There’s an odd bit of roadway on Wishon Avenue as one enters the Old Fig Garden neighborhood in Fresno. It’s a circle of low concrete and brickwork marked by a red-and-white yield sign that leads drivers around, rather than through, the intersection.
The mini traffic circle was installed last year to help with speeding on the tree-lined street, which connects Old Fig Garden with the Tower District, and came at the behest of neighbors.
But it hasn’t exactly been a welcomed addition…