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Work is Nearly Complete on Arroyo Parkway
Sidestep Traffic Snags
Cool (and Free!) Entertainment for a Hot Summer
Step into a Police Officer’s Shoes
Resident Goes Native for Water Savings
Free Workshops for Water-Wise Residents
Energy Resource Planning Kicks Off
Pasadena’s Water Conservation is Off Target
Work is Nearly Complete on Arroyo Parkway
Crews are laying down new rubberized asphalt for a smooth ride. Also watch for graceful palm trees, new irrigation, landscaping and decorative crosswalks at Del Mar Boulevard, California Boulevard and Fillmore Street. Work on phase one has been completed, including the stretch from Colorado Boulevard to California Boulevard. Phase two, from California Boulevard to Glenarm Street, was launched in early June and will be completed in September.
You’ll see signs and changeable message boards along Arroyo Parkway and cross streets to remind you of construction delays and alternate routes. Your patience will pay off this fall when the orange cones are taken down to reveal a beautiful new boulevard.
For more information visit
www.cityofpasadena.net and click on 710 Mitigation Project under “Hot
Topics” or call 744-4695.
Sidestep Traffic Snags
Map out the best route to work, school or errands at a new website developed by the Transportation Department that lists all major street projects in Pasadena, where they are and whether traffic lanes are closed in the area. Traffic management plans are drawn up for every major project, including street signage, detours and other traffic controls. These types of projects are necessary to keep our roadways in top shape, and allow for improvements to our water and power systems and other infrastructure. By directing traffic and suggesting alternate routes, the site helps shorten commutes, improve traffic flow, and protect the safety of motorists and city work crews. For more information visit www.cityofpasadena.net/trafficadvisory or call 744-7439.
We’re Going Monthly
When the Pasadena City Council adopted the operating budget for fiscal year 2009, which began July 1, 2008, funding was made available for Pasadena In Focus to be published monthly. We’ll provide you with more information more often. This is particularly significant as we move forward with the update of Pasadena’s General Plan.
Do it Right: Get a Business License!
If you are operating a business in a commercial area without a license, you have until July 31, 2008, to get one without penalty. Residential business operators will be notified by mail and will have 30 days from the date of the letter to complete and submit all related forms to the Business License Office without penalty. Download an application from www.cityofpasadena.net (click on E-Government) or pick one up at the Municipal Services Office in Room N106 at Pasadena City Hall, 100. N. Garfield Ave. The Pasadena Municipal Code requires that every person who conducts business in Pasadena have a license, even if you run a small operation out of your home. This ensures that everyone is playing by the same rules and our quiet neighborhoods are protected from major business operations. The state discloses business-related income tax information to cities, so Pasadena is able to track which businesses are operating without a license. During the grace period, noncompliant business owners can obtain a license by paying just the current license fee. Those who wait until after July 31 will be charged the license fee plus penalties and interest on all prior years’ fees. If you have questions about the requirements, visit www.cityofpasadena.net (click on E-government) or call 744-7019.
Step Outside and Fight Crime
National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 5. Plan a block party, take your family on a flashlight walk, barbecue in your driveway or simply step out on your porch. Pasadena Police Department urges residents to take part in this unique drug- and crime-prevention event sponsored annually by the National Association of Town Watch and local Target stores. The fun event is meant to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police/community partnerships, raise awareness of local anti-crime and anti-drug programs and, most important, send a message to criminals that Pasadena’s neighborhoods won’t tolerate crime! The event brings together residents, law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations, businesses, Neighborhood Watch groups and local leaders. Worldwide, more than 34 million people participated last year! Participation is free and simple: Turn on your porch light and step outside that evening. You can also invite your neighbors to a community gathering, or schedule a neighborhood association or Neighborhood Watch meeting, and invite your police officers to stop by. Call the Community Services Section at 744-7659 or e-mail aramos@cityofpasadena.net – they’d love to visit your neighborhood! The benefits will last long after you go back inside.
Cool (and Free!) Entertainment for a Hot Summer
The lazy days of summer are a great time to catch a flick, dive into a novel or indulge a new passion. And it’s all free, thanks to Pasadena Public Library. Stop by the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Wednesdays at 1 p.m. in July and August for classic films in air-conditioned comfort. Enjoy the musicals “Cats” on July 16, “That’s Entertainment” on July 23 and “Sweet Charity” on July 30. Your favorite books jump to the big screen with “Little Women” on Aug. 6, “The Secret Garden” on Aug. 13, “The Indian in the Cupboard” on Aug. 20 and “The Borrowers” on Aug. 27. Don’t miss a special ceremony Sunday July 20 at 2 p.m. at Central Library, when baseball greats Buck O’Neil, Emmett Ashford and Bill “Billy Buck” Buckner will be inducted into The Baseball Reliquary Inc.’s Shrine of the Eternals. All month long, watch for displays of art and mementos celebrating America’s favorite pastime. Heading to the beach? Choose from thousands of bestsellers, classics, fiction and non-fiction books or digital music selections at www.cityofpasadena.net/library (click on Digital Library), then download your favorites to a PC, laptop or PDA in copyright-protected Windows Media Audio or Adobe PDF format. You can borrow up to five items for 14 days using your Pasadena Public Library card. Watch for digital download videos this fall! For more information on these and other library programs, call 744-4066.
Buy Pasadena!
By shopping inside Pasadena city limits, you support our local economy. And as our businesses succeed, more jobs are created! This provides our residents with a range of employment opportunities. Most of the services provided by the city of Pasadena – police and fire protection, parks, libraries and more – are funded in part by local sales tax. When you buy Pasadena, 15˘ of every $20 spent stays in town. This may not seem like a lot, but it adds up: The total topped $25 million last year alone. That’s a great excuse to go shopping! |
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hen
the Arroyo Parkway year-long makeover is completed 
Coordinated
by the Public Works Department, the project is improving the safety and beauty
of the popular route from Colorado Boulevard to Glenarm Street. Del Mar
Boulevard is being widened for a new westbound right-turn lane onto northbound
Arroyo Parkway. New curbs and gutters are being installed, damaged sidewalks are
being replaced and the center median island has been improved to ease traffic
flow. 
Arroyo
Parkway is open to traffic during construction. Lane closures and other
restrictions are in place to keep the project moving forward, so use Marengo,
Raymond or Fair Oaks as alternates. 
Whether
you’re going out to dinner,