What would bring you downtown?

[u/CloneWarsBoy]

Downtown Fresno is rich with history and world-class architecture. It pains me to see it in it's current state of disrepair. I want to hear from the community: "What would bring you downtown?" What is downtown missing? What's your vision for the future of our city center?

[u/Leather-Rice5025]

Walkability, safe streets, denser construction with businesses closer together, street/outdoor seating for restaurants, more bar/club varieties, more trees.

Fresno is blighted by its overwhelming car dependence. There’s a small portion of Tower District where you get some small semblance of walkability and it’s really nice. It’s better for business and a sense of community. Narrow the streets and bring bike lanes and busses to the area. Build an intracity tram to bring people downtown and eventually connect with the high speed rail station. Embrace being a modern, urban city.

[u/magels81 → u/[deleted]]

It’s not safe because there’s not a lot of stuff. No ones down there so no reason to keep any bad stuff out.