“Open Streets” Festival is Coming to Pasadena and Nearby Cities

A document posted on a publicly accessible Metro web site (where draft board reports are usually posted)* shows Metro’s staff recommendations for the bicycling and walking Open Streets (Ciclovías) festivals for 2015 and 2016.

Although the document is in a preliminary stage, it reveals new venues for the festivals by spreading into new cities and neighborhoods.

Here’s a partial list of the recommendations:

Spring 2015

• El Monte, South El Monte, Rosemead, Temple City, San Gabriel, and Monterey Park – “San Gabriel Valley Earth Day Festival”.
• Pasadena – “CicLAvia Pasadena”: East-west route on Colorado Boulevard with connections to Metro Gold Line stops at Del Mar, Memorial Park, Lake, and Allen stations.

Spring 2016

• Downey – “Downey Ride and Stride”: A loop route located 0.4 miles from the Metro Green Line.
• South Pasadena, San Marino, Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa – “San Gabriel Valley Golden Streets”: Event to coincide with the grand opening of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension.

Spring/Summer 2016

• Santa Monica – “Expo Opens Santa Monica”: Event to coincide with the opening of the Metro Expo Line Phase 2. The route includes Colorado Avenue and Main Street.

* The document is not officially made public. The full report will be released early June and may differ from the original document that was published on the site.