Date: May 20, 2025
Author(s): Paul M. Ong, Chhandara Pech, Casey Chung, Jacob L. Wasserman
Abstract
In 2022, the State of California made a landmark decision to relinquish ownership over a controversial “stub” of State Route 710 to the City of Pasadena, which is now considering new uses for the land. The stub — the only part constructed of a now-cancelled freeway expansion — as well as the 210 freeway to its north ran through many of the city’s historic neighborhoods, including its enclaves of color. To approach this opportunity from a lens of restorative justice, researchers from the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and Institute of Transportation Studies analyzed U.S. Census data and reviewed historical documents to examine the roles of freeways and institutional mechanisms in shaping patterns of racial and ethnic residential segregation in Pasadena.
About the Project
This study documents the historical and current patterns of racial/ethnic residential segregation in Pasadena, examining the role of freeways and other mechanisms in shaping these outcomes. Pasadena and the wider […]