At the City Council meeting on Feb. 10, 2025, the council authorized a letter to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in support of Alternatives 4 and 5, the inclusion of a direct, on-campus station at UCLA, and a seamless connection to the D Line at the Westwood/UCLA Station for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project.
From the staff report “Metro is currently in the process of conducting environmental review for the first phase of the project between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. As part of the environmental review, Metro is studying five alternatives for the project (labeled 1, and 3-6; Alternative 2 was eliminated from consideration earlier in the review process). The draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for the project containing updated details and cost estimates for the alternatives is expected to be released in early 2025.
“All five alternatives run from a northern terminus at the Van Nuys Metrolink station in the San Fernando Valley to a southern terminus at the Metro E Line (Expo) on the Westside. All alternatives would connect with the existing and planned Metro G (Orange), D (Purple), E (Expo), and East San Fernando Valley lines, as well as the Metrolink Ventura County Line and the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner.
“The quality and location of connections varies by alternative. Alternatives also vary in whether and where alignments are underground, aerial, or at grade, which rights-of-way they follow, and whether they directly serve UCLA’s campus.”
Ridership and travel time estimates from Metro show the highest ridership on Alternatives 4 and 5 and the lowest travel times on Alternatives 4, 5 and 6.
You can read the Alternatives available from the Legistar report on the City’s website.
Staff will return to City Council with the results from the Environmental Impact Report.
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