Excerpt from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The city of Baldwin Park broke ground Thursday, April 3, at Walnut Creek Nature Park for the next phase of construction on the Baldwin Park Greenway, a 2.5-mile protected bike and pedestrian path.

“The greenway will reduce our carbon footprint…a major issue here in our city,” Baldwin Park Mayor Alejandra Avila in a ceremony that included City Council members Emmanuel Estrada as well as representatives from the office of  Congressmember Gil Cisneros, state  Sen. Susan Rubio, D-Covina, and Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, D-West Covina. “We are surrounded by freeways, making our area more toxic than other areas. And we are still park-poor, but we’re working on increasing that.”

The ceremony commemorated the beginning of the final stage of Phase I of the Greenway, which runs along the San Gabriel River, connecting Ramona Boulevard to Walnut Creek Nature Park.

Designed for both recreation and connectivity, the car-free, ADA-accessible route will aim to ensure a safe and scenic experience for walkers, runners and cyclists, according to the city.

“Just as I was walking up, you can smell how beautiful it is out here, and then the breeze and seeing all of the gorgeous greenery, and I know this is just the beginning,” Julianne Hines, district director for Sen.Rubio. “I’m really excited about the potential for this, and it just reminds me how important it is for us to continue advocating for funding for the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and for all of these kinds of projects that benefit our community so greatly.

Read the full article from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune here.