Images

"This did not spring from a genuine community need," said Bill Przylucki, executive of Ground Game LA, a political organising group, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.

"This is a rich developer coming up with a project.

"This is really a tourist attraction.

"This is not going to resolve traffic issues.

"We worry about the gentrifying impacts."

The project would likely be funded by corporate sponsorships and tourist fares.

The jury is still out on it, with a public meeting scheduled to take place next week at Cathedral High School, which sits near the proposed gondola's route.