October 2025

October 2025

Hello South Pas Active friends,

  We have been working to make South Pasadena's streets safer and more accessible by advocating for traffic calming measures, lower speed limits, and thoughtful street redesigns that prioritize pedestrians and cyclists. Our October 2025 newsletter includes updates on advocacy related to bulb outs, the week without driving, as well as upcoming events, such as Pedalpalooza.

In This Issue:

• Victory for Pedestrian Safety

• Speed limit reduction campaign update

• Bike valet and other community activity

🎉 Victory for Pedestrian Safety: Fair Oaks Bulb-Outs Preserved!

Thanks to your overwhelming support, the South Pasadena City Council unanimously voted to preserve bulb-outs along Fair Oaks Avenue. This decision came after the Public Works Commission recommended keeping these vital safety features in place. The decision was covered in the South Pasadena Review.

As we know, bulb-outs are proven to:

• Improve visibility between drivers and pedestrians,

• Reduce the number of traffic collisions at intersections, and

• Calm vehicular traffic.

This result is the perfect outcome for a Council meeting held during the Week Without Driving. Thanks to all who attended the meeting or participated in WWD 2025, especially the South Pasadena Progressives and South Pasadena Tenants Union. Check out our highlights of stories from South Pasadenans who participated in WWD 2025.

Related news: This is just the beginning! We'll continue advocating for these basic pedestrian safety features as the city moves forward with its redesign of Fremont, Huntington, and other major arteries. The city approved an engineering team to create construction-ready plans for these redesigns. You can read more about these developments in LA Streetsblog.

We'll be pushing the city to prioritize the community-driven vision produced by Toole Design Group. Stay tuned for more information as the plan develops—your voice will be crucial in this process.

🚦 Speed Limit Reduction Campaign Update

Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign to reduce speed limits in South Pasadena! We've updated our spreadsheet based on community feedback and are currently asking city staff to prioritize speed limit reductions near schools. South Pasadena city staff have asked SPUSD for a list of their priorities and the city is reviewing them. Has your school asked to make streets safer for our children, the most vulnerable residents?

Learn more about our Twenty is Plenty campaign at southpasactive.org/projects/twenty-is-plenty.

Take action now: Email a public comment to the Public Works and Infrastructure Commission or your PTA leadership to ask them to reduce speeds at schools and other areas. We have the authority to reduce noise, improve sustainability, and make streets enjoyable for everyone.

🚲 Bike Valet and other Community Work

We've been busy! You may have seen South Pas Active running the bike valet at the Fall Arts Crawl. We will also be supporting the Pedalpalooza at Arroyo Vista Elementary and providing bike valet services at Corazón del Valle in El Monte. These events support car-free attendees and serve as fundraisers for South Pasadena Elementary Schools. If you would like to help with any of our events, please let us know on the volunteer sign-up form on our home page.

📅 Upcoming Events

• Saturday, October 25th, 2-5pm, Pedalpalooza -- We're partnering with the Arroyo Vista PTA for another exciting "bike fest" event! Free bike tune-ups, riding skills courses, and raffle prizes! Open to the South Pasadena community. Arroyo Vista Elementary, 335 El Centro. Contact for more info: bikebus@ptav.org, 

• Sunday, October 26th, 9am -- Join our neighbors in Altadena for a community ride to support families affected by the fire. Details: givebutter.com/altadenaride

• Sunday, November 2nd, 9am to 3pm -- Corazón del Valle active street organized by Active SGV (and supported by South Pas Active, Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition, and many others).

    Stay Active,

    Your friends at South Pas Active