Next stop: out of the car, off the 405, and aboard rapid transit from the Valley directly onto the UCLA campus with a connection right in Westwood Village, arriving if Bruins have their way! LA Metro is making headway with a project to improve travel between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside – and now Angelenos can share their input on which options will best fit their transportation needs.
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor (STC) Project, which aims to provide a much-needed reliable transit connection, eliminating the need to travel the Sepulveda Pass by vehicle on the crowded 405 Freeway, has the potential to reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and enhance accessibility and mobility for L.A. County commuters, particularly Bruins coming to the UCLA campus as well as residents and visitors heading this direction.
STC has several options, known as alternatives, including ones with a direct UCLA stop and a seamless connection to the D (also known as Purple) Line station to be located in Westwood Village.
Having a station situated directly on the UCLA campus — where thousands travel daily — takes vehicles off the 405 freeway and local streets, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, saves commuters money and time, and perhaps most importantly, improves access to education, employment, healthcare, business, attractions, athletics and much more — resulting in a better connected, equitable L.A.
With the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Report that analyzes a range of rail transit modes, alignments, and station locations related to the project, it is time to tell LA Metro what you think. Submit comments via email and phone on the project hotline at (213) 922-7375 and with this online form. Mail comments attention: Peter Carter, Metro, One Gateway Plaza, MS 99-22-6, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The comment period ends August 30.
Public information sessions and public hearings to accept verbal and written public comments will also happen in June, July, and August. Visit LA Metro's STC Project website for the dates and locations.
