Kudos from Pasadena

Monrovia has been getting more attention as of late, especially in the Star-News. Pasadena has been the trendsetter in mixed-use development, but Monrovia is not far behind, as noted by Star-News editors here.

We applaud Monrovia for being ahead of the curve when it comes to carefully mixing in housing within old-town commercial districts. The idea, often called "mixed use" developments, is to bring more pedestrians to older commercial districts and create a much-needed source of affordable housing in essentially built-out communities.