{"id":423276,"date":"2026-08-04T03:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423276\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T03:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:58:11","slug":"parkway-drive-motel-becomes-permanent-supportive-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423276\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkway Drive motel becomes permanent supportive housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A motel turned short-term shelter on Fresno\u2019s Parkway Drive will be converted to housing that aims to combine long-term affordability with support services for people at risk of experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>The city was awarded $32 million in state funds for the project at Valley Inn, 933 N Parkway Drive, known as Sage Commons, through the Homekey+ program. The funds support the development of permanent supportive housing across California.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one of many initiatives to revitalize the corridor that has historically been a hotspot for drugs, human trafficking and prostitution, commonly referred to as \u201cMotel Drive.\u201d Many of the area\u2019s motels were converted into shelters by the city with COVID-era funding, under the premise that they&#8217;d later be turned into permanent affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FRS_JRWPARKWAYMOTELROW.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"806\" title=\"FRS_JRWPARKWAYMOTELROW\" alt=\"Motel row along Parkway Drive in Fresno between Belmont and Olive avenues, Jan. 14, 2020.\"\/>                                                                                    Motel row along Parkway Drive in Fresno between Belmont and Olive avenues, Jan. 14, 2020.                                                                                            JOHN WALKER                                                                            jwalker@fresnobee.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>\u201cProjects like this one are helping expand affordable housing in our city, but more importantly are preventing displacement by giving people an opportunity to prosper in their own community,\u201d Mayor Jerry Dyer said.<\/p>\n<p>The city plans to partner with Parkway Prime LLC to convert 106 interim housing units into 84 apartments, the city announced in a statement last week. Nine of the units will be reserved for veterans.<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8513528\/\">2020 systematic review<\/a> of 26 studies shows that permanent supportive housing programs decreased homelessness by 88% and improved housing stability by 41%, compared to short-term, transitional programs.<\/p>\n<p>The state funds will be used to expand the motel\u2019s existing footprint by adding square footage. The project will include an updated on-site laundry facility, community space and meeting rooms for case management services, according to the city.<\/p>\n<p>Each unit will be equipped with kitchenettes and updated with modern flooring, lighting, and bathroom fixtures, the city said.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FRS_Valley-Inn_2.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"FRS_Valley-Inn_2.JPG\" alt=\"The Valley Inn Motel, center, located on Parkway Drive near Highway 99 and Roeding Park in Fresno, will be converted from a shelter to permanent supportive housing. The City of Fresno has been awarded $32 million for the project. The funding will come from the State of California's Homekey+ Program.\"\/>                                                                                    The Valley Inn Motel, center, located on Parkway Drive near Highway 99 and Roeding Park in Fresno, will be converted from a shelter to permanent supportive housing. The City of Fresno has been awarded $32 million for the project. The funding will come from the State of California&#8217;s Homekey+ Program.                                                                                            CRAIG KOHLRUSS                                                                            ckohlruss@fresnobee.com                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FRS_Valley-Inn_1.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"FRS_Valley-Inn_1.JPG\" alt=\"The Valley Inn Motel, located on Parkway Drive near Highway 99 and Roeding Park in Fresno, will be converted from a shelter to permanent supportive housing. The City of Fresno has been awarded $32 million for the project. The funding will come from the State of California's Homekey+ Program.\"\/>                                                                                    The Valley Inn Motel, located on Parkway Drive near Highway 99 and Roeding Park in Fresno, will be converted from a shelter to permanent supportive housing. The City of Fresno has been awarded $32 million for the project. The funding will come from the State of California&#8217;s Homekey+ Program.                                                                                            CRAIG KOHLRUSS                                                                            ckohlruss@fresnobee.com<br \/>\n        Related Stories from  Fresno Bee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A motel turned short-term shelter on Fresno\u2019s Parkway Drive will be converted to housing that aims to combine&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-423276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}