Proposed extension of the I 710 Freeway project.

1. The 710 Freeway
Threatens Pasadena
Presented To The Pasadena City Council
August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
Item 1
Submitted by John Shaffer

2. Five 710 Alternatives Threaten
Pasadena

3. Freeways And Neighborhoods
Do Not Mix

4. Freeways And Highways
• Create Pollution, Noise, Public Health,
And Traffic Problems
• Physically Divide Neighborhoods
• Reduce Property Values And Tax Base
• Threaten Historic And Cultural Resources
• Cost Billions Of Dollars To Build
• Are 20th
Century “Fixes” To 21st
Century
Transportation Needs

5. Remember What Happened The
Last Time A “Gap” In The
Freeway System Was Closed

7. 710 Would Funnel More Trucks
And Traffic Through Pasadena

8. Even More 710 Traffic And
Trucks May Be Coming
• Metro Has Released
Draft EIR For “710
South” From Long Beach
To SR 60.
• Up To 12 Lanes Pointed
Directly Toward
Pasadena.
• No Freight-By-Rail
Alternative Has Been
Considered.
• EIR Comments Due
September 28, 2012.

9. Metro Has Failed To Adequately
Consider Green Alternatives
• Metro Gold Line Improvements (Grade
Separations, Express Train Passing
Tracks, Extension To Claremont And
Ontario Airport).
• Rail Improvements For Goods (Use 710
Funds To Complete Alameda Corridor
And Move Freight By Train).
• Other Low-Build Alternatives (i.e.,
congestion pricing).

10. Metro Has Not Considered Gold
Line Improvements

11. Metro Has Not Considered Rail
Improvements

12. Pasadena’s Green Principles
http://www.pasadenacal.com/pasadena-goes-green.html
• PASADENA THINKS GREEN
• The City of Pasadena is famous for many things, including
its leadership in environmental advocacy, compliance, and
protection. As one of America’s most progressive cities,
Pasadena has woven sustainability into every aspect of
municipal management.
• Pasadena is one of the few cities in the nation to draft and
implement a Green City Action Plan.
• The city’s Green Building Ordinance requires LEED Silver
ranking for major development and municipal buildings.
• After a three-year renovation, City Hall reopened in 2007
with LEED Gold Certification.

13. Pasadena’s Green Principles
• The city has acquired a fleet of 50 “clean” vehicles,
promotes an Area Rapid Transit System for commuters,
and has created 60 miles of bike lanes and parking for
1,000 bikes citywide.
• Pasadena recycles more than 85 percent of its green
waste and diverts more than 500,000 containers yearly
from Rose Bowl events.
• In March 2008, Popular Science recognized Pasadena as
“one of the 50 greenest cities in the nation.”
• The city is a member of Green Cities California, a group
dedicated to accelerating local, regional, national, and
international efforts to achieve sustainability.
• For its efforts in sustainability, Pasadena was selected as
one of 12 cities to be honored for “Best Practices in
Municipal Government” at the September 2008 conference
of the International Association of City Managers.

14. Our Requests To The City
• Approve Staff Recommendation To Oppose
Alternatives H-2 (Avenue 64 Highway), F-5 (San
Rafael Area Freeway), and H-6 (Pasadena/St.
Johns Highway).
• Request That Metro Consider More 710 Transit/Rail
Alternatives For Passengers And Freight.
• Request That City Staff Investigate 710 South EIR,
So That City May Comment Before September 28
Deadline.
• Request That City Staff Investigate Public Health,
Environmental, Traffic, Historical, And Other
Impacts Of ALL 710 Freeway/Highway Alternatives.
• Request That City Staff Continue To Explore How
The City May Oppose ALL Unnecessarily
Destructive 710 Freeway/Highway Alternatives.