| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are our strengths? |
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| Inexpensive to
live here |
21 |
| Cultural
activities |
17 |
| Close to
mountains, ocean, metros |
17 |
| Small town
atmosphere-big city |
12 |
| Friendly
down-to-earth people |
11 |
| Diversity of
people |
9 |
| Schools good-High
school-educational system |
9 |
| All levels of
higher education |
9 |
| Our own
newspaper-local news |
8 |
| Parks |
7 |
| Colleges |
7 |
| Weather - heat |
7 |
| Agriculture |
7 |
| Theatres |
6 |
| Varied restaurants |
6 |
| Sporting events |
6 |
| Fun place to live |
6 |
| Churches-religious
diversity |
6 |
| Kern County Fair |
5 |
| Performances
coming to town |
5 |
| Street fairs |
5 |
| Centennial Garden |
5 |
| Activities -
variety |
5 |
| Good recreation |
5 |
| Marketplace |
4 |
| Farmers Market |
4 |
| Support of kids |
4 |
| Lowish crime |
4 |
| Night clubs/night
life |
3 |
| Fresh fruits |
3 |
| Inexpensive
courses |
3 |
| Family
oriented-First Night |
3 |
| Positive growth |
3 |
| Lack of some
congestion |
3 |
| Lakes |
2 |
| Basque Food |
2 |
| People helping |
2 |
| Bike path |
2 |
| Golf - low cost |
2 |
| Attractive women |
2 |
| Community Connection for Child Care |
1 |
| Bike path |
1 |
| Ice Hockey |
1 |
| Baseball team |
1 |
| Buck Owns |
1 |
| Freeways
sufficient for population |
1 |
| Shopping close by |
1 |
| View |
1 |
| Attractive
men |
1 |
| Responsive local
government |
1 |
| Airport |
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| Mountains |
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| Friendly Caf� |
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| Fountain at Civic |
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| Fishing |
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| Respect for law
enforcement |
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| What
are Greater Bakersfield's key weaknesses?
What don't you like? |
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| Bad air quality |
20 |
| Too many prisons |
12 |
| Crime |
11 |
| Blight and decay
in E. Bakersfield |
10 |
| Bakersfield
College falling apart |
8 |
| Good stuff in
SW-need more in NE |
8 |
| Develop more jobs |
8 |
| Water quality |
7 |
| Inefficient
redevelopment - no infill |
7 |
| Non-acceptance of
diversity |
7 |
| Amtrak doesn't go
South |
7 |
| Street lighting |
7 |
| Synchronize
traffic lights |
7 |
| Improve
educational deficiencies at K-12 |
7 |
| Improve public
transportation (valley to everywhere) |
7 |
| Better acceptance
of disabled |
7 |
| Teach tolerance
& acceptance at early grades |
7 |
| Recycle old
buildings |
6 |
| Recycling efforts |
5 |
| Roads flood when
it rains |
5 |
| More neighborhood
parks |
5 |
| More concern for
homeless |
5 |
| Improve EW
freeways |
5 |
| Better paying jobs |
5 |
| More activities
for youth |
5 |
| More health-care
professionals |
5 |
| Build up downtown |
4 |
| Tagging |
4 |
| Poor airline
service |
4 |
| Maintenance in
unincorporated areas |
4 |
| Summer heat |
4 |
| Better response
from police |
4 |
| More community
support to improve poorer areas |
4 |
| Image of BFL
improvement |
4 |
| Outlet stores |
4 |
| Smaller classroom
sizes beyond 3rd grade |
4 |
| Affordable sports
for kids |
4 |
| Road closures due
to weather |
3 |
| Teen pregnancy |
3 |
| Roads flood when
it rains |
3 |
| No evening buses |
3 |
| Synchronize
traffic lights |
3 |
| No more dairies |
3 |
| Finish building
projects (Grad Canal) |
3 |
| More large
businesses. Factories |
3 |
| Revamp Hart Park |
3 |
| Family activities
for all-low cost every weekend |
3 |
| Not enough RR
overpasses |
2 |
| Don't mess with Ag
areas |
2 |
| Limited
entertainment |
2 |
| Too frequent jury
duty |
2 |
| More bike paths |
2 |
| Revamp JBA
diamonds quickly |
2 |
| Union Ave. needs
improvement |
1 |
| Sanitation |
1 |
| Fog |
1 |
| Helicopter at
night |
1 |
| Later mall hours
on Saturday1 |
1 |
| Trolleys through
town |
1 |
| Old Town Kern
development |
1 |
| More soccer fields |
1 |
| Professional
stadium downtown |
1 |
| Better use of
senior citizens |
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