TRANSPORTATION
Subregional Bus Infrastructure Network
December Update:
Upcoming Outreach
The Consultant team is currently developing 10% designs for La Cienega / Jefferson Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard, and Santa Monica Boulevard. The Consultant team will begin gathering feedback from Westside communities on the draft 10% designs in late January. The draft outreach schedule (subject to change) is as follows:
Thursday, January 29th: Pop-up event #1
Thursday, March 26th, Pop-up event #2
Thursday, June 4th, Pop-up event #3
WSCCOG Staff will update this page once more details about outreach — including event times and locations, outreach materials, and additional outreach events — become available.
Segment Off Ramping
Based on the Request for Information (RFI) responses and meetings with the city staff, Caltrans, and UCLA, the consultant team identified several corridor segments that already have bus speed and reliability improvements planned. To ensure that project resources are focused on high-impact locations, WSCCOG staff recommended off ramping several segments from further design consideration rather than proceeding with 10% design
On December 11th, the WSCCOG Board authorized WSCCOG staff to remove from further design consideration the following corridor segments:
La Cienega Boulevard/Jefferson Boulevard: North of Holloway Drive (no bus service)
Sepulveda Boulevard: UCLA to Wilshire/Sepulveda (existing or planned transit improvements); Venice Boulevard to Green Valley Circle within Culver City (existing or planned transit improvements)
Santa Monica Boulevard: Centinela Avenue to Cotner Ave within Caltrans Right-of-Way (existing or planned transit improvements)
September Update:
Quick-Build Bus Infrastructure Project
At the August 2025 WSCCOG Board Meeting, The STV Inc. consultant team was formally approved by the Board to lead the Quick-Build Bus Infrastructure Project. The project aims to deliver construction-ready bus infrastructure designs by late 2026 to improve the bus rider experience on the Westside. If approved by the COG member cities, the improvements could be completed in time for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games. Work on the project will begin in October 2025.
The project aims to deliver construction-ready designs on segments of three of the Westside’s busiest corridors:
Santa Monica Boulevard west of Beverly Hills;
Sepulveda Boulevard between UCLA and LAX, and;
The combined north-south La Cienega Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard corridor from West Hollywood to Westchester.
These corridors are among the busiest in the region, and, if approved for construction by COG member cities, the improvements will provide long-term benefits for riders while preparing the Westside for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The designs may include:
Dedicated and/or peak hour bus lanes
Transit signal upgrades
Curb and striping changes
Pedestrian safety improvements
Background:
Metro Subregional Equity Program (SEP) Funding
In 2016, Metro established and programmed $1.2 billion to the Measure M Subregional Equity Program (SEP) to provide equivalent funding to each subregion for projects related to transit or highway modes, including first/last mile, active transportation, and complete streets improvements. As of October 2024, the WSCCOG has $1,337,793 in SEP funds available. In 2022, the WSCCOG Board approved the allocation of SEP funding to advance several unfunded bus lane or bus rapid transit (BRT) projects included in the 2020 WSCCOG Mobility Study and 2021 WSCCOG Unfunded Strategic Project List. In December 2022, the WSCCOG Board allocated $100 million in SEP funds to advance bus rapid transit (BRT) and related bus infrastructure in the subregion, and the remaining funds towards the K Line (Crenshaw/LAX) Northern Extension project and the D Line (Purple) extension to Santa Monica.
Subregional Bus Lane Corridor Priorities for Near-Term SEP Funding
In January 2024, the TWG met to determine how near-term SEP funding could support a car-free 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and increase connectivity for Westside communities. Through these discussions, the TWG collaborated to prioritize regional bus infrastructure for near-term SEP funding. At a minimum, “bus infrastructure” would include, but not be limited to, peak-hour dedicated bus lanes with the expectation that additional transit enhancements could be made to each corridor where possible and over time. Designing bus infrastructure on the Westside aligns with the short- and long-term goals of Metro and the WSCCOG member jurisdictions.
Recommended List of Priority Corridors for SEP-Funded Bus Infrastructure Design
In February 2025, the WSCCOG Board programmed $2,675,586 in Metro Measure M Subregional Equity Program (SEP) funds for the bus infrastructure design, design phase outreach, and design-phase data collection for the following three corridors:
Santa Monica Blvd (west of Beverly Hills),
Sepulveda Blvd (between UCLA and LAX), and
The combined corridor along La Cienega Blvd and Jefferson Blvd (between Sunset Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd)
Updated December 18, 2025
Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program
WSCCOG developed a list of projects and a 5-Year Plan for its Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program (MSP). Building from the 2020 WSCCOG Mobility Study, the WSCCOG worked and consultant Fehr & Peers worked closely with the WSCCOG Transportation Working Group to develop a list of projects for the Active Transportation and 1st/Last Mile Connection Program under the Measure M MSP expenditure.
