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Subscriber only Brisbane s bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games will have no bearing on the Sunshine Coast s mass transit plans, according to the council. Options being considered range from bus network upgrades to a quality busy corridor and bus rapid transit, trackless trams and the most controversial being the light rail from Maroochydore to Caloundra. A planned light rail route connecting the Sunshine Coast has been referenced in council and state government documents for several years, including in a 2019 feasibility study into Queensland s Olympic Games bid. The study was released by the SEQ Office of Mayors and listed the Sunshine Coast s future light rail network as being critical in delivering the event.