A major streetscape project planned for southeast Bakersfield aims to make the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard corridor safer for pedestrians and cyclists while adding hundreds of trees and other environmental improvements.
The project, which will stretch from California Avenue to Brundage Lane, is part of the Southeast Strong initiative funded through California’s Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program. The City of Bakersfield received about $22 million through the program to support multiple projects designed to improve environmental conditions, transportation safety and quality of life in historically underserved neighborhoods.
Gavin Grimes, a representative with the City of Bakersfield, said the MLK Corridor project is one of several efforts included in the broader Southeast Strong plan…