Information on Metro's Scoping Meetings:
1) Register here. Your link is personalized to your registration, so additional attendees should register individually.
2) Each scoping meeting is 2 hours long. The first hour is a presentation about the project. Starting at hour two, Metro will begin soliciting comments from the public.
3) If you wish to speak, we recommend that you raise your hand on Zoom immediately once they announce that they will begin hearing comments.
4) You will have two minutes to speak, and Metro will provide an on-screen countdown.
5) If many people try to call in, not everyone will get a chance to speak. If you are unable to give spoken comment, please use our written comment submission form and mention in your message to Metro that you attended the Scoping Meeting.
If you have any further questions, contact us here.
2) Each scoping meeting is 2 hours long. The first hour is a presentation about the project. Starting at hour two, Metro will begin soliciting comments from the public.
3) If you wish to speak, we recommend that you raise your hand on Zoom immediately once they announce that they will begin hearing comments.
4) You will have two minutes to speak, and Metro will provide an on-screen countdown.
5) If many people try to call in, not everyone will get a chance to speak. If you are unable to give spoken comment, please use our written comment submission form and mention in your message to Metro that you attended the Scoping Meeting.
If you have any further questions, contact us here.
Use the following template to frame your public comment at the Metro scoping meeting:
"Hello. My name is _____________.
Reducing vehicular traffic congestion on our streets and highways, while increasing accessibility for those who travel across our region is something we should all strive for and can achieve together.
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor must be accessible to all Angelenos and provide stops where people want to go, including students, groundkeepers, custodians, faculty, medical support staff, and administrative staff.
According to Metro, an on-campus UCLA station would be the busiest non-transfer station across the entire metro system. Such a station would help connect people to where they need to go for employment, for educational purposes, for cultural and recreational attractions, and for medical needs.
Commuters come to the UCLA campus from all directions. Access to transit is a major inequity across Los Angeles, disproportionally affecting people of color and low-income households, who are more likely to depend on public transit, as well as seniors and people with disabilities who depend on public transit for access to work, healthcare, education, and cultural attractions.
Three of Metro’s six alignment alternatives do not include a direct stop at UCLA and the Purple/D Line station in Westwood Village. This is unacceptable for the thousands of students, staff, faculty, medical workers, patients, and others who come to and from UCLA and Westwood each day.
A metro stop at UCLA would take people off the 405 freeway (one the most congested urban highways in the nation); it will shrink the travel time for many of our commuters, enhance their quality of life, help clean our air, and improve our region’s environment and sustainability.
The Sepulveda Line must include a direct stop on the UCLA campus and a seamless connection to the Purple/D Line Westwood Station.
Thank you."
