Transportation Department Holds Final Community Meeting for Pasadena Walks Project

The Department of Transportation hosted on Tuesday, its third and final community meeting for the “Pasadena Walks!” project.

“Pasadena Walks!” is the city’s pedestrian master plan that aims to create a safer and more walkable Pasadena.

The plan outlines corridors in the city where pedestrian improvements are being considered.

According to Karen Thai, transportation planner at Toole Design Group, the top 10 corridors identified as priorities for pedestrian improvement are the following: Allen Avenue, Del Mar Boulevard, Fair Oaks Avenue, Foothill Boulevard, Lake Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Los Robles Avenue, Raymond Avenue, San Gabriel Boulevard and Washington Boulevard.

Based on the department’s analysis, improvement on these corridors would encourage residents to walk more instead of drive, and would potentially have the biggest impact on regional connectivity for pedestrians.

Community members also expressed the need for improvement on these corridors in previous community meetings, according to Thai.

Aside from the community meetings, the transportation department has so far conducted nine focus group sessions, two stakeholder group meetings and 12 community pop-ups for the project.

According to Thai, the public can make comments on the community draft plan until February 1 through the project webpage: cityofpasadena.net/pasadenawalks.

The comments will be reviewed and addressed as part of the revisions to the final plan, which will go to the city council by April, said Thai.