Name
at least 5 of Bakersfield's strengths/pluses. |
|
World's friendliest
people/good people |
9 |
Concerned citizens/community
action/help each other |
7 |
Small town atmosphere, but
big |
5 |
Location in state/proximity
to LA, Coast, Las Vegas |
5 |
Cost of living |
4 |
Weather-no winter weather |
3 |
Good schools at all levels |
3 |
City beautification
project/trees & lights downtown |
3 |
Business climate/easy to do
business |
2 |
Affordable housing |
2 |
Lots of opportunity for all
sports |
2 |
Open space |
1 |
Bike path |
1 |
Best tennis facilities in the
world |
1 |
Lack of concrete everywhere
(came from L.A.) |
1 |
Good govt. services generally |
1 |
Good utilities |
1 |
Growing community |
1 |
Good parks |
1 |
Low cost, plentiful labor
supply |
1 |
Good law enforcement,
particularly sheriff |
1 |
Not a big city like L.A. |
1 |
Bakersfield Symphony
Orchestra |
1 |
Centennial Gardens &
Convention Center |
1 |
Support of youth athletic
teams |
1 |
Bakersfield College &
CSUB |
1 |
Commitment of local political
leaders |
1 |
Golf courses |
1 |
Resources available: sports,
cultural, political, educ. |
1 |
Hockey |
1 |
Facilities: stadiums, etc |
1 |
Underplanned development -
lacking infrastructure |
1 |
Cultural activities |
1 |
Community pride |
1 |
Easy to navigate city |
1 |
Centrally laid out |
1 |
Wide streets |
1 |
Economy |
1 |
Forward thinking vision |
1 |
Police and fire depts. |
1 |
|
|
Name at least
5 of Bakersfield's weaknesses/minuses. |
|
Bad air quality |
6 |
Need bigger airport-airport
substandard |
5 |
Need more airline connections |
4 |
No crosstown freeway |
4 |
Weather extreme hot & fog |
3 |
Illegals |
3 |
Crime & gangs |
3 |
Good baseball stadium |
3 |
Traffic to the Northwest |
2 |
Large # at poverty level |
2 |
Bus system (although
improving) |
2 |
Poor parking around
Centennial Gardens |
2 |
No neighborhood youth
activities |
2 |
Children without proper
parenting |
2 |
Bike path too rough |
1 |
Low level of higher education
attainment |
1 |
Too many pickup trucks |
1 |
Welfare program |
1 |
Dangerous foot traffic across
Truxtun |
1 |
Persistent unemployment |
1 |
Lack of opportunity for young
people |
1 |
Schools - tolerance |
1 |
Media |
1 |
Roads need fixing |
1 |
Influx of big city (L.A.)
people |
1 |
Poor access to the central
coast |
1 |
Too much growth in shopping
malls-need infill |
1 |
Traffic on Rosedale |
1 |
Too many regulations |
1 |
Graffiti |
1 |
Not enough Democrats |
1 |
Annexation procedure |
1 |
City Council-special
interests |
1 |
Terrible planning |
1 |
Leapfrog building |
1 |
Lack of booming downtown |
1 |
Ugliness of freeways leading
into our city |
1 |
Reputation |
1 |
Safety issues |
1 |
Limited economic base |
1 |
Limitation of some businesses
and social events |
1 |
Moving Southwest for business |
1 |
Freeways too crowded |
1 |
Ineffective traffic control |
1 |
Lack of police patrol for
traffic problems |
1 |
Fighting between supervisors
and city council |
1 |
Poorly marked streets |
1 |
A little too conservative |
1 |
Needless traffic lights |
1 |