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10 - Unsustainable
Assignment 10 - Week of 29th
Jess D. Hernandez-Rangel
November 23, 2010
Jess D. Hernandez-Rangel Neighborhood Unsustainable, Page 1
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My Neighborhood
I live in Panorama City, on Van Nuys and Plummer; there are various unsustainable
characteristics. In the Map above my Apartment is Center Yellow Pin. The first notable
characteristic is the distance between main throughfares, about .5 of a mile
(Represented by yellow lines). This does not fit the human scale of walkability well, this
increases the need for vehicular transport. To further increase the need for vehicles, the
nearest grocery store is .5 miles away, while may still be walkable the sidewalks are not
pedestrian friendly and public transit stops are not hospitable. Third, there are no parks
close enough to create biofilial connections; and the nearest park (Noted on Map) isplaying fields; because of this, the larger public parks in LA area are visited more
causing damage to them (Garbage and Vehicular pollution). There is also the Pacoima
Wash (Thick white line on left of map), which is cemented and does not capture water
run off well. This causes flooding at intersection, which becomes highly toxic after it sits
for days until it seeps into ground or evaporates. There are further examples of
unsustainable characteristics in following pages.
Jess D. Hernandez-Rangel Neighborhood Unsustainable, Page 2
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Neighborhood
Jess D. Hernandez-Rangel Neighborhood Unsustainable, Page 3
Thereisalackofbicyclelanes,bicyclistmustridewithintraffic.Thereisstreetparkingthroughmostofthearea,whichplacesbicyclistincloseproximitywithfastpacedtraffic.Thishinderspeoplefromthinkingbicyclingissafee
noughformoflocaltraffic.
Mayapartmentbuildinghasalarge
varietyofnon-nativeplantsandlawns.
Thisisalsofoundthroughoutmostofmy
neighborhood,whichisastapleofthe
sprawlthatcreatedtheSFV.The
propertycouldreduceiswaterusage,by
switchingtonativedroughtresistant
lants.
Sodiumlampsareusedthroughouttheneighborhood,whileeffectiveinreducinglightpollutiontheyareconsiderablymoreharmfulwhenattemptingtoreplaceandstillusehigherenergyratethroughouttheirlifecycle.AlternativescouldbemultidiodeLEDlamps.
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Neighborhood
Jess D. Hernandez-Rangel Neighborhood Unsustainable, Page 4
Thesewidestreetscreatenotonlyhazardsforpedestrians,butalsofosterspeedingandthesentimentthatoneneedstodrive.Thehighvolumeofvehiclesintheareacreatealotofnoisepollutionandespeciallyinc
reasetheamountofcarbonemissions.
Fortunatelytherearevariousbusstops
aroundmyneighborhood;unfortunately
mostarewithoutproperprotectionfrom
theelements.Themajorityarecanopy-
less,illlighted,andifluckyhaveaAD
sponsoredbench.Thesefaultsinstops
makesthemuninvitingforpedestrians.
Thesidewalksarenotwideenoughforstationaryactivity,combinedwithlackofbicyclelanesmakesitdifficultforpedestrianstoownthesidewalkaswell.Therearealsolengthyhighfences,whichcreateainhospitablesceneforpedestrianstowanttowalkthrough.
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