Create Safer Streets in Your Neighborhood
Fresno’s kids need safer routes to school.
“More than 280 pedestrians died or were severely injured [in Fresno] from [2019 to 2023].” (Fresno Vision Zero Action Plan)
Imagine sending your girls off to school on a typical Tuesday morning, then getting a call saying they were in an accident. That is exactly what Bernadita went through. Her daughter Esmerelda and her sister were on a scooter when a van hit them. Esmerelda’s sister fell near the tire of the van.
We are not okay with this reality.
Both Esmerelda and her sister are doing okay today, but that is not the case for our neighbors whose lives could have been forever different if their streets had speed bumps, stop signs or crossing guards.
Safer streets are possible, but Fresno needs people willing to be part of the solution. Here’s how you can get involved:
VOLUNTEER
Help students get to school safely.
Safe 2 School trains volunteer crossing guards who help students safely cross busy streets before and after school. The organization has trained more than 1,000 volunteers and works with Fresno Unified and other local partners. You can volunteer, connect your school with the program or help spread the word.
VOTE
Support long-term investment in safer streets.
Measure S is a proposed 30-year transportation measure that would continue Fresno County’s existing half-cent transportation sales tax. The plan would provide dedicated funding to repair neighborhood roads and improve sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, traffic signals, and walking and biking infrastructure. It also calls for completing 150 Safe Routes to School projects across Fresno County.
For Fresno families, this could mean more funding to address many of the concerns residents are already raising, including unsafe crossings, missing sidewalks, poorly maintained roads and routes to school that need safety improvements.
Measure S will be on the ballot for Fresno County voters in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Residents can learn more about the measure and get involved by signing on as a supporter, volunteering with the campaign or helping spread the word. Learn how to get involved at VoteYesOnS.com.
LEARN
Get equipped to advocate for land use decisions in your neighborhood.
ENP’s Community Land Use Academy (CLUA) helps Fresno residents understand how land use and development decisions are made and how they can have a voice in those decisions. Participants learn how to advocate for changes in their neighborhoods, including issues such as safer streets, crosswalks and other infrastructure.
WALK
Request a walk audit in your neighborhood.
Want to gather input from your neighbors about the changes they’d like to see made on the routes their kids take to school or sidewalks they navigate every day? Contact ENP to begin the process of organizing a walk audit.
