In early April, 2026, the Pasadena City Council adopted a vision plan to guide future redevelopment of the 710 stub.

The Reconnecting Pasadena vision plan, developed by a consulting group which includes Perkins Eastman, covers an approximately 50-acre area bounded by Union Street to the north, California Boulevard to the south, Pasadena Avenue to the east, and a stretch of St. John Avenue to the west. Rather than directly propose projects, the plan identifies solutions to knit the trenched area back into the street grid, both in terms of circulation and development.

Under the vision plan, traffic flow to and from the 210 and 134 freeways would be "smoothed" through the addition of a roundabout at Holly street near the northern end of the trench. Moving south, St. John and Pasadena Avenues would be transformed from one-way streets to two-way "complete" streets, while a new north-south boulevard would be built along the west side of the trench in place of the existing 710 freeway stub. New east-west connections are proposed by extending Valley Street and Bellevue Drive across the freeway corridor.

While precise plans for development of the area have not been established, the City Council has set a goal of at least 1,800 residential units within the relinquished area. Additionally, affordable housing, business development support, and workforce development programs were not included in the City Council's vision plan vote.

The cost of the restorative justiuce components of the plan, funding mechanisms for the proposed redevelopment, and transportation concepts will be studied further at a later date.