This post was updated April 19 at 2:51 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously voted to increase the proposed student fee for the upcoming Universal Access Transit Pass referendum from $2.65 to $3.30 per quarter. Read more...
Photo: A Culver City bus is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a fee increase for the Universal Access Transit Pass referendum. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a proposal to use surplus funding to help commuter students pay for on-campus parking permits. The commuter aid proposal suggested by General Representative 2 Naomi Hammonds and passed on March 14 would cover $50 of commuter students’ parking passes, which are currently priced at $292.93 per quarter, using surplus funds. Read more...
Photo: A road full of cars is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved funding for a proposal that would give commuter students $50 to pay for parking permits on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA Transportation is planning to expand sustainable transportation and electric vehicle charging facilities on campus in an effort to reduce UCLA’s contributions to transportation emissions. UCLA Transportation published the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan on Feb. Read more...
Photo: An electric vehicle charging station is pictured. In February, UCLA Transportation released the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan, which outlines plans to advance equity and environmental sustainability goals in university transportation, including changes to infrastructure and student commute options. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
Students will vote on a referendum in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association election that would fund a new program providing free access to public transportation. If the referendum is passed, each student would pay a quarterly fee of $2.65 for the Universal Access Transit Pass, a special card from LA Metro loaded with unlimited rides for undergraduate students, according to UCLA Transportation. Read more...
Photo: City buses are pictured arriving in Westwood. Students will have the opportunity to vote on an upcoming referendum to implement a quarterly student fee to gain a Universal Access Transit Pass – an LA Metro card that would offer unlimited rides for undergraduate students – through the university. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue will be restricted from Monday through Friday as construction for the Los Angeles Metro continues. Read more...
Photo: Construction of the Purple (D-Line) Extension Transit Project is pictured. Los Angeles Metro will restrict lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue through Friday as construction crews service a conduit and duct bank. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 21 at 9:18 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council President Carl King Jr. vetoed a new plan to fund nighttime Lyft rides for students following accusations that the original proposal was misleading. Read more...
Photo: A person gets into a car. The Undergraduate Students Association Council president vetoed a proposal to provide discounted Lyft rides for students after being notified of potentially misleading statistics in the presentation of the plan to the council. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers found that around 75% of Los Angeles Metro bus stops do not provide shelter from extreme heat, raising concerns for citizens who use the public transportation system. Read more...
Photo: A Los Angeles Metro bus waits at a stop (pictured). A UCLA study found that about a quarter of over 10,000 bus stops in LA have adequate shelters to protect passengers from extreme heat, which kills more than 700 people in the United States every year. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
