The
Arroyo Seco is on the western edge of the City of Pasadena
and
extends 8 miles through the City. This segment is a part of a longer 22
mile corridor that makes up the entire Arroyo Seco, a major tributary of
the Los Angeles River. It is the City’s largest natural open space and
physically described as a deeply cut
canyon
linking the San Gabriel Mountains to the Los Angeles River containing
the intermittent
stream for which it
is
named. The Arroyo Seco meanders south through the canyon
and past various cities, joins the Los Angeles River, and continues on
to the Pacific
Ocean. As the Arroyo Seco stream flows through Pasadena, it passes
through three distinct geographical areas: Hahamongna Watershed Park,
the Central Arroyo, and the Lower Arroyo.
Arroyo Seco
Master Plans
The
importance of the Arroyo Seco as a valued resource to the City of
Pasadena prompted the need for the Arroyo Seco Master Plans. The Arroyo
Seco Master Plans comprise of a set of four separate planning documents
that portray a community vision for one of the regions most valued
resources, the Arroyo Seco.
The creation of the Arroyo Seco Master Plans is the result of a
broad-based community effort that included a long list
of stakeholders.
The four
planning documents that make up the Arroyo Seco Master Plans are the:
-
Hahamongna
Watershed Park Master Plan (HWP)
-
Central Arroyo Master Plan (CAMP)
-
Lower Arroyo Master Plan (LAMP)
-
Design Guidelines for the Arroyo Seco
The Design
Guidelines for the Arroyo Seco were adopted on April 14, 2003. The
Hahamongna Watershed Park Master Plan and the Lower Arroyo Master Plan
were adopted on September 29, 2003. The Central Arroyo Master Plan was
adopted on September 26, 2005.
”Text Only”
versions of these documents are provided below. Copies of the final
documents are available for purchase by contacting the City. Completed
final versions (with graphics) of each of these documents will be
provided here soon. A free CD containing all of these documents is also
being prepared and will be available upon request in the very near
future.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
THE ARROYO SECO MASTER PLAN
DOCUMENTS:
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS:
The
above documents are available at the reference desk of the Pasadena
Central Library, 285 East Walnut Street.
For further information, contact:
Rosa Laveaga
Arroyo Seco Project Supervisor
Department of Public Works ~ Parks and Natural Resources Division
Phone: (626) 744-3883
Last Updated:
11/26/2008
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