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  • LA City Council approves a resolution to OPPOSE all surface & tunnel fwy & hwy routes

    Today the Transportation Committee of the Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution of Councilman Jose Huizar (resolution no. 12-0002-S82) to OPPOSE ALL SURFACE AND TUNNEL FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY ROUTES currently being studied by Metro, including the H-2, H-6, F-2, F-5, F-6, and F-7.  THE F-7 WAS ADDED DURING THE MEETING, AND WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY…

  • Metro Staff recommends no further action on 710 routes through San Rafael

    Metro staff has issued a recommendation that the H-2 (Avenue 64 highway) and F-5 (San Rafael freeway tunnel) routes be eliminated from further study. The recommendation also will eliminate all other highway and freeway routes EXCEPT the “F-7” tunnel running from Alhambra to Pasadena (emerging near Huntington Hospital). Thus, per the staff’s recommendation, no freeways or highways…

  • SPECIAL MEETING: Aug 22nd 7:00pm Church of the Angels

    Save the Date! For a San Rafael Neighborhoods Association special meeting to discuss the possible closure of the San Rafael School and 710 freeway extension proposals. Wednesday, August 22   7:00PM   Church of the Angels   1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena Special guest speakers include:  PUSD Board Member Scott Phelps on the future of the…

  • City Council Votes NO on 710 Extension Proposals

    Last night the Pasadena City Council unanimously adopted a resolution opposing any further consideration by Metro of three proposed SR-710 extension alternatives: H-2 (Avenue 64/Colorado highway), F-5 (tunnel freeway surfacing through San Rafael neighborhood), and H-6 (Huntington Drive and Fair Oaks highway).   WHAT’S NEXT   The City Council will send a letter to Metro…

  • Rose Bowl Draft Enviromental Impact Report ready for public comment

    The City has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and has released the document for a 60-Day public review period from August 9th to October 8th, 2012.  A copy has been placed on the City’s website here: www.cityofpasadena.net/Rose_Bowl_EIR. At its Regular Meeting of September 27, 2012, the Transportation Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting to…

  • Tempers flare in Pasadena over 710

    PASADENA – Angered residents filled the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple Wednesday evening to voice their opposition to a proposed 710 Freeway route that would carve through the upscale San Rafael neighborhood. The residents jeered a battery of Mettopolitan Transit Authority consultants dispatched by the agency to allay fears that the state has immediate plans to…

  • Pasadena Star News – Residents express strong opposition to 710 plan

    By Lauren Gold, SGVN  twitter.com/laurenkgold   PASADENA – Residents Monday urged the City Council to take a stand against two proposed 710 Freeway extension routes that would cut through Pasadena’s San Rafael neighborhood. Many accused the council of shying away from the issue and asked for an official opinion against the proposals, citing the South…

  • Air Talk 89.3 KPCC on the 710 – Listen Live

    Whatever happened to the 710 freeway extension project? | AirTalk … 2 hours ago … For over forty years, the plan to connect the 710 freeway to the 210 has been debated fiercely.

  • GET INVOLVED IN THE 710 STUDY PROCESS

    Please join CalTrans and Metro for an informal discussion with the State Route 710 Environmental Study Outreach team and your neighbors. What is the purpose of the CLC? As a CLC member, your role is to help get more of your neighbors involved the SR 710 Study process. Pasadena/Altadena Area Wed. August 8th  6:30 – 7:30 Scottish Rite Center…

  • HELP STOP THE PROPOSED 710 HIGHWAY/FREEWAY EXTENSION THROUGH THE SAN RAFAEL NEIGHBORHOODS

    THERE ARE TWO  MTA  ALTERNATIVES FOR EXTENDING THE  710 FREEWAY Communicate your concerns directly to the MTA by going to the SR 710 Study website, select “Contact Us” (on the right side of the page) and fill out the “Comment/Question” Form. Learn more about the proposed routes, their effect on the neighborhood, and plans to…