GIS in City Planning

Open Space in Fruitvale, Oakland

Fruitvale's Open Space is extremely low. It lacks public and private interests and funding. For 20 years, it has been in search of revitalization, but largely without results. In the Environmental Planning Studio, students helped the Spanish Speaking Union Council in Fruitvale to develop some open space improvement plans.
Plan Example 1: Downtown

The park service area in Oakland General Plan is misleading.

It took it for granted that within the service radius, all the population are equally distributed and well served. In fact, the serving radius should be adjusted by population.

Service Area

Idealized (misleading)

Adjusted Based On
Oakland Average Level

Adjusted Based On
Oakland Goal Level
Fruitvale Area Covered

73%


27%


13%