Module 10-3 Summary

When a neighborhood is gentrified it will not only change the image of it, but also the services available there (Al-Kodmany 2011, 62-63). In other words, gentrification does not only have an impact on the physical aspect of the land, but also the resources that lie there. During the 90s, the Near West Side neighborhood located near Loop, an up-scale neighborhood, sought drastic changes within the area. The changes in racial demographics in the Near West Side indicated that the health risks that affected minorities dropped in the past decade (1992-2002) (Al-Kodmany 2011,

In “Walking and the Suburbanized Psyche,” the author, Rebecca Solnit, argues that the development of suburbanization has been the primary problem as to why our modern society continues to devalue the significance and impact of walking. Suburbanization hasn’t only changed the way we travel from one place to another, but it has also changed the way we communicate amongst each other and with ourselves. Walking is looked down upon and has been seen as a symbol of low status. This has led people to exterminate the use of walking in their daily lives. However, even if someone would like to walk to their destination they can’t due to the fact that places are shaping their roads to accommodate to the excess use of cars. I agree with Solnit that walking has a positive impact towards our bodies, our world, and our imagination.

With numerous foot pathways, bike paths bridges and tunnels, Reston is truly a haven for pedestrians. After the Metro opened a Silver Line in 2014, cars almost became an unnecessary item for the residents of Reston. On top of its pedestrian friendliness and traffic safety, Reston is a place filled with parks, wildflower meadows and wooded areas. With recreational areas of more than fifteen hundred acres (including golf courses, public pools, bridle paths, and tennis courts) 23 educational institutions of all levels and a state-of-the-art medical complex, it’s no wonder that CNN Money Magazine ranked Reston as the 7th best place to live in

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Lynnwood, Washington is not unlike many of the medium sized cities within the United States. With a population of roughly 36,000 people, the area has characteristics that correspond to both large and small cities. For one, the area is small enough to allow intimate relationships between those within the community. However, the city is large enough to allow for anonymity in regards to daily life, if an individual so chooses. Both these characteristics provide Lynnwood with a unique experience relative to its other Washington state counterparts. The streets, much like other small cities are very clean. The community being very intimate in regards to their relationships with one another have pride in the appearance of their city. This is very much unlike many large cities where individuals are so overwhelmed with daily life, that they often neglect the aesthetics appeal of their city. Instead they rely on third parties such as the state or local government to lead these initiatives. This does not occur at Lynnwood, which is very prideful about its cleanliness, appeal, and look. In addition, another small city benefit that is derived from the Lynnwood community is that of space and privacy. Typically, in very densely populated, large cities, homes tend to be clustered. With very few exceptions, large cities

The first subject I will compare is the housing within each neighborhood. First, in the Greenbush neighborhood, the majority of people are either college students or young adults between the ages of twenty and thirty-two. It was obvious this age group lived in these homes seeing the décor on the front porches and the cars in the driveways. The average household income ranges between seventy and eighty-five thousand dollars per year (StatisticalAtlas). Just walking down the street I noticed most of the lots are designated for either college students, expensive residential homes, or parks with green spaces. The neighborhoods average price for a normal sized home would range between three hundred and three

Typically, us Americans categorize neighborhoods we see into two categories, which are wealthy and poor neighborhoods. After observing families’ income in wealthy neighborhoods compared to poor neighborhoods, they are drastically distinctive. Most families who have great amounts of money generally live in a large house, while those who are classified as “poor” will be found in some unsafe areas. These homes have different builds, exteriors may be maintained or may be filled with clutter, and the families inside these homes may express different wants than the opposite class. Unfortunately, wealthy and poor people both fall under a stereotype. The rich are looked upon as snobby and prude, while the poor are seen as lacking intelligence or they could abuse drugs and alcohol. However, I observed a “wealthy” and a “poor” neighborhood in the city of

Using my previous fieldwork and the Windshield Survey, I was able to drive around the city of Pasadena observing local patrons. I was able to focus my desire for improvements on specific areas I thought would be appropriate and want to focus on specifically for my community health topic. Due to the large amount of people in the city, I was able to go to local parks, outdoor malls and various busy streets. Using questions addressed from the Windshield Survey, I was able to delineate whether the city is primarily rural or suburban. Approximately how much open space is there and whether it is open space or private? Pasadena is a suburban city and has over 7 million square feet of open space (City Data, 2015). The survey also asks how old the buildings and homes are in the community? Are these homes similar or different in structure and architecture? Are there solar panels in use? Are the yards trimmed and neat or overgrown? I used the city 's

