Wednesday, March 4, 2009

PASADENA URBAN MULTI-USE TRAIL FROM THE EATON ARROYO TO THE ARROYO SECO


PASADENA URBAN MULTI-USE TRAIL FROM THE EATON ARROYO (EATON’S CREEK) TO THE ARROYO SECO (ARROYO STREAM) (PROPOSED)

THE DREAM IS TO BE ABLE TO GO FROM THE EASTERN ARROYO AT NEW YORK DRIVE AND SIERRA MADRE BOULEVARD AND GO ALONG THE OLD PACIFIC ELECTRIC RIGHT OF WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF SIERRA MADRE BOULEVARD AND WHEN REACHING THE FOOTHILL FREEWAY TAKE THE OUTSIDE STREET ELEVATION ON EITHER SIDE AND FOLLOW ALONG TO WEST WALNUT STREET CONNECTING WITH THE ARROYO SECO AT NORTH ORANGE GROVE BOULEVARD AND ARROYO DRIVE.

ALSO, TWO OTHER TRAIL POSSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED USING THE OLD SANTA FE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY FROM WILSON AVENUE JUST NORTH OF WALNUT TO ALTADENA DRIVE AND ALSO THE OLD UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY WHICH TRAVELS FROM WEST OLD PASADENA AND CURVES ALONG THE FOOTHILL FREEWAY TO ALTADENA.

THESE OPEN SPACES FOR POTENTIAL MULTI-USE TRAILS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE PLACED IN THE REVISED PASADENA GENERAL PLAN OPEN SPACE ELEMENT. PLEASE SUPPORT THE IDEA OF MULTI-USE TRAILS IN URBAN PASADENA. THESE TRAILS, TO BE USED BY HIKERS, BICYCLISTS AND EQUESTRIANS WILL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO AUTOMOBILE USE, PROMOTE HEALTHY EXERCISE, REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING AND ALLOW WATER PERCOLATION INTO THE SUBSOIL.

POSSIBLE AREAS FOR A HORSE STABLE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED NEAR THE CORNER OF ST. JOHNS AVENUE AND WALNUT AVENUE ON OPEN SPACE NOW OWNED BY CALTRANS, WHEREBY THE ACQUISTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF STABLE SPACE IN PROXIMITY OF OLD PASADENA WOULD ALLOW THE CENTRAL DISTRICT TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO EQUESTRIANS. IT’S A DREAM, BUT A DOABLE DREAM!

THESE TRAILS WILL LEAD THE PUBLIC TO NATURE, THE ARROYOS AND THE MOUNTAINS!!!