WPRA urges the Mayor and City Council to continue fighting the SR-710 freeway tunnel alternative proposed by Metro and Caltrans
Pasadena traffic
Pertaining to traffic congestion and traffic studies
WPRA News Spring 2015
In this issue
La Loma Bridge will close as it approaches its retrofit
Briefs: Council tries once more to oppose SR-710 tunnel – Working Group: tunnel option is not a preferred alternative
Caltrans and Metro release SR-710 DEIR – WPRA response team gets to work
Beetle threat may not be as great as first thought
City Council renews contract with Pasadena Roving Archers
Hahamongna sediment lawsuit proceeds
Seasonal rain disappoints and water supply continues to ebb
Opinion: Feds back efforts to restore Arroyo stream but the City must engage
Bill Bogaard’s 16 years as our first elected Mayor
Community hears about Rose Bowl plans and finances
The winter residence of Newton Claypool on Terrace Drive
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2015
In this issue
WPRA launches effort to protect our neighborhoods from SR-710 North tunnel option
Five cities form new coalition to consider regional traffic plan
Briefs: Working Group seeks preferred 710 Alternative – City has new fire chief Bertral Washington – Tips on how to deter home burglaries
City studies “mansionization”
Arroyo Seco Foundation and the Pasadena Audubon Society sue over the County’s “Big Dig” sediment plan
Stand up and pitch in for Arroyo Seco restoration
Questions remain as tree infestation inventory continues
PUSD Boar declares San Rafael Elementary “Surplus Property”
News nuggets from Rose Bowl community meetings
The Hurlbut home: The first Orange Grove mansion
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Fall 2014
In this issue
Pasadena’s urban forest threatened by tiny beetle
The Connecting Pasadena Plan
Community deliberates new capital improvement funds and a music festival
Ambassador Gardens’ construction proceeds
Maranatha’s 20-year Master Plan nearing final stage
Briefs: City establishes SR-710 alternatives working group – Japanese garden forms board, non-profit organization – Art Center buys building at Gateway to Pasadena
Preparing for historic drought takes years of planning and water banking
Working group and the City continue to seek ways to make Avenue 64 safer
First WPRA president, Richard Jencks, dies at 93
La Casita reopens after massive upgrade and renovation
Glen Rosa: “One of the choicest planes in Pasadena”
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA recommends modification of transportation metrics
WPRA documents its concerns and recommendations regarding proposed modification of transportation metrics
WPRA News Winter 2014
In this issue
PUSD to close last public school in West Pasadena
Opinion: WPRA believes West Pasadena needs and deserves a public school
Citizens, City await court ruling on NFL-EIR suit
Five cities join forces for 710 EIR review
SR-710 project back on accelerated funding list
Ambassador Gardens takes shape
Briefs: Governor signs bill to sell state-owned houses on SR-710 – La Loma Bridge progress report
Arroyo Seco Foundation urges slow and sustainable sediment removal for Devil’s Gate Dam
Pasadena burglaries at three-year high
Complete Streets programs arising to improve road safety
A tale of two trees in the center of Orange Grove Boulevard
| President | Bill Urban |
| Vice President | Catherine Stringer |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA wants City staff to plan for a SR-710 review using WPRA questions
WPRA requests that City Council have city staff prepare a plan for a thorough SR-710 DEIR review with added questions from WPRA
WPRA supports Ave. 64 Coalition for improved road safety
WPRA Support for Avenue 64 Coalition’s efforts to improve safety along Avenue 64
WPRA tells Metro SR-710 must not be part of Measure R
WPRA contacts Metro Board stating: SR-710 North must not be included in the Measure R Acceleration Financing Plan
WPRA News Fall 2013
In this issue
An opinion piece about mansionization
WPRA concludes archery, if safe, has place in Arroyo
New committee considers San Rafael School’s future
Avenue 64 coalition seeks safer road
Preserving our stately oaks for posterity
Lincoln proceeds with 100 West Walnut project
Green Hotel Project will change this historic site
City to streamline, improve planning, development review
A complete review of the 66-year journey: Ambassador College becomes Ambassador West
Brookside Golf Club: Emerald jewel of the Central Arroyo
The Rosenbaum home: Pasadena’s fifth
| President | Bill Urban |
| Vice President | Catherine Stringer |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
