Stockton Deliverable 1: Preliminary Research (Slides)

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Per 100,000 population Violent crime number Property crime number Total crime index*

Park 2,364 7,792 10,156

Weston ranch 2,022 6,664 8,686

Kennedy 358 3,355 3,714

Taft Mosswood 264 2,472 2,736

Stockton average 1,548 5,101 3,182

U.S. average 387 2,859 3,246

Potetial for seedling mortality:

low potentialmoderate potentialhigh potential

Downtown

1950

1968

1980

1998

2009

Started as Yokuts village along

waterways

Developed as supply town to serve

gold-seekers

Grew in conjunction with waterways

Major hub for water and rail transit (transport of agricultural products)

Metro Hopper’s Lack of Service to District 6

SWOT – Economic AnalysisStrengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

- Property tax rate determined by local government- Low-built residential housing gives ability to plant small gardens in backyard (self sufficiency)- Container unloading possibilities in Stockton Harbor

- Income up to 3x lower than state average- Payments stemming from bankruptcy- Low property value- Corrupt law enforcement- High crime rate- Potentially contaminated industrial sites

- Waterway connection to Pacific- Waterway depth increased to 9m- Good transit connections (airport, Amtrak)- Highly fertile agricultural land- Possible external financing of clean energy programs (HERO program)

- County or state controlled taxation (income, gas)- Little financing available from external sources- Anti sprawl legislation- Human capital flight (brain drain)

SWOT – Political AnalysisStrengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

-Renewed commitment to action and rebuilding Stockton-Community partners

-Failure to adequately provide community services.-Community trust and engagement

-Increased funding from various sources (Measure A, federal grants, etc.)-Newly elected city council members

-Newly elected city council membersStaying accountable with new funding

SWOT – Cultural AnalysisStrengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

-Availability of young work force that can enhance making changes

-Levels of poverty higher up to 2 times than the state average-Relatively limited amount of highly educated people

-Benefits that can be achieved and enhanced by employing young people that are currently unemployed; using their capabilities and seize their ability to help and contribute in the best way possible...-Developing stronger incentives for formal and informal education-...

- ’Dark side of diversity’ - Tensions among different groups of inhabitants (difference in race, religion etc) may result in raising the crime rates and bigotry-High levels of poverty may be an obstacle for fast development and adoption of proposed measures

SWOT – Environmental AnalysisStrengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

-Within the nation’s most productive agricultural region, California Central Valley Region-Temperate weather minimizes heating needs-Ample sunlight

Significant car emissions due to urban sprawl-Effects of statewide drought-Water related public-private partnership-Summer heat requires much cooling energy

-Potential for widespread solar power-Lack of sufficient of infrastructure provides opportunity for new environmentally friendly developments

-Lack of financial security/funds to implement plans, bankruptcy-Economy as most urgent need, less interest in environmental pursuits-Public disinterest/unfamiliarity with active transportation

SWOT – Technological AnalysisStrengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

-decent average download/upload speeds- Stockton police app; easy procedure to report crime- excellent LTE coverage- carbon emissions per capita below the national average

- 32% not connected to the internet- maximum download/upload speeds are far behind national's figures- no free public wifi in the city/on the buses- low innovation potential; brain drain, low number of tech incubators- low percentage of energy from renewables- no smart parking payment systems- virtually no charging stations for electric vehicles in the city (less emissions)

- digitalize the city- cleaner city (Clean Up Stockton app)- less infrastructure with smart parking systems

- abuse of the system (surveillance, digital payments)- implementing new technologies may compromise city budget

Opportunities Threats

-Empty lots along Airport Way could transform the area-Connect eastern and western part of D6 (bridge over the railway)-Encourage walking areas and green spaces-Encourage mixed use space

-Sacrificing community intimacy for urban vitality

I. Community Centers & Youth Opportunities

II. Law Enforcement & Community Engagement

III. Walkability & Urbanization

Overall Opportunities

I. Monetary ResourcesII. Informal Institutions of

PowerIII. Smart Planning vs. Needs

of the Community

Overall Threats

Background● Great Depression ● 50% population 1970● 75% below poverty

line● Crime and drugs● Endangered national

historic district

Program and Strategy● police-residents● -business owners ● Five Safety Sectors● Regular local meetings● Volunteers conducting

patrols● Drug Elimination Task

Force● CPTED● Funding

Program impact● Crimes declined by

22%,15%● Abandoned places

transformed and redeveloped

● Business investors started coming in

Background● Public housing East

Lake Meadows ● crime rates 18 times

the national average● 59% on welfare● 5% of fifth graders

achieved state standards in mathematics

Program and Strategy● mixed income

apartments● local community● Cradle-to-college

education● safe and affordable

housing ● private and public

partnerships

Program impact● Violent crime 95%● welfare support

59% - 5%● Educational

attainment● influx of higher

income individuals ● exclusion of those

with criminal records

Background● Northern California,

just east of Sacramento

● incorporated in 2003● population is 65.000 +

50.000 commuters

Program and Strategy● Growing Strong

Neighborhoods programme

● crime prevention through environmental design

● encouraging residents and business owners to enhance their homes, property, street, and community

Program impact● program changed

face of the city● improvement of

quality of life ● increase property

values ● improvements in

the real estate market

Program and Strategy● driving force - Sergio

Fajardo, a mayor who reclaimed city streets by investing in urban projects in the city’s worst areas

● education - central axis of fight against social inequality

● public space

Program impact● 120 schools and

nine “library parks.”● ‘Now we are seen

as a modern city with enormous potential and great human capital’

● named the world’s most innovative city

Background● 20 years since drug

kingpin Pablo Escobar was gunned down

● drug trafficking● 25%formal

urbanisation, 75% informal urban sprawl

● the impact of the past is still felt in public murals and monuments

Background● Low income● Population declined● Crime and drugs● Abandoned ● Ethnicity

Program and Strategy● Local community● Communication● Crime prevention

Through Environmental Design

● Funding● Education

Program impact● Safety● Property value● Income● Quality of life

1. How is the education system funded? Is this funding source separate or included within the Community Services portion of the budget?

2. Does the city have a register of active businesses we could access (Economic Development Department)?

3. Exactly what factors weighing in to making the area more friendly to potential investors and businesses (tax breaks etc.) are under the control of the local government as opposed to county and state?

4. Would the city be willing to provide the land it owns as an incentive for new businesses (manufacturing etc.) in combination with minimizing the tax burden for said businesses?

5. Does the local government have any experience with public private partnerships?6. What is the role of county and state governments in the decision-making process regarding the

potential realisation of our project, if any?7. How would the city characterize your relationship with the county and state governments?8. What is the city’s view on the water privatization project? What lessons has the government learned

from it and has it affected your willingness to partner with the private sector in the future?9. Are crime rates continuing to drop in 2014?