Smoother Pavement and New Bike Lanes on La Crescenta Avenue
Glendale, CA · September 3, 2026
Freshly painted bike lanes and smooth new asphalt are greeting morning drivers along La Crescenta Avenue today. Just up the road at CV Church, neighbors are gathering at nine to officially cut the ribbon on the finished corridor.
The Lead
The orange cones are officially gone along La Crescenta Avenue. This morning at 9:00 AM, neighbors and city officials gather at CV Church to cut the ribbon on the completed La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project, marking the end of more than a year of construction between North Verdugo Road and Montrose Avenue. The corridor underwent a comprehensive redesign that replaced two travel lanes with dedicated bicycle lanes and a continuous center turn lane designed to curb speeding downhill along the Verdugo Wash. Beneath the fresh asphalt lie new sewer lines and stormwater bio-retention basins, while four intersections now feature colorful creative crosswalks designed by local artists. Crews also installed a new signal at Oakmont View Drive and a dedicated bike crossing near Fremont Elementary School. This morning's coffee and remarks celebrate a calmer, smoother drive through the foothills.
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Today's Outlook
- High 82°F · Low 62°F — Overcast
- Cloud cover keeps the afternoon mild, so leave the heavy layers at home.
What's On Around Town
Art Cart Montrose Library (2465 Honolulu Ave), 3:00–5:00 PM Hands-on craft projects and open-ended creative fun for young families.
Los Angeles: Sizzling Summer Nights Autry Museum of the American West (4700 Western Heritage Way), 6:00–9:00 PM Live salsa rhythms from Rush Hour Orquesta with beginner dance lessons.
Los Angeles: Classical X DTLA ArtNight Grand Performances (350 S Grand Ave), 6:00–7:30 PM Free outdoor chamber music reinterpreting classical favorites across cultures.
Spotlight & Story
- The Montrose Christmas Parade
- MGM musical star Dennis Morgan started the tradition in the early 1950s by strolling Honolulu Avenue to celebrate his birthday. Merchant Frank Roberts revived it in 1976, adding a high-flying quirk: Santa buzzing overhead in a Glendale police helicopter before boarding Engine 29.
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