How To Get To Pasadena

If your New Years Day plans involve any part of the Tournament of Roses, you should know that driving and parking in Pasadena is an absolute nightmare.

A relative of mine lives within walking distance of the Rose Bowl and I often park at her house during major events. On the way to a game last year, Pasadena Police closed additional roads without warning and refused to let my carpool go to our reserved spot on private property.

Check out my tips from last year (along with pictures of fans navigating barbed-wire fences because of the Police bungle) as well as some great resources from the City of Pasadena.

Another thing you should consider ... Go Metro! Here's what they have to say about this year's Rose Bowl:

Fans attending this game can also utilize the Metro Gold Line and exit at Memorial Park Station. They can then walk a short distance down Holly Street to the Parsons parking lot at 100   West Walnut Street to catch a free game shuttle starting at 10 a.m.

Metro does not allow eating, drinking or smoking on board Metro trains or buses. To ensure public safety, Metro prohibits the following items from being brought on board the Metro Bus or Rail system: flammable products, barbecues and oversized items such as ladders, umbrellas, tents, chairs and coolers.

More information is available on their website.

Comments

[Boone Daniels]

I've seen uglier places than Pasadena, and I once had a meal there that I didn't regret, even though I was picking up the tab. But trying to go to a football game in a little bitty place like that, with tiny houses and narrow streets, and with so many ill-mannered gastropods in competition for parking, food(and I use the word loosely), and 'Here's Johnny's from the resulting bowel disasters that are brought on by even their finest tamales, where you only have to press the clown's belly once to order, well, I don't know how much they're paying, but I'd charge a lot to go through something like that!
- Boone

[ss]

Yes, whatever you've heard is true. I used to live in Pasadena--take public transpo, walk a couple of blocks, but whatever you do, please take this seriously, DO NOT DRIVE THERE WITH YOUR CAR. You will be so glad you read this.