Metro officials believe riders will come back and that the bigger network of rail lines will make ditching the car a more viable option for others. When completed, the three sections of the Purple Line (also known as the D Line) will run for about nine miles, much of it beneath Wilshire Boulevard. In 2018, students at Beverly Hills High School walked out of their classes to protest the Purple Line extension tunneling underneath campus. The Purple Line expansion will also include a station at Westwood/UCLA. AdvertisementOne Beverly Hills resident dining at Pinches Tacos in Westwood on Monday said she was adamantly against the Purple Line.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 25, 2021 12:00 UTC