Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

74 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 lanes, wider sidewalks and places for outdoor dining. “This is a huge conceptual change for downtown and it’s something we would like to see more analysis on to see if it’s something we definitely want to move forward with,” Gomez says. “But it’s something that we’re currently working on.” Improvements to the city don’t end there. Enhancements are underway to the city’s existing parks, and new parks are being built to add to the mix. “In the past few years we have done a lot of outreach to the community to find out what they want. So we have taken that and run with it,” Gomez explains. “We have people that want lit walking trails so we’re making sure to add solar lights along the trail so people can walk in the evenings if they want. Then you have your active families that just want to have a place to sit that’s shaded to eat with their family. So we are Downtown improvements may not stop there. The city is in the analysis phase of putting their downtown on what they call a ‘road diet.’ Farmersville’s current downtown area along Farmersville Boulevard is currently bisected by a four-lane road that isn’t ideal for attracting shoppers. “Because it’s four lanes, it is difficult for people to get across it, and it doesn’t invite people to slow down and see the stores like you would in a typical downtown where there’s smaller streets and larger sidewalks that are shaded and very inviting for pedestrians,” Gomez says. The proposed plan would shrink the road down to two lanes of traffic, leaving room for bike Sequoia Gateway at Farmersville Park Stage & Amphitheater 2023 Helping Farmersville develop “Strong Roots & Growing Possibilities” 113 N. Church Street, Suite 307 Visalia, CA 93291 559-733-3690 dan@sierradesignsla.com