City Council

15. MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE: ADOPTION OF THE FINAL DRAFT PASADENA PEDESTRIAN\nTRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt from review pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) the “Common\nSense”\nexemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; and\n(2) Adopt the Final Draft Pasadena Pedestrian Transportation Action Plan as a final document that\nprovides an implementation plan for corridor-long safety improvements citywide. This will allow the City to\nadvance concept\nplans and pursue the necessary grant funding to build elements in the Plan.\nRecommendation of the Transportation Advisory Commission: On September 22, 2022, the\nTransportation Advisory Commission (TAC) recommended that the City Council approve the Final Draft\nPasadena Pedestrian\nTransportation Action Plan (PTAP). The TAC also provided input focused on the PTAP becoming an Action\nPlan that would concentrate on specific corridors. Subsequently, this item was recommended for approval by the\nCity\nCouncil through Municipal Services Committee (MSC).\nRecommendation of the Municipal Services Committee: Department of Transportation (DOT) staff\npresented the PTAP to MSC as an informational only item on October 25, 2022. Committee members expressed\nconcerns on\nthe prioritization of the ten corridors, including, comments and questions on streets omitted from the\nprioritization list such as Orange Grove Boulevard, East Washington Boulevard, Allen Avenue, and California\nBoulevard. The\nCommittee also requested staff to consider integrating the City’s Pedestrian Plan with the Bicycle\nTransportation Action Plan. Responses regarding the prioritization process and considerations for one integrated\nplan are included\nin this report.\nThe Final Draft PTAP was unanimously recommended for approval by MSC to the City Council on February\n13, 2024. As part of the recommendation, committee members added one corridor to the high priority corridor list\nand\nexpanded the limits of two corridors on the high priority corridor list, to address concerns on corridors that\nexperience a high number of pedestrian collisions. The action included the addition of California Boulevard from\nFair Oaks\nAvenue to Lake Avenue, and the extension of Lake Avenue to Arden Road and the extension of Washington\nBoulevard to Sierra Bonita Avenue on the high priority corridor list.