In 1997, when Pasadena adopted the original North Lake Specific Plan, Rick Cole, at the time not long removed from his first stint on the City Council, said that plan didn’t go far enough in enacting the improvements intended for that part of town.

Fast forward to Monday, Nov. 24, and Cole, a Pasadena councilmember yet again, struck a much more positive chord.

He called it an extraordinary moment as he and his colleagues unanimously approved an updated plan , which aims to turn North Lake into a “vibrant, and visually cohesive corridor, weaving together several distinct-pedestrian oriented district that compliment and build upon the cultural and architectural history of the community and surrounding neighborhoods,” the plan’s vision statement reads.

The council also approved a more st

See Full Page