Pasadena’s Ped Upgrades on Allen Ave. Nearing Completion
The city of Pasadena has substantially widened sidewalks on Allen Avenue just south of the Metro A Line Station. What began as quick-build delineators and decoratively painted asphalt is now a set of sizable curb extensions (aka bulb-outs), shortening crossing distances and deterring drivers from making brisk right turns into crosswalks.
The project area for these enhancements is Allen Avenue between Walnut Street and Corson Street, just south of the 210 Freeway, where the light rail station is located.
It’s a busy couple of blocks; besides the A Line, this is the location of a Pasadena Transit bus depot. There’s a pretty constant coming-and-going of not only transit riders, but also bus drivers on break. All of this right beside the 210’s on-/off-ramps makes a strong case for these ped improvements.
What remains to be finished is pavement resurfacing, the repainting of the pavement and cross walks, the installation of a brand new crosswalk on the south side of Locust Street and Allen, and the activation of overhead pedestrian hybrid beacon there.
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