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Summary
from Metropolitan Futures Initiative Report
by University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology
Irvine at 50: The changing landscape of housing, commuting, and amenities June, 2022
Summary
The Irvine Company plan for the city of Irvine was based on the village model, with the expectation that all residents would have a nearby village center that would be composed of park and recreation area, as well as small commercial developments. We found that it is indeed the case that Irvine residents have a relatively high amount of parkland near them, especially within ¼ mile. This is even the case for Irvine renters, which contrasts sharply with renters in the rest of the county who often have relatively little parkland near them. However, Irvine residents have fewer retail and food outlets nearby them compared to residents in the rest of the county. In other words, despite the development of Irvine villages with nearby commercial districts, this does not translate into more commercial (and social) opportunities close by Irvine residents compared to residents in the remainder of the county. So who lives in these Irvine villages? In the next chapter, we describe the sociodemographic characteristics of Irvine neighborhoods over the history of the city.