Burgess’s concentric zone theory was presented in 1924. He presented a descriptive urban land use model that divided cities in a set of concentric circles expanding from downtown to the suburbs. His representation came from Burgess’ observations of various American cities, especially Chicago. Burgess model assumes a relationship between the socio-economic status of households and the distance from the Central Business District. The further from the district, the better the quality of housing, but the longer the commuting time. Making this Accessing better housing is done at the expense of longer commuting times and costs as well. According to Burgess, urban growth is a process of expansion and reconversion of land uses, with a tendency of each inner zone to expand in the outer zone. According to Burgess’ theory, a large city is divided in six concentric zones, Burgess’s model has its cons according to critics. It is said to be a product of its time. That is, it won’t work the same with present cities. The model was developed when American cities were growing very fast and when motorized transportation was still uncommon as most people used public transit. Thus the concept cannot be applied to those from the second half to the twentieth century where highways have enabled urban development to escape the reconversion process and to take place directly in the suburbs. The model in this case was developed for American cities and is limited elsewhere.

When making conclusions about my data to determine the narrative, I looked at how every research methodology contributed to the themes of my neighborhood. “In the very act of constructing data out of experience, the qualitative researcher singles out some things as worthy of note and relegates others to the background” (Wolcott, 1994, pg. 13). For the purpose of my paper, I chose to focus on two themes but that does not discredit the rest of my data. The two themes that appeared in all the data shared between my research team, were the ideas that Goose Hollow serves as an in-between place for people trying to get from point A to point B and the active gentrification present in the neighborhood. To begin, I focused on participant observation methodology. The physical location and businesses of Goose Hollow makes it a convenient place for people to stop. The grab and go pizza place, Starbucks, corner store, and many modes of transportation make it a hub for commuters in their day to day life. When analyzing my group’s data, a considerable amount of instances relating to transportation were observed. Ellen Koukel observed the MAX

As shown in Table 1, mixed land use has a positive effect on the residential location choice only in Group 1 but negative in other groups, indicating that young people prefer the location where the diversity index of land is high. This is because such location provides more diverse opportunities of jobs, recreation, and shops to the young. High residential density has a significant and negative effect on residential location choice in all groups, and the average building age also has a significant and negative effect on household residential location decision in Groups 1 and 2 but not in group 3, which implies that younger people prefer new building. Namely, while older people tend to live in their old housing continuously, young people prefer newly constructed housing.

Does the relationship between income and home prices differ among metropolitan areas of different sizes? Using the dotplot in chart 3, one can categorize the metropolitan areas base on the number of households, into small (households less than 150,000), large (households >= 350,000) and medium (those in between). The sample numbers of small, medium, and large are 63, 57, and 54 respectively.

16 out of 20 townships mailed the questionnaires to the citizens within. The four which were excluded did not receive the questionnaire due to them being predominantly urban and also if they give the impression of not expanding and adding new housing and commercial properties in the future. Washtenaw Lists provided a name and address for each household located on 75 roads, excluding all highways and any that ran through a city or village; a total of 1603 households. The method of random selection was used to determine the citizens that would receive the questionnaire.

Today’s land use planning and policies are intended to preserve values of cultural resources and enhance sustainable communities and neighborhoods. Among various specific components to achieve it in planning practice, recently improvement of job accessibility and encouragement of mixed land use have been rising topics in the planning field. This is because well-designed and well-utilized these two features through the land use and transportation planning not only can reduce individual vehicle mile travel (VMT) and urban traffic congestion (Ewing and Cervero, 2010), but also can provide lively urban places (Jacobs, 1961). However, although numerous studies have provided empirical evidence of their effectiveness - for example, reducing a physical distance between jobs and housing through these two components increases public transportation use, walking and bicycling (Cervero and Duncan, 2006), little attention has been paid to demand side of the land use components. Namely, little is known about whether the land use features really meet the residents’ needs. Some scholars pointed out that most previous studies have only focused on the supply-oriented policies or planning (Koster and Rouwendal, 2012; Plaut and Boarnet, 2003). However, in order to create sustainable urban places and better living environments given the limited amount of urban land, land use planning or policies carefully reflecting demanders’ needs are essential.

Kathleen Wolf and Alicia Robbins presented different benefits in the article “Metro Nature, Environmental Health and Economic Value” in an effort to present the economic values associated with exposure to nature outline many of the positive advantages associated with ones exposure to different elements of nature, such as urban greenspaces. Important health benefits relate to reduced air pollution and increases to an active lifestyle. The additional physical activity helps to reduce obesity, lower blood pressure, and produce extended life spans.