Editing Pasadena, California (section)

===Transportation===
====Public transit====
[[File:Memorialparkstation.jpg|thumb|right|A Line Memorial Park Station]]
Pasadena is served by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Los Angeles Metro]] [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] [[light rail]], which originates at the [[Downtown Long Beach station]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] and [[APU/Citrus College station]] in [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]. Opening in 2003 as the [[L Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Gold Line]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Pasadena to Los Angeles rail service returns today |newspaper=Pasadena Star-News |author=Mary Bender |date=June 25, 2003 }}</ref> there are six A Line stations in Pasadena: [[Fillmore station|Fillmore]], [[Del Mar station|Del Mar]], and [[Memorial Park station|Memorial Park]] stations in [[Old Pasadena]], [[Lake station (Los Angeles Metro)|Lake]] station in Downtown, [[Allen station|Allen]] and [[Sierra Madre Villa station|Sierra Madre Villa]] stations. Construction began in June 2010 to extend the Gold Line east through several additional foothill communities of the San Gabriel Valley, including Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. It began revenue service on March 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foothillextension.org/construction_phases/pasadena_to_azusa/ |title=Phase 2A: Pasadena to Azusa – Foothill Gold Line |website=foothillextension.org |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110110940/http://www.foothillextension.org/construction_phases/pasadena_to_azusa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pasadena is also served by various bus services. [[Pasadena Transit]] exclusively serves the city, while bus services [[Amtrak Thruway]] [[Amtrak Thruway#19|19]], [[Foothill Transit]], [[LADOT Commuter Express]] {{LADOT route|549}}, [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|Metro Local]], and [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|Metro Express]] also serve Pasadena.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofpasadena.net/Transportation/Public_Transit/ |title=Public Transit |website=pasadena.ca.us |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908174128/http://www.cityofpasadena.net/Transportation/Public_Transit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Trains====
[[File:Detroit Photographic Company (0051) - Pasadena Station and horse wagons.jpg|thumb|[[Santa Fe Depot (Pasadena)|Santa Fe Depot]] {{Circa|1900}}]]
Pasadena was served by the [[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]], which was acquired by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] in 1906, at a [[Santa Fe Depot (Pasadena)|Santa Fe Depot]] in downtown when the Second District was opened in 1887.<ref name="train" /> In 1925, the historical and traditionally styled station in Pasadena was opened.<ref name="train"/> Originally, the Second District was an invaluable line; it served manufacturing and agricultural businesses throughout the entire San Gabriel Valley. But longer trains had great difficulty climbing the precipitous 2.2% grade at [[Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County)|Arroyo Seco]], between Pasadena and Los Angeles, requiring the costly addition of extra locomotives. The still-used Third District opened in 1888, just a year after the Second District, and rapidly took over most of the longer freight trains.<ref name="train"/>

The Second District and the Pasadena Depot became well known; up to 26 passenger trains went through Pasadena every day. To avoid the media in Los Angeles, many celebrities chose to use Pasadena as their main train station, bringing it an association with old Hollywood.<ref name="train"/><ref name="La times"/>

[[Amtrak]] took over passenger rail operations in 1971, serving Pasadena with trains such as the ''[[Southwest Chief]]'', ''[[Las Vegas Limited]]'', and ''[[Desert Wind]]''. On January 15, 1994, the final ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' train arrived in Pasadena.<ref name="La times">{{cite news |title=Final Boarding Call Nostalgia |author=Bob Pool |date=January 15, 1994 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles }}</ref> ATSF sold the line between Los Angeles and San Bernardino via Pasadena (known as the "second division") following the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]] which damaged a bridge in [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]] used by the line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trainweb.org/chris/Goldline.html |title=Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Gold Line - Gold Line Grand Opening 7/26/2003 }}</ref> (Now the ''Southwest Chief'' operates over the [[Southern Transcon|transcon]] via Fullerton.) The LACMTA A Line uses the [[right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] after rebuilding the route to accommodate light rail in 2003. The old depot is still visible at the [[Del Mar (LACMTA station)|Del Mar station]], though it has since been converted into a restaurant. Electrified Light Rail was the preferred alternative to Metrolink or similar style rail service due to the city of Pasadena voting against any further diesel locomotives traversing through the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Mary |date=May 1, 1986 |title=Goodby, Pasadena : Desert Wind Whistles Into Railroad History |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-01-ga-2962-story.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615235513/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-01-ga-2962-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The construction of the Gold Line also allowed the closure of the former railroad crossing along Colorado Boulevard which meant that motorists and the Rose Parade would no longer be hindered by trains.

====Airports====
[[Hollywood Burbank Airport]] in nearby [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] serves as the regional airport for Pasadena. The airport is owned and operated by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. The airport is under the control of the governments of the three cities named. While most destinations from Hollywood Burbank Airport are within the United States, [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and [[Ontario International Airport]] are the major airports that provide domestic and international commercial service. Other nearby airports with commercial service include [[Long Beach Airport]] and [[John Wayne Airport]].

