The Nelson – Stoll – Strelecki Honorary Arena

Sound Buffers 1 = Residential within 1 mile2 = Residential within 1 to 2 miles3 = Residential within 2 to 3 miles 4 = Residential within 3 to 4 miles 5 = No residential within 5 miles

Light Buffers 1 = Residential within 1 mile2 = Residential within 1 to 2 miles3 = Residential within 2 to 3 miles 4 = Residential within 3 to 4 miles 5 = No residential within 5 miles

Distance from Bike Paths0 = 5 miles or more from campus2 = fewer then 5 miles from campus

To determine the best possible location the following scores were devised for each factor

Distance from Bus Lines 0 = > 2.5 miles1 = 2.0 – 2.49 mi.2 = 1.5 – 1.99 mi.3 = 1.0 – 1.49 mi.4 = 0.5 - .99 mi.5 = On Existing Bus Route

Distance from campus0 = 5 miles or more1 = 4 - 5 miles2 = 3 - 43 = 2 – 34 = 1 – 25 = 1 or fewer miles

Introduction:The Chico State basketball program has been elevated to Division 1 status, and new arena is required. Where in Chico should it be placed?

Methodology:By researching other Division 1 arenas we came up with a series of requirements.

-Size of stadium = 10,000 capacity-Size of lot > 4 acres and less ≤ 10 acres -Proximity to campus ≤ 5miles-Proximity to public parking-Close to existing public transit-Within 5 biking miles of campus-Effects of noise and light pollution

Greenline: A requirement for the arena is that it must be placed on the eastside of the Chico City greenline.

Existing Buildings:5 = no buildings0 = yes, existing buildings

Software Used:ArcGIS 10.2.2SketchUp Make

Conclusion:Based on our analysis (using SQLs, buffers, weighted scoring) we found that parcel APN # 003-200-001-000 to be the best site for our proposed arena.

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