Comments on: Redevelopment, Destroying Downtown Fullerton http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/ Friends for Fullerton's Future supports candidates and causes that promote intelligent, responsible and accountable government in Fullerton and Orange County Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:09:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: snarkysnark http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2716 snarkysnark Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:51:57 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2716 Snore. Are we there yet? Snore.
Are we there yet?

]]> By: 0zzy http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2694 0zzy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:22:40 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2694 Not only did redevelopment destroy the buildings downtown, but look at what they did to the cars! From colorful classy designs to an arrangement of black, white and gray blocks with wheels. Though I must admit, I think the addition of the traffic lights were beneficial to the community :). Not only did redevelopment destroy the buildings downtown, but look at what they did to the cars! From colorful classy designs to an arrangement of black, white and gray blocks with wheels.

Though I must admit, I think the addition of the traffic lights were beneficial to the community :) .

]]> By: Redevelopment, Destroying Downtown Fullerton | Orange Juice! Politics For The Rest Of Us. http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2667 Redevelopment, Destroying Downtown Fullerton | Orange Juice! Politics For The Rest Of Us. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:54:53 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2667 [...] before pictures depict a hip and high-energy part of Fullerton. As opposed to the after snapshots. Click here to read [...] [...] before pictures depict a hip and high-energy part of Fullerton. As opposed to the after snapshots. Click here to read [...]

]]> By: College Park Pro http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2660 College Park Pro Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:27:22 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2660 Give the council some credit, though. The agency did design damage to downtown (the 2 ugliest building in Fullerton, both RDA designed--Commonwealth & Harbor, the Fake 2nd Story Bldg. & Heirlooms/now/Church's). But the they did not physically obliterate it like Anaheim did. Give the council some credit, though. The agency did design damage to downtown (the 2 ugliest building in Fullerton, both RDA designed–Commonwealth & Harbor, the Fake 2nd Story Bldg. & Heirlooms/now/Church’s).

But the they did not physically obliterate it like Anaheim did.

]]> By: College Park Pro http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2658 College Park Pro Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:23:12 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2658 JJ-- Slidebar owner Sean Francis still has the plan, done by a traffic firm that actually does business with the City. Sean did some political legwork with it w/merchants and preservationists, but staff refused to put it before the traffic commission. Sean has pull w/the council. He needs to use it. It restores some short-term parking, plus loading/unloading zones, handicapped zones and space for valet parking along Harbor between Wilshire & Commonwealth. It can be done while keeping the trees and 4 lanes. One median island would have to go. The handicapped access for those business does NOT meet ADA standards--we need access on Harbor. Fullerton is the only downtown in OC that bans parking on its main thoroughfare. Why? We always had parking on Harbor before City Engineer Hugh Berry got his hands on it. We got rid of those concrete arcades after a couple of years (anyone remember those mutli-million $ monstrosities?). Then we got rid of those dangerous spiked trees. But undoing the no parking damage has taken a lot longer. JJ–

Slidebar owner Sean Francis still has the plan, done by a traffic firm that actually does business with the City. Sean did some political legwork with it w/merchants and preservationists, but staff refused to put it before the traffic commission.

Sean has pull w/the council. He needs to use it.

It restores some short-term parking, plus loading/unloading zones, handicapped zones and space for valet parking along Harbor between Wilshire & Commonwealth. It can be done while keeping the trees and 4 lanes. One median island would have to go.

The handicapped access for those business does NOT meet ADA standards–we need access on Harbor.

Fullerton is the only downtown in OC that bans parking on its main thoroughfare. Why?

We always had parking on Harbor before City Engineer Hugh Berry got his hands on it.

We got rid of those concrete arcades after a couple of years (anyone remember those mutli-million $ monstrosities?). Then we got rid of those dangerous spiked trees. But undoing the no parking damage has taken a lot longer.

]]> By: DontBlightMeBro http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2656 DontBlightMeBro Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:40:15 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2656 An otherwise authentic and organically grown downtown, like a horse, becomes something else entirely when redesigned by a committee. Thanks but no thanks to Fullertons Redevelopment Agency and our local "Chamber of Horrors." An otherwise authentic and organically grown downtown, like a horse, becomes something else entirely when redesigned by a committee. Thanks but no thanks to Fullertons Redevelopment Agency and our local “Chamber of Horrors.”

]]> By: Jacaranda Jay http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2653 Jacaranda Jay Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:13:44 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2653 Where's that plan to restore parking on Harbor? Someone wrote something like that awhile back. Where’s that plan to restore parking on Harbor? Someone wrote something like that awhile back.

]]> By: admin http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2009/redevelopment-destroyed-downtown-fullerton/#comment-2648 admin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:57:58 +0000 http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/?p=3458#comment-2648 Pajarita, great post and welcome to the blog roll. Pajarita, great post and welcome to the blog roll.

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