Fall 2000
PLACES: Reedley Christens Rails to Trails
 In
October, the City of Reedley held the grand opening of their Rails
to Trails project. The beautifully landscaped two-mile trail provides
pedestrians, bicyclists and roller bladers with a direct route
from downtown to the high school and Reedley Community College.
The City is now preparing a specific plan for redeveloping vacant
and underutilized industrial buildings and fruit packing facilities
along the trail to a mix of retail and service commercial shops,
dining/ entertainment businesses, professional offices and housing,
including senior housing. These uses are intended to complement
the adjacent downtown area and will be accessible from the trail.
 Phase
II of the project will extend the trail to the city’s agricultural
packing plants, offering workers a safe, pleasing and pollution-free
commute.
Councilmember and trail supporter Marge Gobby is ecstatic about
the new trail. “People love the trail, and it’s creating
even more excitement about our downtown.” Gobby added that
she sees the trail as an integral part of Reedley’s economic
future. “We understand that to attract creative entrepreneurs
you need to create a place with a distinct community character
instead one of countless strip malls and faceless subdivisions.”
The City’s long-range plan is that the trail will ring the
entire town.
For details: Mike Olmos, Reedley Assistant City Manager, (559)
637-4200, x 266, mike.olmos@reedley.com
The Place to Be
LGC Winter Conference:
A Smart Growth Approach to Improving Public Health and Safety
January 19-20, US Grant Hotel, San Diego, CA
“Redefining Community: A Smart Growth Approach to Street
and Neighborhood Design, Crime Prevention, and Public Health and
Safety.”
Experts will present best practices and techniques that have
influenced public health and safety by increasing physical activity,
decreasing violent crime, and reducing pedestrian/auto accidents.
Cohosted by Penn State University.
For details: Michele Kelso, LGC, (916) 448-1198, mkelso@lgc.org.
Online registration after Nov. 1 at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/RedefiningCommunity.
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