The second phase study of creating a 9 mile linear park is coming WITH YOUR HELP.

In 2021 the City began a high-level study which envisioned the Wash as a nine mile green space from its confluence with the LA River up to Crescenta Valley Park. It includes bike and pedestrian trails with access to business and entertainment venues, and connects several important city centers, services and a multitude of neighborhoods that make up a large core of Glendale.

In 2022 the Council approved the plan, and authorized City staff to establish the groundwork for a second-phase study to continue this work on a more detailed level. This coming Tuesday at 6 PM, this proposal will be presented, and Council will be asked to authorize it.

Your attendance at this meeting is critical.  As you may have seen on social media, there has been push back against improvements to the Wash by a few small, but vocal groups. Transformative changes like this can be hard, so we need to show our elected officials that there is strong support for this project from citizens across the city.  Please get involved in one of the following ways, in order of benefit using our Action Alert explained here.

Priority 1:  Attend the City Council meeting - Tuesday at 6pm. Please join us! This is the most impactful way to communicate your support to your city council members.  Please reply to this email to let us know you are coming! Address: Glendale City Hall, 613 E Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206

Priority 2:  Email City Council in support of the bike plan. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please send an email to your city council members. We suggest sending your email by 12 pm this Monday to ensure it's read ahead of the meeting.

Emails: anajarian@glendaleca.gov, akassakhian@glendaleca.gov, dbrotman@glendaleca.gov, easatryan@glendaleca.gov, VGharpetian@GlendaleCA.gov

Priority 3:  Call in during the council meeting - Tuesday at 6:30pm.  If you are unable to attend in person but are available on Tuesday night, please send an email AND call in to the meeting.  You can call 818-937-8100 to join the queue to speak and visit https://www.youtube.com/c/MyGlendale to watch the meeting live.  

If you are able to participate in this action alert, we’ve put together a helpful guide that includes information about getting to City Hall, ideas about what to say, tips for calling in, data points to support the project, maps, links to key documents, and more - check it out here.

We hope to see you there and please feel free to reply to this email with any questions - we are happy to help!

Thanks for helping us make Glendale safer for all,

The Walk Bike Glendale Team