Smoking Regulations & Automotive Activity in Pasadena

After quite a thorough study of the affect of smoking outdoors on the public health, the City of Pasadena plans to enforce the following new regulations (PROPOSED NO-SMOKING POLICIESIN CERTAIN OUTDOOR PLACES).

1. Prohibit smoking in outdoor malls, shopping areas/centers.
2. Prohibit smoking in outdoor dining areas.
3. Prohibit smoking within 20-feet of main business entrances.
4. Prohibit smoking in public service waiting lines (e.g. movie theatre lines, ATM lines, bus stops).
5. Prohibit smoking in public outdoor gathering events/special events/parades/fairs (not on parkland).

If you want to get your opinion heard, give them a little shout at the Pasadena Public Health Comment Form.

In somewhat related news, Pasadena is a bike friendly city, and more and more people are beginning to take advantage of that coupled with the beautiful year round weather. The city is also planning on making some improvements to these infrastuctures further promoting healthy and environmentally friendly living (Getting Around Without a Car)(Pain at the pump, PasadenaStarNews). Here's a brochure on Pasadena and it's committment to being a green community Pasadena Green City Report 2007).

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