2024 MSP Update
On October 23, 2024, Metro approved the WSCCOG’s third MSP annual update, which included the programming of $17,369,862 in additional funds for the WSCCOG Active Transportation/1st and Last Mile Connection Program through FY 2024-25. To view the Metro staff report and the list of projects, click here.
2023 MSP Update
On October 18, 2023, Metro approved the WSCCOG’s second MSP annual update, which included the programming of $2,137,325 in additional funds for the WSCCOG Active Transportation/1st and Last Mile Connection Program through FY 2025-26. To view the Metro staff report and the list of projects, click here.
2022 MSP Update
On October 19, 2022, Metro approved the WSCCOG’s first MSP annual update, which included the programming of $966,589 in additional funds for the WSCCOG Active Transportation/1st and Last Mile Connection Program through FY 2024-25. To view the Metro staff report and the list of projects, click here.
2021 MSP List of Projects
On January 20, 2021, Metro approved the programming of $26,151,339 in Measure M MSP funds for the WSCCOG Active Transportation/1st and Last Mile Connection Program for FY 2020-21 to FY 2023-24. To view the Metro staff report and the list of projects, click here.
Measure M Subregional Equity Program
In 2016, Metro established and programmed $1.2 billion to the Measure M Subregional Equity Program (SEP) to provide equivalent funding to each of the other subregions after the Metro Board allocated funding to a San Fernando Valley transit project. Within this program, the WSCCOG is allocated approximately $160 million, while the Central City Area Subregional Planning Area is allocated $235 million.
In June 2021, the Metro Board adopted a motion making SEP funding eligible for programming starting in FY22-23 subject to project readiness criteria and clarified that subregions may access SEP funds earlier than 2043 through a combination of inter-fund borrowing, fund exchanges with other programs and projects in their subregions, Metro Measure M bonding capacity, or other discretionary funds designated for their subregion.
On October 14, 2021, the WSCCOG Board approved the City of West Hollywood’s request to allocate of 25 percent ($40 million) of the $160 million SEP funds from Metro to the Crenshaw Northern Extension Project to support predevelopment activities to get the project shovel-ready and eligible for other funding and send a letter to Metro asking for project development work on the Crenshaw Northern Extension Project to be fully funded in the FY22 midyear budget and the FY23 annual budget.
In December 2023, the WSCCOG Board approved the priorities for the remaining SEP allocation, which includes 62.5 percent ($100 million) for BRT and Bus Infrastructure Improvements, and 12.5 percent ($20 million) for the D Line (Purple) Extension to Santa Monica.
WSCCOG Unfunded Strategic Project List
In 2021, Metro directed each COG to develop a Strategic Project List consisting of unfunded transportation capital projects of regional significance. The Strategic Project List is not tied to specific future funding, and is not a prioritized list, but will aid countywide and regional planning efforts. Building from the 2020 WSCCOG Mobility Study and 2021 WSCCOG Measure MSP, the WSCCOG staff worked closely with the WSCCOG Transportation Working Group to develop this list, which was approved by the WSCCOG Board on June 10, 2021.
The WSCCOG Unfunded Strategic Project List consists of 37 major projects, including 21 active transportation projects, 14 transit projects, and two highway projects. It also includes the Westside Mobility Study Pedestrian and Bicycle Network program, consisting of 53 remaining bicycle and pedestrian improvements, which would complete the connected, multimodal transportation vision described in the Westside Mobility Study. The list was revised in October 2021. To access the latest version of the WSCCOG Unfunded Strategic Project List, click here.
2020 WSCCOG Mobility Study
WSCCOG and SCAG retained a consultant team led by Fehr & Peers, with STV, Inc., and Arellano Associates, to update the 2003 Westside Mobility Study. This Mobility Study identifies inter-jurisdictional transportation investment priorities for the Westside and guide future regional planning and project implementation. The study would also inform the development process of the Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program.
Final Study
On August 13, 2020, the WSCCOG Board adopted the 2020 WSCCOG Mobility Study
WSCCOG Mobility Study (Final) - Adopted 08/13/2020
Appendices
Detailed information of the 2020 WSCCOG Mobility Study can be found in the memorandum of the following appendices that were produced in an earlier phase of this project. The content was finalized and incorporated in the final study.
Appendix A - Existing Conditions Memo
Appendix B - Bicycle Priorities Memo
Appendix C - Mobility Centers & Needs Memo
Appendix D - Outreach Summary
2015 WSCCOG Measure M TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES
In 2015, the WSCCOG approved an initial list of transportation priorities as part of the Measure M Expenditure Plan. The priorities include the following:
Active Transportation Networks and 1st/Last Mile Connections
I-10 Robertson/National Area Multimodal Circulation Improvement Project
