CSUB April

� Is terrible to the �outside� But what they don�t know is how terrific it really is

� The reputation we deserve as an interesting, diversified community of intelligent, helpful people

� Greater or closer relationship between the future economic development and the areas of emphasis in this University, e.g. School of Engineering

� Big industry (oil and ag) plus Govt (Fed & State) giving back to our area in proportion to the resources and taxes taken from here

� Majority of our high school graduates are going on to college, with local scholarship support!

� Solar power plants � let�s develop a solar power industry-encourage wind power industry

� More high tech attracted by low cost of living and dramatically improved air quality

� Properly trained and paid caregivers for elderly and handicapped, young children � good pay and benefits

� A little green place to sit S of California E of Chester and W of Chester and along Kern River

� Central downtown: retail, bookstores, movie, coffee bar plus jobs and living spaces

� Entertainment and retail and recreation complex between Truxtun and California

� Canals : Columbus S to Beale, W thru Central Park, back N (W of Chester). Another canal through the center of that square

� Recreational center for Greater Bakersfield children S of California, W of Chester

� Lakeview area totally rejuvenated houses with a branch of the University E of Lakeview

� Stimulating small child care that facilitates intellectual physical and emotional development

� Business and service activities for the Jr. High and High Schools. Get them into the business world early

� Unplanned development

� Gridlock

� Elders to be hidden in nursing homes or isolated in their old houses

� Dairies

� �Oildale� image

� Urban sprawl

� �Garbage� dumping in Metro Bakersfield

� Digital divide

� Ugly freeways

� Local government and businesses which will prevent much of these dreams

� People who don�t have health care options

� Drugs

� Rosedale Hwy (a major entrance and 1^st exposure to Bakersfield) needs a face lift. The businesses should be fined for non-compliance to aesthetic standards.

� Development without water resource and air quality considerations

� Air pollution � water pollution

� Water Park in the middle of a residential community

� Unplanned growth

� Change in small town atmosphere

� Overcrowded/overdeveloped residential and business areas

� Freeways without landscaping

� Ecological/recreation zone around entire river course

� Whate water Slalom Kayak Park

� River Run for Kayakers

� Bike path from China Grade Loop to residential

� High speed rail serving entire community

� Put industry that might contaminate groundwater on West side where water qualty is poor

� Keep River way � water year round

� No freeway over water banks area

� Clean up Rosedale

� No WaterPark on river

� Downtown: Nordstroms, Cheesecake Factory

� Southern freeway to bypass city

� We need to route traffic on a circular route around Greater Bakersfield using 7^th Standard Road on the North and Panama Road on the South. Roads coming into the city would be like the spokes of a wheel for local traffic

� A 7^th Standard Road route connecting Hwy 99 and I-5 would be an expensive way to solve the cross-town traffic problem

� Keep hospitals dispersed for emergency access

� Vocational schools for the deaf (old Stier�s lot)

� Signal at White Lane and Hwy 99

� A big park on undeveloped portion of River

� Increase green belt along the river all the way out to I-5 on River

� Freeway N of river to connect with I-5

� Freeway beltway looping the city

� Airport � no stacking

� Stop light � 4way on Old River and 7^th Standard

� Connect Akers between Harris and Planz