What's the fastest way from UCLA to Westfield Century City?
Waymo vs Big Blue Bus vs running!
and make sure to let LADOT know we need truly protected bike and enforced bus lanes on Westwood Blvd: winstli.com/westwood
Our statement on the K Line Northern Extension.
Support bus lanes on the Westside:
- Santa Monica Blvd west of Beverly Hills
- Sepulveda Boulevard between UCLA & LAX
- combined north-south La Cienega Blvd & Jefferson Blvd corridor from West Hollywood to Westchester
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Our statement on LADOT's Westwood Blvd Safety and Mobility Project. Passed unanimously by UCLA USAC on 3/10/2026.
"How many more people must be injured or die before we acknowledge that saving lives is worth slowing down cars?"
Our statement on LADOT's Ohio Ave Safety and Mobility Project. Passed unanimously by USAC 3/3/2026.
CICLAVIA WEST LA Sunday, April 26, 2026 domingo 26 de abril 2026 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Huge news! After the North Westwood and West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Councils called for a CicLAvia to come to these neighborhoods for the first time (cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...), Westwood and Sawtelle are getting one this April!: www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia_wes...
The D Line Extension to Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega opens...
UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee February 18, 2026 Gloria Roberts, Director Caltrans District 7 100 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 RE: Support for Immediate Implementation of EA 38750 ("Ohio to Ohio" Bike Link) in Coordination with EA 33360 (Santa Monica Blvd Multimodal Project) Dear Director Roberts, I am writing on behalf of the UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee (CBAC), a body of students, faculty, staff, and administrators convened to advance the university’s goals for active transportation, sustainability, and campus connectivity. We strongly urge Caltrans to integrate the "Ohio to Ohio" protected bike lane project (EA 38750) with the upcoming Santa Monica Boulevard pavement rehabilitation (EA 33360). Delaying this critical gap closure until a future funding cycle—potentially decades away—is a missed opportunity that places thousands of members of the UCLA community at continued risk. Critical Connectivity for Health and Housing The proposed "Ohio to Ohio" link is not merely a local improvement; it is a vital artery for the UCLA Health system and our residential community. As identified in the UCLA Health Bicycle Corridor Plan, this segment is essential for connecting key medical facilities, including the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, the Rape Treatment Center, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and dozens of UCLA Health clinics throughout the corridor. Furthermore, this project would directly serve five major residential buildings along Santa Monica Boulevard that house UCLA students and medical residents. Currently, these residents are stranded on an "island" with no safe, continuous north-south or east-west bikeways to reach campus or essential services.
By failing to include the "Ohio to Ohio" project now, Caltrans would force students, staff, and patients to navigate a high-speed arterial without protection, directly contradicting California’s "Complete Streets" mandate. We echo the concerns of Assemblymember Zbur and Senator Allen: pavement rehabilitation is not a neutral act. It is an obligation to improve safety. To repave Santa Monica Boulevard without this bike link effectively locks in dangerous conditions for another generation. As Assemblymember Zbur notes, advancing a repaving project without a compliant bicycle accommodation represents a serious safety risk to the public. Sharrows are no longer permissible on roadways of this speed (SB 1216), and if Caltrans continues with its planned timeline as described to his staff, the “Ohio to Ohio” bicycle project could realistically be delayed until 2040, if not later. Community and Educational Access The benefits of this connection extend beyond the university. The Ohio Avenue corridor connects to University High School, a key partner in UCLA’s TIE-INS (Together in Education in Neighborhood Schools) program. A protected lane here would provide a safe route to school for local youth and strengthen the connection between the university and our neighborhood public schools. Fiscal Responsibility Finally, we urge you to consider the fiscal prudence of a "dig once" approach. Mobilizing construction crews twice for the same stretch of road is an inefficient use of public funds. Integrating these projects now ensures that the design, traffic control, and construction costs are incurred only once, maximizing the public benefit. The UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee stands with the City of Santa Monica, the City of Los Angeles, and our state representatives in calling for the immediate delivery of the Ohio to Ohio project. We ask that Caltrans prioritize the safety of our students, healthcare workers, and patients by building this gap closure now.
The @ucla.edu Campus Bike Advisory Committee is asking Caltrans to close a critical gap in the bike network where the Ohio Avenue bike route crosses Santa Monica Boulevard and to do so in coordination with their other planned work there.
@streetsforall.org
Background of the Ohio Ave. a dark orange fade at the bottom going upwards. Text reads “USAC’s Statement on the Ohio to Ohio Bike Lane Project" with a series of trains under and a USAC seal on the bottom right.
