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Pasadena Central District

Pertaining to planning and development

WPRA News Fall 1993

16 Oct 1993

In this issue

WPRA initiates the Southwest Pasadena traffic study

Colorado Bridge ready for another 80 years

Federal Highways and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are in conflict as to whether the 710 should be built at all

Parking meters installed in Old Pasadena

City asks residents’ input in planning for World Cup soccer in the Rose Bowl

The Janss Project, or “Holly Street Village Apartments,” is nearing completion

Update on the Blue Line potential negative impacts

Hahamongna Watershed Park dedicated – $1.86 million earmarked for restoration of the badly-silted old dam

Arroyo naturalization Update

PresidentPete Ewing
Vice PresidentShahen Hairapetian
SecretaryMary Prickett
TreasurerCarolyn Nabor

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena Central District Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena traffic SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS WPRA surveys

WPRA News Fall 1987

8 Sep 1987

In this issue

Report from City Director Katie Nack

Festival in Old Town, Pasadena

Vista del Arroyo report

District 6 Neighborhood Action Group (NAG) responds to increasing west Pasadena traffic

The repair of the Old Colorado Bridge

Recent activities of Friends of the Arroyo Seco

Co-PresidentsDonna Secundy & Annette Serrurier
1st Vice PresidentRandy Wilson
2nd Vice PresidentRobert Takata
SecretaryDiane Philibosian
TreasurerGeorge McWilliams

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Vista del Arroyo Hotel

WPRA News Spring 1985

13 May 1985

In this issue

The development and construction of Old Pasadena will soon be underway

Rehabilitation is actively underway at the Castle Green

Neighborhood watch groups and the Crime Prevention Unit of the Pasadena Police Department

PresidentRichard Yadley
1st Vice PresidentGeorge McWilliams
2nd Vice PresidentDiane Philibosian
SecretaryAnnette Serrurier
TreasurerDonna Secundy

Tagged With: Pasadena Central District Pasadena crime Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene

WPRA News Winter 1984

8 Feb 1984

In this issue

Speed humps on Bellefontaine Street

Colorado Street Bridge rehabilitation

Old Pasadena is undergoing a facelift

The Vista del Arroyo rehabilitation is concluding

The History of Poppy Peak and Avenue 64

PresidentJim Gamb
1st Vice PresidentTom Seifert
2nd Vice PresidentPeg Stewart
SecretaryDiane Philibosian
TreasurerRichard Yadley

Tagged With: Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena Central District Pasadena history Pasadena traffic Vista del Arroyo Hotel

WPRA News Fall 1980

3 Sep 1980

In this issue

Pasadena Redevelopment Agency’s study: downtown development of ten commercial buildings up to twenty stories

District 6 neighborhood associations are concerned about increasing traffic created by Plaza Pasadena and more condominiums

The results of the Colorado Street Bridge engineering study

WPRA supports downzoning of the west side and other Pasadena residential neighborhoods

The formation of the Parks and Recreation Commission

City Arboriculturist restoration plan for Lower Arroyo Seco

Parks and Recreation Commission drafts an amendment to City Charter providing preservation of public parkland

PresidentPeter Brown Dolan
1st Vice PresidentJim Gamb
2nd Vice PresidentAnnette Serrurier
SecretaryDonna Secundy
TreasurerAnne Paul

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena Central District Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA News Fall 1979

1 Oct 1979

In this issue

The City adopts an urban conservation zone for the old town area’s conversion to a historic district

Members of Arroyo Seco Planning Study Committee have been named

PresidentPeter Brown Dolan
1st Vice PresidentWayne Dryden
2nd Vice PresidentArmando L. Gonzalez, Jr.
SecretaryGinny Moores
TreasurerAnne Paul

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena Central District Pasadena governance Pasadena planning & development

WPRA News Fall 1978

1 Nov 1978

In this issue

Nancy Esbenshade becomes William Bogaard’s field representative

Friends of the Pasadena Public Library organizes a volunteer program

Caltrans places sound barriers along 134 Freeway in the San Rafael area

Pasadena Heritage submits a nomination of the Civic Center to the State Office of Historic Preservation

Planning underway to preserve the Arroyo

The Vista del Arroyo site becomes eligible for the inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places

PresidentMrs. J. Lawrence Judy
1st Vice PresidentPeter Brown Dolan
2nd Vice PresidentDonald Cobleigh
SecretaryWayne Dryden
TreasurerMrs. David Allen

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena Central District Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena social scene Vista del Arroyo Hotel

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