The Colorado Boulevard Complete Streets Project includes Colorado Boulevard between Michillinda Avenue and Fifth Avenue, as well as Colorado Place between Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive. This initiative aims to transform the area by creating a safer, more accessible, and welcoming environment for all users—pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists alike. The project includes the installation of sidewalks, Class II bike lanes, and a series of additional infrastructure improvements designed to enhance mobility and connectivity along the corridor. The design focuses on prioritizing safety, equity, and accessibility, ensuring that every member of the community, regardless of how they travel, can move through the area with ease and confidence. By fostering a balanced and inclusive approach, this project will not only improve the transportation network but also support long-term community vitality.

Why Colorado Boulevard for the Project?

This project aims to close existing pedestrian and bicycle gaps along the Colorado Boulevard corridor, providing essential connections to neighboring cities. As part of U.S. Bicycle Route 66, the corridor plays a crucial role in the regional transportation network. The proposed improvements will ensure this segment of Bicycle Route 66 offers safe and reliable facilities for cyclists, pedestrians, and other active transportation users.

Colorado Boulevard is an ideal candidate for a Complete Street project due to its wide street and parkway dimensions, which provide ample space for enhancements. This east-west corridor is one of the few routes connecting Arcadia, unincorporated East Pasadena, and Monrovia for cyclists, pedestrians, and micro-mobility users. Currently, cyclists must share lanes with vehicles traveling at speeds often exceeding 40-50 mph, creating dangerous conditions for vulnerable road users. While it remains one of the less stressful options, the corridor is still hazardous and lacks a dedicated, comfortable pathway for active transportation users to reach key destinations. This project seeks to address these safety concerns and make the corridor more inclusive and accessible for all.

Project Funding

The project will be primarily funded through a combination of Federal Community Project Funding (CPF) and Measure M Subregional Programming (MSP) Funds.

  • The City has secured $3 million in Federal Community Project Funding through Congresswoman Judy Chu’s office, with a local match of $200,000 in Measure M funds and $550,000 in Measure R funds.
  • Additionally, the City has secured an additional $4.5 million grant from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG). This funding, sourced from Measure M Subregional Programming (MSP) funds, supports local Active Transportation and First/Last Mile & Complete Streets projects in the San Gabriel Valley.

Project Timeline

  • April 2022 – City submitted application for Federal CPF through Congresswoman Judy Chu’s office for project funding.
  • December 2022 – City awarded Federal CPF; included in the Congress Annual Appropriations Bill.
  • July 2024 – Project design officially kicked off.
  • October 2024 – Submitted application for SGVCOG MSP Grant for additional project funding.
  • June 2025 – Approval of SGVCOG MSP Grant by Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors.

Community Workshop Held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The workshop included a brief presentation by the City staff, which covered key elements of the Complete Streets project. Following the presentation, a Q&A session allowed attendees to ask questions and engage with the project team. Participants also had the opportunity to review detailed graphics and design features, including plans and renderings of the project. Click HERE to view the presentation slide deck.