Director Gloria Roberts Director Dina El-Tawansy California Department of Transportation RE: Santa Monica Boulevard Pavement Project (EA 33360) and the Ohio to Ohio Bike Lane Project (EA 38750) Dear Director Roberts and Director El-Tawansy, On behalf of the Undergraduate Students Association Council at the University of California, Los Angeles, we urge Caltrans to concurrently implement the Ohio to Ohio bike lane project with the imminent repaving of Santa Monica Boulevard. In particular, we call for bike lanes to protect bicyclists traveling from Ohio Avenue and Westgate Avenue through Santa Monica Boulevard, to continue on Ohio Avenue and Broadway in Santa Monica. Ohio Avenue is the seventh busiest bike corridor in Los Angeles and one of the few streets that safely crosses the 405. For UCLA students who do not have access to cars, Ohio Avenue serves as a critical backbone to get to/from Santa Monica and West LA. Yet, conflicts between vehicles and bicyclists occur far too often, highlighted most recently in the tragic accident at the 99 Ranch Market near UCLA that killed 3 and injured 6. We know what works to protect cyclists and pedestrians — protected bike lanes that separate bicyclists from traffic, and facilities that slow traffic and prioritize cyclists at intersections. Both the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and City of Santa Monica are constructing, or planning to construct, protected bike facilities along this corridor. However, neither agency can address the missing gap Ohio Avenue inherently faces that forces cyclists to bike along Santa Monica Boulevard to rejoin Ohio Avenue. We are happy to hear that Caltrans has already identified this gap as an issue. Given the imminent repaving of Santa Monica Boulevard, it would be fiscally and operationally prudent to use this rare opportunity to close this gap in our bike network for good. The current plan to" with a USAC header.
"re-pave the road now and tear it up later is short-sighted — when Caltrans can take action now to improve safety and mobility. These improvements would save lives and make more equitable, sustainable forms of transportation more appealing to students. This project would improve first-last mile connections and strengthen our transit network for the short and long term, especially as the Metro D Line Extension nears completion and the 2028 Olympics approach. UCLA students are six times more likely to commute via bicycle to campus every day versus the general LA public. Better micromobility infrastructure would make those commutes safer, faster, and more convenient. Nontraditional students, students with dependents, transfer students, commuter students — or simply those who live further from campus — would benefit even more from these improvements. It is remarkable that so many Angelenos choose a bike as their primary means of transportation, despite the glaring gaps in our infrastructure that put them at unnecessary risk of injury and death. Los Angeles has the ideal natural environment for cycling. Closing the bike lane gap on Ohio Avenue now is a clear step towards making our built environment the same. Sincerely, The Undergraduate Students Association Council of the University of California, Los Angeles For more information, please contact: president@usac.ucla.edu and fac@usac.ucla.edu." all on a USAC header.
Our statement on the Ohio to Ohio bike lane gap. Passed unanimously by USAC 2/24/26.
LA is planning what could be the most expensive and complex transit project in American history — a subway across the Sepulveda Pass.
If it ever gets built, the benefits would be huge. An 80 min trip shaved to 20 mins, 100K+ rides per day, transfers to 4 other lines.
We received these dates before CM Yaroslavsky asked to expedite the project. So it's possible these announcements will be pushed up. Not sure though yet.
We plan on creating a full public comment guide (to both LADOT and CM Yaroslavsky) after then! Here's the RSVP for the Open House if you're interested in signing up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We just published our statement (www.reddit.com/r/ucla/comme...) and petition (winstli.com/westwood). Right now, we're just collecting emails since we're awaiting LADOT's prelim design, which will be announced during their Open House on Mar 5.
Our statement on the tragedy at the 99 Ranch yesterday and the Westwood Blvd Safety and Mobility Project:
www.reddit.com/r/ucla/comme...
Updates are coming very shortly. What we can say right now is that community input will be critical in the next few weeks/months.
The survey is over but we have updates to share soon. We'll need all the community input we can get though since the changes being proposed are far from guaranteed.
Metro board unanimously approves Sepulveda Rail alignment for heavy rail subway from Westwood-Van-Nuys. Attendees applaud.
Submit a written comment to Metro in support of Modified Alternative 5 for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor before Wednesday at 5pm! We built a tool to easily submit a pre-written email: winstli.com/stc
More information, including a UCLA to Metro HQ bus sign-up, in the doc: tinyurl.com/stcpt2
Metro Planning Committee unanimously approves Valley-Westside Sepulveda rail item. (Goes to full Metro board next week)
Will be heavy rail!
Make sure to comment in support of Modified Alternative 5! ⬇️
tinyurl.com/stcpt2
We've published an UPDATED guide to support Modified Alternative 5 for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Make sure to email the Planning & Programming Committee by Tue @ 5pm.
tinyurl.com/stcpt2
We're also mobilizing students to make public comment in-person at Metro HQ on 1/22! Bus RSVP in the doc.
dailybruin.com/2026/01/09/l...
What's the BEST mode of transit from UCLA to the Metro E Line? 🤔🧸🚊
Make sure to complete LADOT's Westwood Boulevard Safety and Mobility Survey by December 31st for a chance at a $50 gift card! bit.ly/Westwood_Sur... @ladotofficial.bsky.social
LADOT is planning for bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, and transit improvements along Westwood Bl.
Take their survey and ask for protected bike lanes, and that the project be extended to National Bl, to connect with existing bike lanes!
Details:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
LADOT is working on adding protected bike lanes on Ohio between Westgate and Westwood, and traffic calming on other surrounding streets, providing a safe way to cycle between Westwood and areas West of the 405.
Learn more and take their survey:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
We've made a public comment guide and template for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor! Make sure to submit your comment by Aug 30: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
UCLA leaders and others urge a direct connection on-campus Sepulveda rail station
