Fresno Council Spends $22,560 More to Fix Active Transportation Plan After Cesar Chavez Boulevard Name Change

The Fresno City Council approved $22,560 in additional taxpayer money on June 18, 2026, to pay TJKM Transportation Consultants to rewrite the city’s Active Transportation Plan because of the recent Cesar Chavez Boulevard name change.

The council extended the consultant’s contract three months to September 30, 2026. The total contract is now $420,560.

The city paid TJKM $398,000 starting in November 2023 to update the Active Transportation Plan. A first amendment followed in December 2025. Now a second amendment is required to revise the ATP documents to reflect that Cesar Chavez Boulevard is now California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road.

Staff recommended the spending. The council approved it on the consent calendar without separate discussion.

The Breakdown

• The city originally hired TJKM Transportation Consultants in November 2023 for $398,000 to update the Active Transportation Plan, with a deadline of December 31, 2025.
• A first amendment was approved in December 2025.
• This second amendment adds $22,560 and three months because the consultant must replace references to Cesar Chavez Boulevard with the new street names — California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road — throughout the plan documents.
• The new total contract amount is $420,560. The new deadline is September 30, 2026.

What This Means for You

The council approved additional spending to revise a plan after a street name change. The material doesn’t say when the Cesar Chavez Boulevard name change took effect. The material gives no breakdown of what the $22,560 pays for — how many hours, at what rate, for how many pages of revision.