News of the Arroyo
Title: | Proposed trail system from Eaton Canyon to the Rio Hondo gets a boost |
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Date: | 2009-08-07 |
Summary: | August 7, 2009 - A trail from Eaton Canyon to the Rio Hondo River might be in the works. The Altadena Foothills Conservancy has received funding to study it. |
Author: | Dan Abendschein, Staff Writer |
Publication: | Pasadena Star-News |
Content: | PASADENA - A local conservancy received a $25,000 contribution this week that will allow it to study the viability of building a trail system from Eaton Canyon down to the Rio Hondo River in Rosemead. The trail would run along the Eaton Wash, a mostly-concrete channel that is mostly fenced off and blocked to the public. \"It would hopefully one day link up Pasadena to a regional trail system,\" said Nancy Steele of the Altadena Foothills Conservancy, the group that received the funds. A regional trail system is a key component of the proposed Emerald Necklace, a 17-mile greenbelt along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel rivers. The system would connect Arcadia to Whittier, through Temple City and Rosemead, and loop around the other side of Whittier Narrows park up through Industry and Baldwin Park to reach Irwindale. The area already has some bike trails and some parks, but the conservancy\'s project would greatly increase it, officials said. Open space advocates in Pasadena, Altadena, and La Canada Flintridge want to be part of the proposed trail network, proposing to connect existing trails in Eaton Canyon and along the Arroyo Seco to the Emerald Necklace. The $25,000 will allow the conservancy to study the viability of adding the trail system - including costs, how long it would take to build, and property rights, said Steele. She added that most of the property along the wash is owned either by Southern California Edison, which made the $25,000 contribution, or Los Angeles County. The trail would run through an area where the an ice rink might be constructed one day. Open space advocates have opposed that project. Steele said, however, that the two projects will not necessarily be in conflict. She said the viability study for the trail project would evaluate whether the ice rink would be a concern. The study will also determine what kind of trails might be built. They will likely be multipurpose, allowing hikers, bikers, and horseback riders to use them, said Steele. dan.abendschein@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 4451 |
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