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Constraint:A slew of the unsightly billboards are located within the stretch of Corridor adjacent to the railyard. A strategy of eliminating billboards and enhancing certain views of the rail yard withlandscaping, will greatly improve the rail yard image.Highway 99BeautificationMaster PlanElement: Fresno is the gateway to 3 national parks: King’s Canyon, Sequoia, and YosemiteOpportunity: An improved aesthetic appearance on the corridor would increase the potential to increasetransient revenue in the area. The provision of tourist information at rest stops could informtravellers of amenities and services available to them on their trip.Constraint: Funding for rest stops is not currently planned by Caltrans and may be difficult and time consumingto develop. Services provided in the corridor would need attention to prevent negativeimpacts, such as the potential for litter to increase at fast food stops.Element: WeedsOpportunity:Constraint:Element:Opportunity:Opportunity:As with the litter problem, a non-traditional labor maintenance work force could have severalbenefits to the Community. The Adopt a Highway program is another valuable program.Like litter, weeds are insidious. They are an ongoing problem that has a major negative impacton the visual image of the Corridor.Existing Corridor LandscapingMany of the trees along the Corridor are aesthetically pleasing and in good health. Enhancementof these existing plantings with additional plantings will reinforce and improve the existinglandscape.Oleanders along Highway 99 have become a signature planting for the Central Valley. Preservationof existing plantings is essential to maintain that unique valley image.AppendixOpportunitiesandConstraints20Opportunities and Constraints
Opportunity:Some of the existing barren interchanges provide an outstanding opportunity for accentplantings. These interchanges could be adopted by individuals and services groups. An annualaward competition could be developed for most attractive interchange. This could improveCommunity spirit and possibly become a signature event for the Corridor.Highway 99BeautificationMaster PlanConstraint:Constraint:Element: OverpassesOpportunity:Safety for drivers as well as highway maintenance workers is the primary issue when consideringadditional and supplemental plantings. This issue must be addressed and resolved for allproposed landscape improvements within the Corridor.The combination of significant natural environmental factors, as well as automobile emissions,and glare and heat from adjacent surfaces create a demanding environment for Corridorplantings. Many non-planted areas lack available water & electrical sources.Overpass designs naturally focuses views to the immediate foreground. Aesthetic improvementto this immediate foreground can have a significant positive impact to the overall spatialexperience when approaching and traveling under the overpass.Constraint: Overpass structures prevent adjacent planting for framing and screening.Element:Opportunity:Constraint:UnderpassesThe configuration of an underpass by its very nature focuses views to the immediate foreground.Aesthetic improvement to this immediate foreground can have a significant positiveimpact to the overall spatial experience when traveling through the underpass.The structural requirements and general configurations of underpasses are very limiting in theareas available for aesthetic improvements.AppendixOpportunitiesandConstraints21Opportunities and Constraints
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Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTIONHighway 99Beautificatio
Page 5 and 6: that don’t invest in themselves.
Page 7 and 8: T HE PLANNING PROCESSHighway 99Beau
Page 9 and 10: Milo Smith, resident of KinsburgJos
Page 11 and 12: ackground information from Phase I
Page 13 and 14: G OALS AND OBJECTIVESHighway 99Beau
Page 15 and 16: Policy 1B1:Establish major gateways
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ABPPENDIX VIBLIOGRAPHYAustin, R. 19
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