Fresno's Parking Lot Boom
16 July 2000 - 9:30am
Fresno County has 443,000 licensed drivers -- and almost as many parking spaces. Is it time to change zoning codes?
Fresno code demanded 400 stalls for the Frenso Wal-Mart approved at Palm and Herndon avenues. But the retail goliath, known for its ample parking lots, plans 1,100 stalls to serve a 141,000-square-foot store. Fresno is following a US trend toward overbuilding parking lots, at the cost of creating unattractive "dead space" throughout the County. Author Cyndee Fontana reviews the pros and cons of building parking.
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Are we Over-Paving Paradise?
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The Fresno Bee, July 16, 2000
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