Starting Monday, Dec. 15, the new Valley-Westside Express, also known as Metro bus line 788, will offer nonstop service to and from the Valley’s Orange Line stops and Westwood. Metro predicts the new service will save riders up to 20 minutes in each direction.
The Valley-Westside Express will stop at Metro’s Orange Line Stations, with free park-and-ride lots at Sepulveda and Van Nuys boulevards. The bus will stop at the corner of Lindbrook Drive and Westwood Boulevard. The service will depart weekdays every 20 minutes during the peak hours of 5 a.m.–9.a.m. and 3.p.m.–7 p.m.
In addition, Metro will be eliminating Line 761 and 741 for the creation of Line 734 and Line 744.
Line 734 will mirror Line 761’s current route into UCLA via Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue, providing service between the Valley and the Westside via Sepulveda Boulevard. UCLA Valley-Westside Express riders with Go Metro passes, can transfer to the new Line 734 at Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive to reach campus via Hilgard Avenue.
UCLA Transportation subsidizes at least 50 percent of transit pass costs for eligible UCLA students and employees taking public transportation run by six transit agencies, including Metro.
Starting winter quarter 2015, the Metro TAP card price increase that became effective Sept. 15, will take effect for UCLA students and employees.
This article originally appeared in UCLA's Be a Green Commuter blog.
