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The currently planned Metro stop in Westwood

From the Bruin: The Los Angeles Metro is moving forward with its West LA transit projects that intend to connect West LA with downtown LA and the San Fernando Valley. The Metro Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project, which plans to extend the Purple Line to a new station in Westwood, began piling operations Aug. 23, which are expected to be completed by Sept. 17. Piling is the construction process that prepares a site for excavation, according to an emailed statement from LA Metro.

The Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project was introduced in 2018 with a first phase goal of connecting the San Fernando Valley with the Westside by 2035, and subsequently, LAX by 2059. Currently, the Metro is planning to open new stations near the West LA Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards, according to the Metro statement. In response to the Metro’s plan, the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, which includes the North Westwood Neighborhood Council and other nearby neighborhood councils, have asked Metro to consider alternatives that would include a station directly on the UCLA campus. Four out of five such alternatives currently being studied by the Metro would include a UCLA station, according to the Metro statement.

The NWWNC represents UCLA, Westwood Village and the North Village to the LA City Council. Furkan Yalcin, the NWWNC president and at-large stakeholder, said he thinks having a station directly at UCLA would be the most important part of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project because of the thousands of people who commute to UCLA and Westwood...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2021/09/07/la-metro-plans-to-open-new-stations-in-westwood-considers-metro-stop-at-ucla.