SGV Greenway Network

Location

San Gabriel Valley

Project Category

Mobility

Status

Ongoing

SGV Greenway Network: Creating an Active Transportation Superhighway by 2025

The San Gabriel Valley is crisscrossed with storm channels, washes and creeks that feed into the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo Rivers. Flanked by gravel service roads, most of these tributaries are ideally suited for Class I Multi-Use Bicycle and Pedestrian Paths, providing a golden opportunity to develop a regional network of protected bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

A few of these waterways such as the Eaton Wash, San Jose Creek and Big Dalton Creek have already been identified by County and City officials for such infrastructure. But many others exist! Each would connect new neighborhoods, schools and entire communities to a regional network of protected pathways for safe recreation and healthy, active transportation.

Driven by the input of community members and stakeholders like you, ActiveSGV launched the 2025 SGV Greenway Network initiative in 2014, setting a goal of 50 miles of new #SGVgreenways and green streets in a decade.

Please join us in championing a healthier, greener, and more livable San Gabriel Valley by formally endorsing the San Gabriel Valley Regional Greenway Network Initiative!

SGV Regional Active Transportation Plan and Greenway Network Study

SUPPORT THE SGV REGIONAL GREENWAY NETWORK HERE!

#SGVgreenways supporters with Supervisor Hilda Solis following Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimous support for the SGV Greenway Strategic Implementation Plan - May 2017

Greenway Network Updates

April-September 2014 - SGVCOG and ActiveSGV partner on successful awarded CA-Active Transportation Program (cycle 1) grant to conduct regional greenway feasibility study
Fall 2015 - City of Baldwin Park awarded funding to construct greenway along Big Dalton Wash
April 2016 - District 1 Supervisorial staff and SGVCOG launch bi-monthly regional greenway working group to coordinate efforts
May-June 2016 - City of Glendora applies to CA-Active Transportation Program to fund design and construction of greenways on the Big and Little Dalton Washes
May-June 2016 - Cities of Baldwin Park and West Covina apply to CA-Active Transportation Program to fund design and construction of greenways along the Big Dalton Wash and Walnut Creek
August 2016 - LA County Department of Public Works awarded funding to construct 1.5 mile greenway along the Eaton Wash in the City of Temple City
May 16, 2017 - LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously passes "San Gabriel Valley Regional Greenway Network Implementation Plan" motion, authored by Supervisors Solis and Barger.
June 2017 - June 2019 - San Gabriel Valley Regional Active Transportation Planning Project and Greenway Feasibility Study identifies 50 miles of waterways best suited for short-term greenway implementation.
June 2018 - City of Glendora hosts grand opening for its first stretch of greenway along the San Dimas Wash
July 2018 - City of South Pasadena hosts grand opening for its first greenway along the Arroyo Seco channel
Summer 2019 - City of Glendora conducts design input session for Phase 2 of the San Dimas Wash greenway
Winter 2019 - Los Angeles County refines design for Puente Creek Greenway
June 2020 - Los Angeles County begins technical Greenway Implementation Study focusing on available right-of-way along flood control channels and hydrology needs and constraints.
July 2020 - Eaton Wash Greenway reaches 60% design completion.
September 2020 - Los Angeles County applies to the CA Active Transportation Program Cycle 5 to construct an extension to the San Jose Creek greenway. If funded this project would include a new bridge across San Jose Creek and 1.5 miles of multi-use path. Update: unfortunately the County’s application was not awarded funding; only 1 application in the entire SGV was granted funding (6% of SGV applicants) in the almost prohibitively competitive ATP program.
February 2021 - The County of Los Angeles begins the SGV Greenway Network Strategic Implementation Plan.
January 2022 - The City of Glendora releases a request for proposal for firms to design and construct a segment of the greenway along the San Dimas Wash.

Other #SGVgreenway Projects in various planning stages (details pending):

San Dimas Wash - City of Glendora
San Jose Creek - City of Pomona
San Jose Creek - grade separation project at Turnbull Canyon Rd will make accommodations for a greenway underpass at this location in the future