Photo by Anna Chen/Metro
Temple City held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for the Rosemead Boulevard Safety Enhancement and Beautification Project. The project will redesign the two-mile stretch of Rosemead Blvd. from Callita Street to the south side of the UPRR railroad tracks and transform one of Temple City’s main commercial corridors into a complete street. Project features include:
- new ADA-accessible sidewalks
- San Gabriel Valley’s first protected bike lanes
- recycled asphalt concrete pavement
- added green life, including 500 trees and 60,000 plants
- outdoor dining opportunities
Metro contributed approximately $2.25 million to the project through the 2011 Call for Projects program.
“This project will provide Temple City with much needed sidewalks, bus stops, shelters and bike lanes,” said L.A. County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Michael D. Antonovich. “It will create a safer environment for people to walk and explore alternative modes of transportation.”
Editor’s note from Steve Hymon: Bike riding is exponentially more pleasant along Rosemead in the section already upgraded north of Huntington. It’s nice to see the project keep expanding.
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I love how they spent $2.25 MILLION on these forthcoming street, and yet REFUSE TO IMPROVE SERVICE ON THE LINE 266 which runs upon it!
Another group of politicians throw dirt in a parking lot.
I believe they quoted 6,000 plants, not 60,000
Hi Wes,
The number is from the program that was handed out. It could be you’re right, but I’ll stick with the proof I have in print for now.
Anna Chen
The Source, Contributor
Why can’t they bring these projects to South and East Los Angeles?