Clean Transportation Needs Assessment for the Three Palms Mobile Home Park and RV Park in Fresno, CA
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program
Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Fresno Area Express (FAX) | Clean Transportation Needs Assessment for the Three Palms Mobile Home Park and RV Park
Project Details
Fresno Department of Transportation / Fresno Area Express (FAX) community transportation needs assessment’s grant term ran from December 2020 to August 2021. The project focused on the Three Palm Mobile Home Park and RV Park in Fresno, California. The process used a variety of methods such as quantitative and qualitative bilingual surveys, virtual meetings, social distanced gatherings, and educational materials to engage the community members. The grant partners also held a focus group to help guide the community engagement process, gather information, and engage with other residents. The project team used gift card raffles to encourage attendance or participation in all of the outreach events and surveys.
Project Outcomes
Funding Details
Voucher Total: $48,430
Community Engagement Activities
- 1 Quantitative survey (10 responses)
- 1 Qualitative survey (20 responses)
- 4 Community meetings, 2 virtual (13 total participants) and 2 in-person (98 total participants)
- 1 Focus group (12 participants)
- 65 Gift cards (total value of $1,920)
- 50 Tote bags with CMO logo distributed
- 50 T-Shirts with CMO logo distributed
- 4 Proposed solutions
- 3 Evaluation surveys submitted
Community Details
The project was focused in the small community of the Three Palms Mobile Home Park located in central Fresno. The mobile home park contains approximately 100 mobile home lots wedged between the 99 Highway, the Clinton Avenue exit ramp, railroad tracks, and Golden State Blvd, with the future High Speed Rail tracks coming soon. Nearly one-third of the adults who reside in the census tract containing Three Palms have not graduated from high school. Over 60% of the residents of the census tract identify as Latinx and over half do not speak English at home. Nearly half of the families have incomes below the federal poverty limit, with a median household income of $22,428. The targeted area has very poor walkability and lacks infrastructure for safe paths to food, schools, and connecting transit. Three Palms residents often travel lengthy distances on foot due to inadequate access to the public transit system nearby, and the fact that many families do not have access to a personal vehicle.
Partners
Grantee
Fresno Department of Transportation / Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Project Partners
Contact
Carolina Ilic | (559) 621-1499 | FAX