Reconnecting Pasadena 710 Vision Plan
Pasadena
Description
The council adopted recommendations to move the 50-acre former 710 stub into entitlement and environmental review, targeting at least 1,800 homes, a new boulevard and linear park, and the city's first carbon-neutral district.
Impact summary
This is the first formal step toward transforming the former freeway land into a mixed-use neighborhood — expect years of specific plan work, environmental review, and traffic studies before anything is built.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Pasadena (staff initiative)
- Address
- 710 stub relinquishment area, between Union Street and California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 17
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Jun 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
City Council Meeting: (Audio Description) - Jun 22, 2026
The council adopted all ten restorative justice elements — including a formal apology, a community oversight committee, $150,000 payments to displaced families funded by 1% of redevelopment value, affordable housing targets, and business and workforce programs. Councilmember Hampton moved approval; the vote was 8-0.
City Council Meeting: (Audio Description) - Apr 13, 2026
The council adopted recommendations to move the 50-acre former 710 stub into entitlement and environmental review, targeting at least 1,800 homes, a new boulevard and linear park, and the city's first carbon-neutral district.
City Council Meeting: - Apr 13, 2026
The council adopted recommendations to move the vision plan's land-use concepts into entitlement and environmental review, set a goal of at least 1,800 housing units, and advance the boulevards-and-paseos street concept as the working option for planning.
City Council Meeting: - Mar 30, 2026
The draft vision plan for the relinquished 710 stub proposes up to 1,800+ homes (30% affordable), a new north-south boulevard with paseos, a linear park, and a restorative justice framework. It's a guide, not an entitlement — a specific plan and environmental review come next.
Related issues (2)
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