Linda Vista Park

Madison School/Park

Madison School/Park became the pilot project and model for the current city/school park developments.  School campuses with unused outdoor play space can provide essential neighborhood recreational opportunities, particularly in densely populated neighborhoods, by making them available during daytime, weekend and in some cases, after school hours. In addition to purchasing and installing play equipment, the City also added improvements to the field area along Los Robles Avenue.  The City is responsible for opening and closing the park on the weekends and cleaning the park on Sundays before the opening of school on Monday morning.

Linda Vista Park

Early in 2008, PUSD and City officials were able to agree on terms for a Memorandum of Understanding to allow the community to use the playground, just south of the Linda Vista School, as a small public park.  The agreement will allow the area to remain a City Park until August 2009, however the terms state that the timeline can be extended.  The City invested $30,000 worth of improvements to the park which included tree trimming, a new access from Linda Vista with a paved driveway, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) improvements, the replacement of some play equipment and improvement to the turf area.  The City is responsible for opening and closing of the park daily.

McKinley School Park

With the original Joint Use School Park at Madison Elementary School as a model, the City and PUSD opened the McKinley School Park in March of 2008.  The park is open weekends and during summertime daylight hours and features picnic tables, a new shade structure, walkways and a basketball court.  The play field adjacent to El Molino has also been renovated complete with a new weather based irrigation system.

John Muir Tennis Courts

Last year the City allocated funds for the resurfacing of 10 tennis courts at John Muir High School.  These courts are now open to the public on weekends and summertime daylight hours.  John Muir High School is located at 1905 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena.  The public can access the courts by exiting the 210 freeway and going north on Lincoln, left on Canada and then right on Casitas.  The parking lot is on the left side of Casitas.

Pasadena City College transferred part of their tennis lesson program to the Muir Courts for their spring and summer sessions due to the refurbishment of their courts.  They will continue to use the Muir Courts on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:00 until 5:00 during the fall session. 

Pasadena High School Tennis Courts

The resurfacing of Pasadena High Schools’ ten tennis courts was completed in February 2008.  Similarly to the Muir Tennis Court Projects, the City allocated funds for the resurfacing so that the public could enjoy the courts on weekends and summer time daylight hours.  PUSD contributed to the project by painting the walls surrounding the courts with anti-graffiti paint to add to the beauty of the project and provide additional security.  The courts at Pasadena High School are accessible by travelling north on Altadena Drive and turning right on Rose Court.  There is plenty of street parking.

ARTS Bus Parking

An agreement to park and re-charge 7 of the City’s electric ARTS buses at the PUSD District Service Center fills an underutilized space while promoting an energy efficient form of transportation.  Special pads and meters were installed by the City’s Water & Power Department for this purpose.

Washington Middle School Restroom Project

Washington Middle School Restroom Project was the final improvement of the August 28, 2003 City Council allocation of $437,000 to improve multipurpose sports fields through the PUSD.  The other completed projects include Eliot Middle school, expanded multi-purpose field; field elementary School, improved multi-purpose turf field; Madison Elementary School, expanded field for multipurpose uses; Marshall Secondary School redesigned existing sports fields for multi-purpose uses and Muir High School, improved sports field.  All projects funded through a grant allocation from the 2000 Park Bond Act (Proposition 12) required project completion by March 31, 2008.  The permanent restroom structure will replace the portable restroom that were used by the Villa Parke youth soccer and other community groups.  The two lighted sports fields along with the new restroom facility are important improvements greatly needed in the northwest neighborhood of Washington Middle School.