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