What is the Merced Avenue Greenway Project?
The City of South El Monte, along with the Council for Watershed Health, Active San Gabriel Valley, Climate Resolve, Tetra Tech, and Alta Planning, have collaborated on the Merced Avenue Greenway Project. This initiative is designed to enhance public health and beautify the neighborhood through a multiple-benefit approach. The project demonstrates how street design can help combat rising temperatures, increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and improve local water quality. It serves as a neighborhood-scale model showcasing watershed-based design that integrates efforts across the region to manage floods, enhance water quality, and restore habitats.
Construction of the first phase of the Merced Avenue Greenway was completed in December 2024, focusing on the residential section of Merced Avenue south of Rush Street. The design phase for Phase 2 is set to begin in 2025, which will address the industrial section of Merced Avenue north of Rush Street to Fern Avenue. This continued effort aims to provide a scalable model that can be adopted throughout the City of South El Monte and the wider region.
The City of South El Monte, along with the Council for Watershed Health, Active San Gabriel Valley, Climate Resolve, Tetra Tech, and Alta Planning, have collaborated on the Merced Avenue Greenway Project. This initiative is designed to enhance public health and beautify the neighborhood through a multiple-benefit approach. The project demonstrates how street design can help combat rising temperatures, increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and improve local water quality. It serves as a neighborhood-scale model showcasing watershed-based design that integrates efforts across the region to manage floods, enhance water quality, and restore habitats.
Construction of the first phase of the Merced Avenue Greenway was completed in December 2024, focusing on the residential section of Merced Avenue south of Rush Street. The design phase for Phase 2 is set to begin in 2025, which will address the industrial section of Merced Avenue north of Rush Street to Fern Avenue. This continued effort aims to provide a scalable model that can be adopted throughout the City of South El Monte and the wider region.
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Upcoming Events
Join us on a community bike ride to explore the project site for the Merced Avenue Greenway project.
Date: Saturday, April 26 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Hayward Way & Merced Ave, South El Monte |
Join us to help make Merced Avenue shine! Be part of the community effort to clean, plant, and beautify the street.
Date: Sunday, April 27 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Hayward Way & Merced Ave, South El Monte |
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