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The coalition — which includes Move LA, BizFed, the cities of Santa Monica and West Hollywood, and dozens of neighborhood councils — called on Metro to immediately approve the draft Environmental Impact Report and the Locally Preferred Alternative to begin construction on the project. The coalition is also calling on Metro to ensure the Sepulveda Transit Corridor includes a direct station on UCLA’s campus and a seamless connection to the Purple/D Line at Westwood Village Station.

“UCLA is one of the largest employment and ediucation centers on the Westside, yet remains one of the least connected to our regional transit system,” said Eli Lipmen, Executive Director of Move LA. “A direct station on campus and a seamless connection to the D Line isn’t just good for students — it’s essential for reducing congestion, cutting emissions, and creating a truly connected Los Angeles.”

Move LA built the coalition to approve Measure R (2008) and M (2016) which provides $9.5 billion to plan and construct the project. Move LA advocates for high-quality transportation service and zero-emissions projects across the region.

“I’m proud to join this coalition, to unite our voices across the region and work together to advance the Sepulveda Transit Corridor - including a direct on-campus stop at UCLA. While the City of West Hollywood’s top priority for public transit investment remains the Metro K Line Northern Extension, we recognize the regional importance of the future Sepulveda Transit Corridor to our residents and the region at large and are eager to see this project move forward!"

- Chelsea Byers, Mayor of West Hollywood

“UCLA students have overwhelmingly supported heavy rail alternatives with a direct stop on campus. Members of USAC student government have been attending Metro Community Meetings on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor for the past two years to make student voices heard, and we reaffirm this support today. Thousands of students rely on public transportation to get around Los Angeles, and this project would transform travel for all Bruins.”

-Michael Griffin, USAC Facilities Commission & Bruins for Better Transit  

“It is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of getting this right. The decisions we make now about the Sepulveda Transit Corridor will be life-changing for hundreds of thousands of daily riders for multiple generations, including tens of thousands of daily commuting UCLA students, faculty, staff, and patients. We have to ensure that we select the best choice for riders—heavy rail with a station at UCLA Gateway Plaza and a seamless connection to the D Line in Westwood.”

- Connor Webb, UCLA MD-PhD Student, UAW 4811 Member, & North Westwood Neighborhood Council Board Member

“Graduate and professional students juggle many roles at once: we’re researchers, teaching assistants, clinicians, caregivers, and mentors. We spend long hours in labs, hospitals, libraries, and classrooms, then travel home to families or jobs spread across the region. Yet our commutes are often long, unreliable, and costly. For some, that means losing two hours or more each day, time that could be spent advancing research, supporting students, or simply resting and recharging. A direct rail connection to UCLA’s campus, integrated with the Purple/D Line Wilshire station, would change that. It would open doors for thousands who depend on public transit in their daily lives, like myself, and make graduate education and research more accessible, especially for students from low-income and working-class backgrounds, and those living in the San Fernando Valley and other underserved communities who dream of studying, working, or receiving care at UCLA.”

– Jack Feng, UCLA Graduate Students Association External Vice President 

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 Move LA is a coalition building nonprofit organization that led the effort to pass transformative mobility solutions through Measures R (2008) and M (2016) in LA County that fund public transit operations, capital projects, and maintenance. We build broad-based coalitions involving diverse stakeholders seeking bold solutions to the biggest challenges facing the region—mobility, affordable housing and homelessness, air quality and climate change. Move LA’s Advisory Board includes leaders from the labor, environmental, business, and nonprofit communities working collaboratively to find practical solutions and funding to create a more accessible, equitable, and sustainable region. Follow Move LA at movela.org, Instagram.com/movelatransit, and linkedin.com/company/movelatransit/

STC4All is a broad coalition comprised of educational institutions, neighborhood councils, municipalities, business and nonprofit organizations, and hundreds of individuals throughout LA County and beyond, including elected officials. To learn more, visit https://www.stc4all.org