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UCLA VC Steve Olsen Endorses Subway to UCLA

Byuclafaculty

There will be increased discussion about the “Subway-to-the-Sea” and its proposed stop at UCLA now that an environmental impact report has been released. See http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/westside/images/Draft_EIS_EIR/Executive%20Summary%20DEIS.pdf In a promotional video put on YouTube last October by the LACMTA, UCLA VC for Finance Steve Olsen endorsed the project. His remarks are at about the 6-minute point on the video: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz95Gr6VVLM&fs=1&hl=en_US]

Getting to UCLA on Sunset Blvd from the Westside Will Be Difficult Next Week

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LA County Supervisor Yaroslavsky’s blog warns that the Sunset Blvd. bridge over the 405 will be undergoing demolition next week. You are best advised to use a different route to UCLA from the Westside. The blog contains a history of the bridge, built in 1955, together with early photos such as the one on the left that shows hardly any traffic. The full story is at:http://zev.lacounty.gov/spotlight-story/sunset-bridge-the-early-years As for the photo on the right, it is also a bridge, albeit one that is hidden by landfill. At one time a ravine ran through the UCLA campus and a bridge led over…