The 710 Tunnel Threatens Pasadena. March, 2013

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1 The 710 Tunnel Threatens Pasadena March, 2013

2 Metro Route 710 Study

3 Metro Route 710 Study

4 Metro Study Alternatives Bus Rapid Transit (BRT-6) Light Rail (LRT-4)

5 Metro Study Alternatives Bus Service Transportation Systems Management / Transportation Demand Management Intersection Improvements Signal and Parking

6 The Tunnel Alternative The Tunnel Would Extend The Long Beach Freeway (I-710) Into The Heart Of Pasadena.

7 710 Tunnel Basics Twin, 4.5 mile long bores from Alhambra to Pasadena. No Exits Between Valley Bl. And The I-210.

8 The 710 Tunnel Twin, 60 foot diameter tunnels, each with four lanes of traffic, stacked two-over-two

9 How Much Will It Cost? Metro now says at least $5.6 billion. Will be funded by taxpayer dollars, private bonds, and tolls of $5 to $20 per trip.

10 The Tunnel In Pasadena Tunnel Portal Near Huntington Hospital And Old Pasadena. 100 To 200 Foot Exhaust Ventilation Towers Between Huntington And Maranatha H.S. Numerous Schools And Parks Along Routes To Tunnel.

11 The Tunnel In Pasadena More Than 160,000 Cars And Trucks Into Pasadena Each Day. All Tunnel Traffic To Central Pasadena Must Use Lake Or Mountain Avenues.

12 Tunnel Myth 1 There Won t Be A Lot Of Trucks.

13 16% To 20% Of All Tunnel Traffic May Be Trucks

14 710 Would Funnel More Trucks And Traffic Through Pasadena

15 Tunnel Myth 2 The 710 Will Ease Congestion.

16 We Were Told This Story Before

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18 Congestion Without 710 Tunnel Congestion With 710 Tunnel

19 Tunnel Myth 3 The 710 Will Ease Pollution.

20 More Freeway Traffic Does Not Equate To Reducing Pollution Once Speeds Reach About 15 MPH, Pollution Per Mile Tends To Increase. Facility Specific Speed Correction Factors, Draft, U.S. EPA, Report Number M6.SPD.002, August 1999

21 Tunnel Myth 4 Construction Will Not Hurt Pasadena.

22 Is This Pasadena s s Future?

23 Construction Will Cause Widespread Disruption

24 How Will The Tunnel Be Built? At Least 200 Million Cubic Feet Of Dirt Removed. Steel, Gravel, Cement, And Other Building Supplies Trucked To Pasadena Every Day. 450,000 Truckloads Of Dirt.

25 How Will The Tunnel Be Built? Nine To Eleven Years Of Construction (Parsons Brinckerhoff 2006 Tunnel Study). Massive Trench And Staging Area Between Old Pasadena And Huntington Hospital. Long-Term Closures Of Major Streets And Bridges, Including Del Mar, Green, And Colorado.

26 How Will The Tunnel Be Built? Construction Issues Include: Dust And Diesel Pollution. Noise And Vibration. Subsidence. Significant Truck Traffic. Disruption To The Tournament Of Roses. Permanent Closure Of Ramps To Del Mar And California. Long-Term Closures Of Roads Around Huntington Hospital And West Side Of Old Pasadena.

27 Tunnel Myth 5 The 710 Will Complete The Freeway System.

28 Every Gap Freeway In The System Has Been Cancelled, Except The 710

29 Opposition To The 710 Tunnels Cities, Councils, and Civic Leaders City of Los Angeles City of Glendale City of La Cañada Flintridge City of Sierra Madre City of South Pasadena Crescenta Valley Town Council Congressman Adam Schiff State Senator Carol Liu Assemblymember Mike Gatto Former Assemblymember Anthony J. Portantino Neighborhood Organizations Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council San Rafael Neighborhoods Association West Pasadena Residents' Association Linda Vista-Annandale Association Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council El Sereno Neighborhood Council Glassell Park Neighborhood Council Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council Far North Glendale Homeowners Association Glassell Park Improvements Association, Land Use Committee Glendale Homeowners Coordinating Council Mount Washington Homeowner's Alliance No 710 Action Committee No710.com Schools and School Districts La Canada Unified School District South Pasadena Unified School District Sequoya School Other Organizations Pasadena Heritage South Pasadena Preservation Foundation Los Angeles Conservancy Highland Park Heritage Trust California Preservation Foundation National Trust for Historic Preservation Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors Sierra Club LA RED, El Sereno The Eagle Rock Association (TERA) Friends of the Earth, Taxpayers for Common Sense, the Heartland Institute, Environment America and Public Citizen in their Green Scissors Reports of 2010 and 2011 California Public Interest Research Group Environment Defense Fund Natural Resources Defense Council Trust for Public Land Caltrans Tenants Association