2. What do you like least about Martinez that you would like to see improved?
The intent of this discussion is to make sure we build on successes and “best practices” to protect the qualities we like about Martinez as we plan for the future.
FOR EXAMPLE, what do you wish Martinez had that other cities in Contra Costa County have? What is the one special place or asset that the City should work hardest to enhance? And what problem with Martinez should be the City’s highest priority to improve? Other least favorite places or features?
23 results found
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4 votes
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County Administration Building (651 Pine Street)
I dislike this 12-story green International Style building which is totally incompatible with the rest of downtown. The County should proceed with the plan that it developed (currently in limbo) to tear down this obsolete, seismically unsafe structure and replace it with a 4-story building that has a larger footprint.
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Marijuana Dispensaries
The City Council's seems set to welcome the marijuana dispensaries that Pacheco closed down because of the public nuisance that these businesses and their customers became.
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Bail Bond Shops
The presence of bail bond establishments with their neon lights ablaze after dark scares visitors arriving in town after dark to attend the theatre or eat in our restaurants.
3 votes -
29 votes
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Downtown area
The downtown area has been the same, with very little in the way of appealing stores or destinations, forever. What is the status of the Redevelopment Agency?
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5 votes
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29 votes
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25 votes
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Homeless folks and panhandlers that make it feel unsafe to walk around downtown at night
Martinez has some great areas, such as the creek, but it seems to attract undesirables that make it unconfortable (and maybe dangerous) to walk around after dark. Especially downtown, and especially around the train station, and portions of waterfront park. This keeps people away and prevents the downtown from thriving like it should.
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6 votes
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22 votes
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14 votes
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651 Pine Street
Lets rebuild a new county building before ALL of the employees leave.
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15 votes
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1 vote
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1 vote
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City government does not appreciate the different personalities and separate geographies.
Martinez is unique in it's geographical boundries unlike Pleasanton, Livermore, Concord, Fremont, San Jose, etc.
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4 votes
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Roadways that are unsafe for pedestrians
Not all roadways need frontage improvements like curb, gutter or sidewalk. But areas absolutely need to have safe pedestrian travel. Vine Hill way between Center and Morello is an example of how to do this right. Muir Station Road between PH Road and the Nob Hill shopping center is a dangerous example of where attention is needed. Not a sidewalk, but a separate path next to the road. Alhambra Valley Road (in the soon-to-be annexex area) is another area needing pedestrian attention. County put in a ped bridge over the creek, but the path literally only goes 100'. Extend it!
11 votes