Proposal for the Location of a

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Team 5

• Proposal for the Location of a
• Youth Community Center
• in Gainesville FL

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Wildlife Ecology or Landscape Architect Majors

• Miguel Juncal
• Damian Sanchez
• Gabrielle Smith
• Nadia Steele
• Deanna Bradfield

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Our vision.

• Our common interest is the outdoors, therefore
  we envisioned a youth center with a large outdoor
  component. We hope to have room for at least one
  sports playing field, as well as other outdoor
  activities.

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Primary Selections what we used initially to
narrow down the data

• A piece of land that is at least 3 acres large.
• Located in an area with many young children,
  target age 5-17
• Walking distance from an RTS bus stop

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Attribute Selections Census Data

• A graduated color selection made on the 2002
  census data, highlight census blocks that
  contained more than 8 children between the ages
  of 5-17.

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Attribute Selections Parcel Acreage

• Highlighting parcels larger than
• 3 acres and smaller than 10

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Putting it all together

• Looking at both selections together along
  with the bus routes and stops gave us a good idea
  which parcels we were potentially useful.

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And then we considered, on a case by case basis,
these factors

• Cost
• Surrounding land use and zoning
• FEMA flood prone land and lands set aside for
  conservation
• Proximity to schools and other activity centers

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Our Recommendation Parcel 08421

• Nearly 4 acres
• Assessed value 44,000
• Directly on a bus route, with stops on the same
  city block
• Already has water and sewer hook-ups
• Located between schools and previously existing
  activity centers

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Arial view of parcel 08421
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Building Possibilities

• Add on to existing building, using it as office
  or storage space.
• Behind the building, in the fenced in yard, mark
  out a playing field and put up some playground
  equipment.
• Leave the trees!