Accomplishments

On the Fresno City Council, MIKE KARBASSI has...

DELIVERED RECORD NUMBER OF COPS & FIREFIGHTERS

Mike Karbassi proudly signed the Safer Fresno Budget Pledge, vowing to only vote for budgets that add police officers and firefighters to keep Fresno safe. He kept his promise and Fresno has a historic 900 police officers and 375 firefighters working to keep our neighborhoods safe.

KEPT OUR ROADS SAFE FOR FRESNO FAMILIES

Mike spearheaded Fresno’s crackdown on illegal street racing and sideshows while delivering millions to create Safe Routes to Schools in northwest Fresno by improving street lights, intersection patterns, and sidewalks.

IMPROVED NW FRESNO ONE BLOCK AT-A-TIME

Since taking office, Mike has delivered $5 million to District 2 and $15 million citywide to improve streets, sidewalks, gutters. He also led the charge to complete Veterans Boulevard, a critical connection to Highway 99 and west Fresno.

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS FOR DISTRICT 2

Veterans Boulevard

Completing construction and NOW OPEN to traffic. New freeway interchange at SR 99, railroad overpass and connections from Shaw to Herndon Avenues. Traffic signals at Shaw, Barstow, Bullard, Hayes and Herndon Avenues.

River West Eaton Trail

The City of Fresno and the San Joaquin River Conservancy are working together to extend the existing Lewis S. Eaton Trail from SR 41 at Woodward Park to Spano Park near Palm and Nees, including miles of new trails, trailhead parking and amenities.

Planning Studies

Audubon Corridor Study
“Vision Zero” Safety Action Plan
Active Transportation Plan (ATP) Update

Design Phase

Herndon Avenue bridge widening with multipurpose trail, Polk to Milburn Avenues
Blackstone Avenue repaving, Minarets to Nees Avenues
Shaw Avenue repaving, Fruit to east of Palm Avenues (City limit)
Herndon Avenue repaving, Valentine to Marks Avenues
Shaw Avenue widening to four lanes, Veterans Boulevard to Polk Avenue
Palm Avenue traffic synchronization, Herndon to Shaw Avenues
Audubon & Lexington Roundabout

Traffic Signal Construction

Blythe and Gates Avenues
Sierra and West Avenues (Left turn phasing – Nearing Completion)
Barstow and Palm Avenues (left turn phasing)
Del Mar and Audubon
Audubon and Nees Dual Left Turns (Completed)
Grantland Avenue – Herndon Barstow Elementary HAWK

Impact Fee Funded Traffic Signal Construction

Herndon & Brawley (Dual left turn lanes)
Grantland & Barstow
Grantland & Shaw

Upcoming Paving Projects

Maroa Avenue – Sierra to Herndon
Forkner Avenue – Shaw to Magill Avenues (City/County Joint Project)
Van Ness – Shaw to Herndon (Paving & Slurry)
Alluvial/West/Herndon/Van Ness Neighborhood North

Concrete Repair & Slurry Seal

Oswego/Tamera/Browning/Rafael Concrete Repair- October 2023
Herndon/Fruit/Sierra/West Concrete Repair – Starting 2024
Stuart Alignment/Figarden/Marks Concrete Repair – Starting 2025
Alluvial/West/Herndon/Van Ness South Side Neighborhood Slurry
Alluvial/Polk/Railroad Slurry
Browning/Dante/Weber/Wheeler Slurry
Palo Alto/ Pleasant/Sierra/Marks Slurry
Warner/Forkner/Magill/Sequoia Slurry

Tree Trimming for Spring 2024

GeoBase 1055 – River/SR41/Audubon Drive/Nees
GeoBase 1248 – Alluvial/Valentine/herndon/Brawley
GeoBase 1451 – Sierra/West/Bullard/Van Ness (City Limits)
GeoBase 1641- Barstow/Grantland/Shaw/Garfield

Speed Hump Installation

San Marcos – Corona to San Jose
Palo Alto – Hayes to Riverside
Riverside – Spruce to Alluvial
Applications for 2024 Closing October 31, 2024