Atwater Six miles south on Highway 99, city officials in Atwater believe the boulevard means business. The boulevard is Atwater Boulevard, which connects with Highway 99 at two sides of town. And city officials have a make-over in mind. City officials say the boulevard has the potential to be much more than a truck route, or a place to get on and off the freeway. The goal is to attract business, and the shoppers and clients that come with it.
Plans also are in place for a downtown transit hub.
The city is looking to put a parking lot on the south side of Atwater Boulevard at Second Street, where people could leave their cars and go shopping, Khatami said. A facility at the site would include a Greyhound bus depot and would allow for a train station if Amtrak ever runs on the Union Pacific tracks, Khatami said. The parking and bus depot are scheduled to be completed in June.