ADA Compliance & CASp Inspection in Arcadia, CA

Huntington Drive

5 miles through Arcadia from the Pasadena city limit to Monrovia. Carries an estimated 35,000-40,000 ADT. Dense mix of medical offices, restaurants, auto dealerships, and retail in 1-6 story buildings.

USC Arcadia Hospital (300 W Huntington Dr, 22-acre campus, 348 beds) is the largest single institutional use. Santa Anita Medical Plaza (301 W Huntington Dr, 86,762 SF, 1985) connects to the hospital via sky bridge. The Derby Mixed-Use Project, if approved, would replace the iconic 1922 Derby restaurant at 233 E Huntington Dr with a 6-story, 214-unit mixed-use building.

Major ADA concerns include inconsistent sidewalk conditions across decades of patchwork construction, high-volume driveway crossings at auto dealerships and hospital entrances, and aging signal-controlled crosswalks lacking APS (Accessible Pedestrian Signals). Outdoor dining encroachments at restaurants reduce pedestrian clear width below 48-inch minimum between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue.

Baldwin Avenue (South of Huntington Drive)

5 million in 2022) and the Baldwin Hub Shopping Center (258,000 SF, built 1958). Developed as the 'West Arcadia Hub' starting in 1951. 1 million Baldwin Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project (curb ramps, sidewalk replacement, driveway approaches, traffic signals) was accepted as complete by City Council on February 17, 2026.

41 acres) has aging accessible parking layouts and narrow storefront entries typical of late-1950s strip retail. High pedestrian crossing volumes between The Shops and surface parking across Baldwin Avenue lack adequate APS signals and median refuge islands.

First Avenue / Downtown Arcadia

5 miles. Anchored by the Metro A Line (Gold Line) Arcadia Station (opened March 2016) at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street with a 300-car parking structure. Since the Gold Line opening, over 350 housing units and 50,000+ SF of commercial space have been built or are under construction nearby.

New developments include 57 Wheeler Avenue (38 apartments + 13,600 SF retail, completed 2024). Arcadia Town Center (181 units, 13,130 SF commercial) is proposed at 5-19 W Huntington Dr. Transition zones between new construction (built to 2022 CBC 11B) and legacy 1960s-era sidewalks create abrupt changes in surface materials and cross-slopes.

Legacy commercial buildings on First Avenue have stepped entrances, non-compliant door hardware, and restrooms lacking required clearances.

Duarte Road Corridor

East-west commercial corridor running approximately 2 miles through central Arcadia. Features a concentration of medical and professional office buildings, anchored by the 8-story Six Twelve Medical Center at 612 W Duarte Rd (57,653 SF, built 1965) — the first 8-story building in Arcadia. The 3-building Arcadia Medical Campus (614-622-624 W Duarte Road, est.

1975-1982) serves 100+ physicians across radiology, primary care, dermatology, and surgical specialties. Common ADA deficiencies include pre-ADA elevator cab dimensions, corridor widths, non-compliant exam room turning radii, surface parking lots with excessive slopes and deteriorated striping, and non-compliant signage lacking raised lettering and Braille.

Santa Anita Avenue (Near Gold Line Station)

8 miles. Rapidly transforming with major mixed-use developments. The Towne Centre Office Building (150 N Santa Anita Ave, 83,252 SF, 8 stories, built 1972) is the largest office building in the city.

Alexan Azalea development (319 apartments, 7 stories) broke ground May 2024. Alexan Arroyo (359 units, 7-8 stories) was approved November 2025 at 325 N Santa Anita Ave. The 1972 Towne Centre building has original-era elevator cab dimensions, upper-floor restrooms, and common-area corridors that likely do not meet current CBC 11B standards.

Active construction zones create temporary pedestrian detours that must maintain accessible path-of-travel per CBC 11B-3310 requirements.

Foothill Boulevard

East-west corridor along the historic National Trails Highway (earliest Route 66 alignment) running approximately 2 miles through northern Arcadia near the I-210 freeway. Lower-intensity commercial uses including banks, small offices, service businesses, and scattered retail. The San Gabriel Valley VA Clinic (7 W Foothill Blvd, Suite D) provides healthcare services to veterans and drives disabled veteran foot traffic to surrounding commercial properties.

Building stock is predominantly single-story, masonry or wood-frame construction from the 1950s-1970s. Pre-1970s commercial buildings have masonry construction with stepped entries, heavy non-lever door hardware, and non-compliant restrooms. Parking lots built in the 1950s-1960s lack proper accessible parking layouts with many having no van-accessible spaces or signage.

Colorado Boulevard / Colorado Street

East-west corridor following a later Route 66 alignment through central Arcadia, approximately 2 miles. Predominantly low-density commercial and institutional uses passing near Santa Anita Park. A new senior assisted living facility (The Ivy Arcadia, 107,706 SF, 3 stories, 100 units) has been approved at 1150 W Colorado Blvd.

Santa Anita Park Grandstand (285 W Huntington Dr, designed by Gordon Kaufmann in 1934, California Historical Landmark #934) features a 1,100-foot reinforced concrete grandstand — selected for 2028 Olympics equestrian events. Former Route 66 service buildings converted to professional offices or restaurants retain original narrow doorways below 32-inch clear width and non-compliant restrooms.