====Freeways and highways====
Four freeways run through Pasadena, and Pasadena is a [[control city]] for all of them. The most important is the [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] which enters the northwestern portion of the city from [[La Cañada Flintridge, California|La Cañada Flintridge]]. The Foothill Freeway initially runs due south, passing the [[Rose Bowl Stadium|Rose Bowl]] before its junction with the [[California State Route 134|Ventura Freeway]]. At this interchange, the Foothill Freeway shifts its alignment and direction, becoming an east-west freeway, exiting the city on its eastern boundary before entering [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]]. The Foothill Freeway connects Pasadena with [[San Fernando, California|San Fernando]] (westbound) and [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] (eastbound).
[[File:210Freeway.JPG|thumb|right|[[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] as seen from the Metro L Line [[Sierra Madre Villa (LACMTA station)|Sierra Madre Villa Station]]]]

The [[California State Route 134|Ventura Freeway (SR 134)]] starts at the junction of the [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] at the edge of downtown Pasadena and travels westward. This freeway is the main connector to the [[Hollywood Burbank Airport]] and the [[San Fernando Valley]].

A spur of the [[California State Route 710|Long Beach Freeway (SR 710 in Pasadena)]] is also located in Pasadena. The Long Beach Freeway was intended to connect [[Long Beach, CA|Long Beach]] to Pasadena but a gap, known as the [[Interstate 710#The South Pasadena Gap|South Pasadena Gap]], between [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]] and Pasadena has not been completed due to legal battles primarily involving the city of South Pasadena. The spur starts at the junction of the [[California State Route 134|Ventura Freeway]] and [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway]] and travels south along the eastern edge of Old Pasadena with two exits for [[Colorado Boulevard]] and Del Mar Boulevard before ending at an at-grade intersection with California Boulevard. Efforts to complete the Long Beach Freeway were met with strong opposition, including the possibility of using advanced tunneling technologies to overcome objections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/2/10/14580430/new-state-bill-would-block-a-710-freeway-tunnel |title=New state bill would block a 710 Freeway tunnel |last=Lee |first=Patrick |date=February 10, 2017 |website=Curbed LA |language=en |access-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031210628/https://la.curbed.com/2017/2/10/14580430/new-state-bill-would-block-a-710-freeway-tunnel |url-status=live }}</ref> The gap will no longer be constructed, with the $780 million earmarked for constructing the gap now allocated towards local infrastructure improvements.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/la-metro-committee-approves-500m-in-710-freeway-gap-closure-dollars-for-local-road-improvements |title=LA Metro committee approves $500M in 710 freeway gap closure dollars for local road improvements |date=November 15, 2018 |website=Pasadena Star News |language=en-US |access-date=October 31, 2019 }}</ref> Pasadena is exploring options on the future of the spur.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2017/11/01/pasadena-is-already-planning-what-it-wants-to-built-on-top-of-710-freeway-stub-is-caltrans-kills-extension-project/ |title=Pasadena is already planning what it wants to build on top of 710 Freeway stub if Caltrans kills extension project |date=November 1, 2017 |website=Pasadena Star News |language=en-US |access-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031210630/https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2017/11/01/pasadena-is-already-planning-what-it-wants-to-built-on-top-of-710-freeway-stub-is-caltrans-kills-extension-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Pasadena Colorado Street Bridge 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Colorado Street Bridge seen from the Arroyo Seco below]]
The [[Arroyo Seco Parkway|Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR 110)]], also known as the Pasadena Freeway, was the first freeway in California, connecting Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the [[Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County)|Arroyo Seco]] and is the primary access to [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. The freeway enters the southern part of the city from South Pasadena. Only one exit is actually inside city limits, the southbound exit connecting to State Street with access to [[Fair Oaks Avenue]]. At Glenarm Street, the freeway ends and the four-lane Arroyo Parkway continues northward to Old Pasadena.

Three state highways enter the city of Pasadena. Arroyo Parkway (SR 110), maintained by the city of Pasadena, runs from the termination of the Pasadena Freeway at Glenarm Street to Colorado Boulevard in Old Town Pasadena. While Arroyo Parkway continues north two more blocks, SR 110 ends at Holly Street.

[[Rosemead Boulevard]] (formerly [[California State Route 19|SR 19]]) is a state highway in [[East Pasadena, California|unincorporated Pasadena]] from Huntington Drive to [[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]].

A portion of the [[Angeles Crest Highway]] ([[California State Route 2|SR 2]]) in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] cuts through Pasadena near the Angeles Crest Ranger Station. This {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of highway in the Angeles National Forest is north of [[La Cañada Flintridge, California|La Cañada Flintridge]] and west of [[Mount Wilson (California)|Mount Wilson]] and is approximately {{convert|3000|ft|m}} in elevation.

Historic [[U.S. Route 66 (California)|U.S. Route 66]] ran through Pasadena until it was decommissioned in 1964. The historic highway entered Pasadena from the east on Colorado Boulevard and then jogged south on Arroyo Parkway before becoming part of the [[Pasadena Freeway|Pasadena Freeway (SR 110)]].

The intersection of [[Fair Oaks Avenue (Pasadena, California)|Fair Oaks Avenue]] and Colorado Boulevard in Old Pasadena is the zero-zero, east-west, north-south postal division of Pasadena.