Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Fresno

Fresno’s Mayoral Candidates Face Off Over Livable Streets Tomorrow

By Damien Newton | Oct 4, 2016 | No Comments

Fresno’s mayoral candidates will be discussing their viewpoints at “Walk & Roll” on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at Bitwise Industries Auditorium, 700 Van Ness Avenue in Fresno. Fresno City Councilmember Lee Brand and Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea will answer questions about how to create more a liveable community, provide a buffet of transportation […]

Fresno Opens Up Its Streets for CenCALvia this Sunday

By Damien Newton | Sep 29, 2016 | No Comments

California’s fifth largest city has been absent from the state, national, and international extravaganza of Open Streets festivals that have been going on in recent decades. That all changes as of Sunday, when Fresno will open its streets for families, cyclists, pedestrians, skaters, and runners. CenCALvia is Fresno’s first foray into Open Streets. The free family-friendly […]

The Importance of Media Attention

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2016 | No Comments

James Sinclair is one of a handful of people who are shining a light on what’s happening with California’s Central Valley planning, development, and transportation. His blog, Stop and Move, covers these issues in Fresno. He provides a huge public service, bringing much-needed attention to developments that often take place out of the public eye, […]

Fresno Pedestrian Mall Is No More

By Melanie Curry | Jun 7, 2016 | 16 Comments

One of the oldest pedestrian malls in the U.S., the Fulton Street Mall in Fresno, is no more. The modernist mall was built in the 1960s in an attempt to prevent Fresno’s downtown economy from being sucked dry by suburban development sprawling on the outskirts of town. It failed, as many such malls did, because […]