Windshield Survey and Problem List Essay

1.      Identify a community, district, or neighborhood you wish to survey.

2.      Complete the table below, answering each question.  This is a Word document. The boxes can be expanded to accommodate more text.  If you cannot find one of the services/resources listed in the template, how far does the individual have to travel to find these services?

·         What defines the North, South, East, and West boundaries? Roads, water, railroads?

·         Is the community identified by a name?

·         Commercial or residential

·         The community has  a name derived from battle ground .

·         San Jacinto city is both commercial and residential.

·         Approximate age, type of architecture

·         Types of construction materials

·         Single or multi-family dwellings

·         General condition and appearance

·         Size of yards

·         How is the space between houses used? Is it safe? Is it attractive?

·         Streetlights, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, open drainage ditches

·         Vacant lots

·         Abandoned cars

·         The houses are mainly brick houses

·         Both the multi-family and single house dwellings are available.

·         The older houses appear degraded and need of renovations and further plumbing

·         Yard sizes are up to a maximum of 1200sf(“San Jacinto” 2022).

·         The spaces between houses are left used as boundaries and safe.

·         The area has well maintained streetlights, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, with no open drainage ditches.

·         There are a number of vacant lots which the authorities are planning to put into use.

·         No notable abandoned cars in the region.

·         How much green space is seen?

·         Parks and recreational; areas, Lighted?

·         Public open space or private. Does it appear to be used? By whom?

·         Are they safe and maintained?

·         Trash, abandoned vehicles

·         The region has over one hundred and seventy green spaces accessible to the general public.

·         The parks and recreational areas in the region are lighted.

·         The public open space does not appear to be used by anyone. However, the spaces are maintained by authorities.

·         The spaces are also well maintained and safe

·         The region does not appear to have abandoned vehicles. The trash is collected in time to keep the region as clean as possible.

·         Presence of elementary, middle and high school

·         Private or public

·         Play areas, sports fields

·         School grounds well-kept

·         School bus stops, Cross walks for pedestrians

·         There are both private and public schools.

·         There are also play areas and sports fields.

·         The school grounds are well kept.

·         The area also has appropriately maintained school bus stops, and cross walks for pedestrians.

·         Shopping centers

·         Neighborhood stores

·         Grocery stores

·         Pharmacies

·         Gas stations

·         Ethnic stores or stores that display information other than in English

·         Signs advertising alcohol, tobacco

If the above are not present, how far do the members of the community have to travel to utilize these types of businesses? Be specific. How many miles to a grocery store? A pharmacy? A gas station?

·         The area also has various neighborhood stores including San Jacinto Discount Mart, Stater Bros. Markets, community pawn and Walmart supercenter.

·         There are also numerous grocery stores such as WinCo foods, San Jacinto Certified Farmers market, and Sprouts Farmers Market.

·         There are also numerous pharmacies. Some of them include mini pharmacy enterprises, inland pharmacy, inland valley pharmacy, CVS pharmacy and green highway pharmacy.

·         San Jacinto city has numerous gas stations. Some of them include ARCO. & ampm, 7-eleven, shell, fastrip, and roadrunner express.

·         The region has a few ethnic stores where Spanish is spoken.

·         No Signs advertising alcohol, tobacco were noted.

·         What denomination of churches are present?

·         How many are there of each denomination?

·         Evidence of use for other than worship purposes (schools, daycare)

·         1.5% are Baptist, 0.2% are Episcopalian, 28.7% are catholic, 0.6% are Lutheran, 0.6% are Methodist, 2.0% are Pentecostal, 2.5% are church of Jesus Christ, 0.5% are Muslims

·         Some of the church facilities are used for purposed of daycare and schools.

·         Hospitals, Health services

·         Physician offices, health clinics or health centers, dentists

·         Alternative medicine (acupuncture, massage)

·         Social agencies – Welfare, WIC, social services

·         Senior centers, child care centers

·         Post office

·         There are also several physician offices, health clinics and health centers.

·         Other alternative medicine such as massage and acupuncture is also common in the region.

·         The region has various social services and welfare. For example, riverside country social services, En Geddi ministries and best foster care agency.

·         There are also senior centers and child care centers including child abuse prevention center.

·         How do people get in and out of the neighborhood? Car, bus, train, bicycle, walk

·         Streets and roads conducive to transportation?

·         Condition of the streets

·         Bus stops and public transportation

·         High traffic area?

·         Speed limit signs, speed zones

·         The streets and roads are conducive to transportation.

·         The streets are well kept, maintained and clean.

·         The bus stops are located at strategic points and accessible to public transport

·         There are high traffic areas within the city, for example, near Hacienda motel.

·         The region has also speed limit signs and speed zones.

·         Police, Fire and Emergency services

·         Fire stations, fire hydrants

·         Evidence of security systems in the homes

·         Neighborhood Watch program

·         Evacuation route(s) posted?

