https://storify.com/sr710study/the-latest-on-the-state-route-710-north-study
This week in Community Buzz on the State Route 710 North Study
We're listening. Are you? Here's a roundup of community news for the week of June 3, 2014...
Week of June 3, 2014
The City of Alhambra dedicated banners around town expressing its view on the Tunnel Alternative

Alhambra Street Banners Highlight Effort To 'Close The Gap' On 710 Freeway
ALHAMBRA
(CBSLA.com) - "How Do You Spell Relief?" That's just one of the slogans
featured on several newly-installed banners in the city of Alhambra to
support a 55-year effort to complete a proposed tunnel that will connect
the 710 Freeway at Valley Boulevard to the 134 and 210 Freeways in
Pasadena.
City Officials Express their Support at Banner Ceremony http://www.710coalition.com/city_officials_express_their_support_at_banner_ceremony?recruiter_id=206 …
Several newly-installed banners in #Alhambra are in support a 55 yr effort to "close the gap" on the 710 Fwy. http://cbsloc.al/1kAMf6g

Pasadena City Council is considering setting up a special task force for the State Route 710 North Study.

Pasadena Council to discuss forming 710 Freeway task force
PASADENA>>
The City Council Monday agreed to discuss at a future meeting
strategies to ensure that the 710 freeway north extension project does
not negatively impact the city. Councilman Terry Tornek asked Mayor Bill
Bogaard to put the item on a future agenda, suggesting that the city
create a special task force to look into the various suggested
alternatives for the project.
Lately,
many letters have appeared in the Pasadena Star News from neighbors
voicing their perspective on the the pros and cons of the Tunnel
Alternative.

Measure R vote was not for 710 tunnel: Letters
Responding
to Victor Lucchesi's statements in a recent letter about Measure R
voters in favor of the proposed 710 tunnel: I must correct the
misimpression that such voters knew what they were voting for. In
talking to people about this issue, most have no information about the
effects of such a tunnel on the whole northeast area of the L.A.
And you might recall early last month, Zocalo Public Square tackled the issue from a regional perspective.
Above
is both video and a podcast from Zocalo Public Square's forum at MOCA
on Wednesday evening that was titled "What does Southern California need
from the 710 freeway?" The forum - which was sponsored by Metro -
focused on the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and
Pasadena and the ongoing study by Caltrans and Metro that seeks to
improve traffic congestion in the area.
- Figuring Out the 710 Freeway's Future
Zocalo Public Square connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit. Through our web magazine, lectures, panels, screenings, and conferences, Zocalo takes on ideas that enhance our understanding of community-the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion.
There's
much dialogue but there is one thing missing...the data, more of which
will be available when the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Study is
released in February 2015. Through that analysis we will know more about
the benefits, the impacts & how key issues will be addressed. Learn
more: metro.net/sr710study or on Facebook!
SR-710 North Study: Working for a Solution (English)