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Fresno downtown and midtown photo update!

On February 27, 2017November 18, 2019 By jamesinclair

This will be my last Fresno construction update photo dump for awhile! Once again, I’ve gotten far behind and my photos are quickly becoming out of date. So rather than 2-3 posts, they’re all going in here!

This follows a couple of other recent photo updates:
Clovis Infill
Fresno BRT
Fulton Mall

This update contains:

Manchester Mall Revitalization
Mid-Fresno Trail pre-construction
Fancher Creek
Trolley Creek Park
Kings Canyon Steak n Shake and Del Taco (plus lack of BRT work and residential parcel).
Cosmopolitan Restaurant
H Street Redevelopment
Greyhound Station
Community Hospital
Cultural Arts Park
Park Crossing (Fresno 40) Click to read more!

Categories : UncategorizedTags : ADA ada fail bike corporate fail curb ramp cvs fancher creek fresno pedestrian tod3 Comments

CVS addresses ADA violation … by further limiting pedestrian access to new store

On September 9, 2013February 19, 2018 By jamesinclair

Few major chain corporations out there actually listen to the customer. A year ago, I emailed some companies about their lack of bike racks. Rather than receive relevant replies about racks, I was told I was not being considered for a job. Seriously.

Earlier this year, I again sent along an email to CVS’s corporate HQ, but this time about a more serious matter: an apparent ADA violation. Unlike bike racks, an ADA violation can result in a swift lawsuit.

CVS listened; they replied by email, contacted me by phone, replied to my follow-up, and actually did some work on the ground to fix the problem. Click to read more!

Categories : UncategorizedTags : ADA cvs fancher creek fowler fresno picture tour ramps review roundabout tod transit oriented development wheelchairs8 Comments

Fresno’s newest roundabout (and a bad CVS)

On January 14, 2013February 19, 2018 By jamesinclair

I got a tip a couple of months ago that a new roundabout was under construction in southeast Fresno. While new residential traffic circles have sprouted up all over town, real roundabouts at busy intersections only exist in two other places in Fresno, near Fresno State on Chestnut. While some large roundabouts exist at Copper Ranch, the traffic there is and always will be minimal, they’re more for show, so I don’t count them. The person who wrote to me was concerned about the bicycle treatment at the new roundabout, so of course I had to head down and take a look, but was only able to do so this past week. Click to read more!

Categories : UncategorizedTags : brt city council fancher creek fresno widening8 Comments

$250,000 to add a right turn lane?

On January 10, 2012February 19, 2018 By jamesinclair

There are lots of ways to spend a quarter of a million dollars, and with the municipal budget continuing to find itself in a poor state, one would expect that expenditures are scrutinized and prioritized.

Since this is Fresno, we know there’s nothing higher on the priority list than finding yet another way to widen a street. An upgrade, as it’s usually called, although the only thing being upgraded are vehicle speeds. And even that is questionable.

On December 15th, the city council took up the routine issue of approving a contract for a local company to expand an intersection to provide the ever-so-important right turn lane. Click to read more!