Council selects Kimley-Horn for Fremont/Huntington corridor design, approves contract and additional funds
October 02, 2025 | South Pasadena City, Los Angeles County, California
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The council on Oct. 1 selected Kimley-Horn to provide civil design and engineering services for the Fremont Avenue and Huntington Drive corridor improvements and approved a professional services agreement not to exceed $2,440,161. Council also adopted a resolution to appropriate additional capital funding to cover the cost of design.
Staff told the council the project has grant funding from Metro: about $6 million from Measure M (active transportation), roughly $10 million reallocated from Interstate 710 funds through Measure R, and $323,000 from the Local Alternative Transportation Improvement Program (LA TIP) for design-stage work. Tool Design Group had run earlier public outreach and produced concept recommendations; the selection directs a firm to convert concepts into environmental documents, plans, specifications and cost estimates.
Why it matters: Fremont and Huntington are major multimodal corridors. The design contract will fund signal and multimodal improvements, technical studies, and project approval/environmental work needed to move to construction and to preserve the city's eligibility for grant construction funds.
Staff background and selection: The city advertised an RFP and interviewed six firms. Kimley-Horn was top-ranked by the city's selection panel; the firm has regional experience and local staff resources. Council members asked staff to ensure the Tool Design Group's earlier outreach and conceptual work are carried forward into final plans and to use QA/QC reviewers to maintain community intent.
What's next: Staff will execute the agreement and begin the design and environmental phase. Council members noted the importance of a parallel mobility/active-transportation plan to coordinate corridor-level choices and funding strategies.
Ending: With the council vote the city moves from conceptual work to paid engineering design; staff will report back as environmental and design milestones are achieved.
Staff told the council the project has grant funding from Metro: about $6 million from Measure M (active transportation), roughly $10 million reallocated from Interstate 710 funds through Measure R, and $323,000 from the Local Alternative Transportation Improvement Program (LA TIP) for design-stage work. Tool Design Group had run earlier public outreach and produced concept recommendations; the selection directs a firm to convert concepts into environmental documents, plans, specifications and cost estimates.
Why it matters: Fremont and Huntington are major multimodal corridors. The design contract will fund signal and multimodal improvements, technical studies, and project approval/environmental work needed to move to construction and to preserve the city's eligibility for grant construction funds.
Staff background and selection: The city advertised an RFP and interviewed six firms. Kimley-Horn was top-ranked by the city's selection panel; the firm has regional experience and local staff resources. Council members asked staff to ensure the Tool Design Group's earlier outreach and conceptual work are carried forward into final plans and to use QA/QC reviewers to maintain community intent.
What's next: Staff will execute the agreement and begin the design and environmental phase. Council members noted the importance of a parallel mobility/active-transportation plan to coordinate corridor-level choices and funding strategies.
Ending: With the council vote the city moves from conceptual work to paid engineering design; staff will report back as environmental and design milestones are achieved.
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