| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are its strengths? |
|
|
|
| Affordable
Housing |
29 |
| Central
geographic location - mountains, beach, L.A. |
27 |
| Great
place to raise kids |
22 |
| Short
commute - distances |
19 |
| Greatest
real estate salespeople in the world |
19 |
| Mild
winters |
17 |
| Good
schools |
15 |
| Youth
sports and recreation opportunities |
13 |
| Traffic
not yet congested - no gridlock |
12 |
| Casual
way of life |
8 |
| Good
law enforcement and fire fighters |
7 |
| Agriculture
provides fresh produce |
6 |
| Entertainment: Fox, Palace. Centennial Gardens, etc |
5 |
| Less
crime than other places |
5 |
| Friendly
people |
4 |
| Cultural
diversity |
4 |
| Wide
streets |
3 |
| Free
trade zone |
3 |
| Some
well-planned communities |
2 |
| Health
providers |
2 |
| River
runs through it |
1 |
| Lakes |
1 |
| Racing |
1 |
| Churches |
|
| Jobs |
|
|
|
| What
are Greater Bakersfield's key weaknesses?
What don't you like? |
|
|
|
| Air
quality |
27 |
| Image
to the outside world |
26 |
| E.
Bakersfield abandoned |
22 |
| Hopscotch
development |
21 |
| Lack of
long range planning |
20 |
| Vacant
buildings-lack of utilization while building new ones |
18 |
| Need
better allocation of tax funds back to Valley |
14 |
| Lack of
exposure to big companies bringing jobs |
13 |
| Loss of
ag land for development |
11 |
| Poor
traffic flow management |
11 |
| Lack of
job diversity (oil & ag) |
11 |
| No
redevelopment of inner city housing |
9 |
| Hot
summers |
9 |
| Graffiti |
8 |
| Low
educational test score achievement |
7 |
| Gangs |
6 |
| Poverty |
5 |
| Litter,
garbage |
5 |
| Ugly
freeway-needs landscaping |
5 |
| Drastic
change between neighborhoods |
4 |
| Inability
to tax ourselves for transportation mitigation |
4 |
| No sex
education - teenage mothers |
4 |
| Drugs |
3 |
| Lack of
support for education |
3 |
| Speed
too fast in residential neighborhoods |
3 |
| Don’t
take advantage of resources we have -marketing |
2 |
| No
major attraction |
2 |
| Need
more homeless shelters |
2 |
| Grand
Canal |
1 |
