Phase III  

Visioning Meeting

Building Industry Association (BIA)

April 11, 2000

  

Our Image:

        Positive

        Beautiful area

        Friendly

 

Our Reputation:

        Great place to live and work

        Great place to raise families

        Great education performance � 60% taking SAT and college

 

Business Environment:

        Promote new industries

 

Arts & Culture:

        Center of various types of entertainment and the arts

        Support of arts in education

 

Heart of the City:

        Pedestrian friendly activities & business

 

Technology:

        Availability of technological networking

 

Transportation:

        Kern River Freeway

        Freeway loop

        Expressways

 

Our Values:

        Affordable housing

 

Biggest Changes:

        Water year round in the Kern River

 

Break Thrus:

        Textile industry In Kern

 

Looking Back I�m most proud of�

        Clean air

        Affordable housing

        Extensive trail systems

 

What�s our Vision for our Economy over the next 10-20 years?

        3% unemployment

 

What kind of Economic Development Initiatives do we want to create?

        Better beltways into and out of surrounding communities

        Air transportation � new terminal

 

What kind of Jobs do we want to attract here over the next 10-20 years?

        Computer technology as in Silicon Valley

        Diversify economic base

 

 

Our Vision for Downtown:

        Golden State Hwy tie into NW (Hageman)

        Streetscape, restaurants, pedestrian plaza downtown

        Nordstroms, J.Crew, Williams & Sonoma stores

        Enhanced Central Park with concerts and Gardens

        Cute quaint housing S. of California

        Clean up area S of California � stores/shopping, better streetscapes

        Lakeview � more homes in vacant areas built by Habitat for Humanity

        More housing development projects in NE

         Streetscape Truxtun W. of Hwy 99

 

 

In our community�s future we wanted and we got�

        High tech jobs with education

        Higher education performance

        Continued enhancement of streets � additional landscaping in older areas, etc

        Trail systems � along river & NW

        Downtown area � hub of entertainment and shopping

        Enhanced River areas

        More bike trail areas

        Incentives for downtown housing and development

 

What we didn�t want and didn�t get�

        Crime/gangs/drugs

        Air pollution/smog

        Higher school fees

        Higher transportation fees

        Disincentives to develop

        Bad air

 

 

2010 Planning Area � Metro Bakersfield

        Marketplace like development in NW

        Residential/commercial in NE/Rio Bravo area

        Freeway 58 beltway S of metro Bakersfield  (Panama/Taft Hwy)

        Freeway 178 departing at Haley, along Truxtun, joining Stockdale Hwy to I-5