·         Emergency shelter

·         There are fire stations. The three major ones are riverside county fire department stations 72, station 78 and station 25

·         The homes in the region have security systems.

·         There are several neighborhood watch programs such as Mistletoes watch, Laurelhurst watch, and San Jacinto watch group.

·         Evacuation routes include residential street, collector street, Arterial street, Major road and California highway

·         There are emergency shelters in the region including valley restart shelter, and Ramona Humane Society.

·         Who is present on the streets – Men, women, children, teens, the elderly

·         What ethnic groups are part of the neighborhood

·         Bilingual signage?

·         Evidence of informal gathering spaces/hangouts – What are they? Who are they for?

·         Social clubs or cultural organizations

·         Is there a Community Center?

·         Evidence of interaction among neighbors

·         Evidence of homelessness

·         Animals present (stray dogs/cats, dogs on leashes)

·         The ethnic groups include, whites, African Americans, Asian, Native America, mixed race and Latino.

·         No bilingual signage has been observed

·         No evidence of informal gathering noted.

·         There are numerous cultural or social organizations for example, Cav scout sgt, San Jacinto FC and Socialite

·         There are also community centers such as San Jacinto community center.

·         There is an interaction among neighbors

·         There is also evidence of homelessness as some don’t have official homes.

·         There is also evidence of animals such as stray cats

·         What are the major industries located in the area?

·         What types of occupations are evident?

·         Various occupations are evident including cub drivers, hotel attendants, petrol station attendants and bankers among others

• Is there evidence of local and national newspapers or other media?
• Are there informational posters on streets, busses, billboards, etc.?

·         The region has several informational posters on streets, buses and billboards.

·         Is there evidence of political activity?

·         Are there any signs that indicate a predominant political party (parties)or concern(s)?

·         No signs of predominant political party were observed.

·         Is there evidence of any health problems such as drug/alcohol abuse, communicable or chronic diseases, mental illness (etc)?

1.      Identify a community, district, or neighborhood you wish to survey.

2.      Complete the table below, answering each question.  This is a Word document. The boxes can be expanded to accommodate more text.  If you cannot find one of the services/resources listed in the template, how far does the individual have to travel to find these services?

·         What defines the North, South, East, and West boundaries? Roads, water, railroads?

·         Is the community identified by a name?

·         Commercial or residential

·         Approximate age, type of architecture

·         Types of construction materials

·         Single or multi-family dwellings

·         General condition and appearance

·         Size of yards

·         How is the space between houses used? Is it safe? Is it attractive?

·         Streetlights, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, open drainage ditches

·         Vacant lots

·         Abandoned cars

·         How much green space is seen?

·         Parks and recreational; areas, Lighted?

·         Public open space or private. Does it appear to be used? By whom?

·         Are they safe and maintained?

·         Trash, abandoned vehicles

·         Presence of elementary, middle and high school

·         Private or public

·         Play areas, sports fields

·         School grounds well-kept

·         School bus stops, Cross walks for pedestrians

·         Shopping centers

·         Neighborhood stores

·         Grocery stores

·         Pharmacies

·         Gas stations

·         Ethnic stores or stores that display information other than in English

·         Signs advertising alcohol, tobacco

If the above are not present, how far do the members of the community have to travel to utilize these types of businesses? Be specific. How many miles to a grocery store? A pharmacy? A gas station?

·         What denomination of churches are present?

·         How many are there of each denomination?

·         Evidence of use for other than worship purposes (schools, daycare)

·         Hospitals, Health services

·         Physician offices, health clinics or health centers, dentists

·         Alternative medicine (acupuncture, massage)

·         Social agencies – Welfare, WIC, social services

·         Senior centers, child care centers

·         Post office

·         How do people get in and out of the neighborhood? Car, bus, train, bicycle, walk

·         Streets and roads conducive to transportation?

·         Condition of the streets

·         Bus stops and public transportation

·         High traffic area?

·         Speed limit signs, speed zones

·         Police, Fire and Emergency services

·         Fire stations, fire hydrants

·         Evidence of security systems in the homes

·         Neighborhood Watch program

·         Evacuation route(s) posted?

·         Emergency shelter

·         Who is present on the streets – Men, women, children, teens, the elderly

·         What ethnic groups are part of the neighborhood

·         Bilingual signage?

·         Evidence of informal gathering spaces/hangouts – What are they? Who are they for?

·         Social clubs or cultural organizations

·         Is there a Community Center?

·         Evidence of interaction among neighbors

·         Evidence of homelessness

·         Animals present (stray dogs/cats, dogs on leashes)

·         What are the major industries located in the area?

·         What types of occupations are evident?

• Is there evidence of local and national newspapers or other media?
• Are there informational posters on streets, busses, billboards, etc.?

·         Is there evidence of political activity?

·         Are there any signs that indicate a predominant political party (parties)or concern(s)?

·         Is there evidence of any health problems such as drug/alcohol abuse, communicable or chronic diseases, mental illness (etc)?