Safe Access to Woodward Project
Fresno City Council Presentation
November 17, 2022
WHY SAFE ACCESS TO WOODWARD PARK?
WHY SAFE ACCESS TO WOODWARD PARK?
WHY SAFE ACCESS TO WOODWARD PARK?
WHY SAFE ACCESS TO WOODWARD PARK?
Coalition
• Neighborhood Representatives
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
(BPAC)
• Pinedale Community
• San Joaquin River Conservancy
• Highschool Cross-Country Teams
• Sierra Challenge Running Club
• Fresno County Bicycle Coalition (FCBC)
• US Green Building Council Central California
(USGBC)
• Broader Community Advocacy Groups – Fresno
Building Healthy Communities
Community & Stakeholders
Partners
• Councilmember Karbassi
• Councilmember Bredefeld
• Public Work Department –
Traffic Engineers
• PARC Department
• City of Fresno Police
Department
• Measure P Commission
• Fresno State Transportation
Institute
Creation of Safe Access to Woodward Park Coalition
Create Awareness and Build Support
• Numerous meetings with the City staff,
District 2 and 6 councilmembers and other
partners
• A neighborhood townhall meeting hosted
by Councilmember Karbassi
• A neighborhood survey on Audubon
• Walk audit
• Educational webinars
• CalWalks Grant for Community Pedestrian
and Bicycle Safety Training
CalWalks
and
SafeTREC
Community
Pedestrian
and Bicycle
Safety
Training
Program
• Planning committee with coalition
members, BPAC members,
Councilmembers, City, County, Fresno State
• Developed and conducted Workshop
• Wrote report based on conversation prior
to workshop and during workshop
• Summary and Recommendations Report
Link to report:
https://safetrec.berkeley.edu/si
tes/default/files/2022_woodwa
rd_park_fresno_cpbst_report.p
df
Presented by
Garrett Fortin
Policy and Program Analyst
UC Berkeley SafeTREC
[email protected]
Questions?
Laura Gromis
Executive Director
USGBC Central California
[email protected]
Garrett Fortin
Policy and Program Analyst
UC Berkeley SafeTREC
[email protected]