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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:
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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?