Austin Metropolitan Area /Social Systems Analysis

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Austin Metro v3

Dean J. Almy III, RA, FFUD, PROF. research group : Anna Lake-Smith Chetan Kulkarni Jingrong Zhao Miao Feng Michelle M Hipps-Cruz Noel R Kuwabara Nupur Gunjan Robert Anderson Ruifeng Zhou Seonhye Sin Uttara Ramakrishnan Valentina Scalia Weishu Chen Xue Yang Zhaoran Li

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MODELING THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO


Sustainable social systems provide equitable opportunities irrespective of one’s social standing in the community. The urban fabric of these social systems provide green, compact, and economically viable environment composed by a network of diverse housing choices, schools, local shops, grocery stores, recreation and healthcare.

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_Towards a Polycentric Network Austin, as a monocrentic region, is becoming increasingly problematic: traffic jams and unaffordable dwellings are becoming common characteristics of life in the city. Cheap land, lower rents, and decreasing transportation costs have been driving Austin’s population to its edge. As a result, previously established suburban areas are evolving into local centers as they develop their own economic activities outside city limits. This urbanization pattern has resulted in a system of isolated centers that are continue to grow.

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Austin is becoming a disconnected polycentric city that needs to be steered into a more efficient polycentric network where commuting is no longer centralized. Suburbs must become selfcontained, that is, these centers must grow to become independent towns in which those who reside there can enjoy a complete community environment in which they can live, work and socialize.

Elements for Complete Communities: 1_Cultural Corridors 2_Employment Centers Employment Environment 3_School Environment 4_Marketplace: Food

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Cultural Corridors: Pedestrian Patterns

Cultural Capital “trending east.” Gallery and venues established post 2000 indicate to be further east than established cultural “hot spots”. The gradual shift in these assets along main corridors east are incremental in distance, catering to a five minute walk between each location. 1 6th Street Venue Walk .1 mile (2 min.)

The Velveeta Room 1988 2

.3 mile (6 min.)

Rhino Room 2016

The Gatsby 2014

Cesar Chavez Gallery Walk

.2 mile (3 min.)

grayDUCK Gallery 2010

.2 mile (3 min.)

PRIZER Gallery 2016

spratx 2013


Austin’s Cultural Capital: “Trending” East

Highlighted area in the map represents the cultural core. Cultural corridors indicated where three or more cultural features occurs along street within Austin City limits.

Venues SML

2mi

Galleries MED

LARGE

SML - 100 people > MED - 100 people < x < 300 people LARGE - > 300 people VENUE CORRIDORS =GAUD, RED RIVER, 6TH, LAMAR

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MED

LARGE

SML - 300 sf > MED - 300 sf < x < 1000 sf LARGE - > 1000 sf GALLERY CORRIDOR =CESAR CHAVEZ, SPRINGDALE , 7TH


Employment Centers + Job Deserts Employment Centers and Deserts

Job concentration in downtown and Northward growth observed along major highways



Employment Environment

Design Values: Accessibility / Equity / Preserve + Encourage Small Business / Skill Development / Encourage Creative Sector Employment 1 mi

1 mi

1/2 mi

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-Not serviced by public transport 1 mi

1/2 mi

3

Construction & Natural Resources: Austin Lime

Manfacturing: Applied Materials

-Not serviced by public transport

1/2 mi

1 mi

1/2 mi

2 Professional & Business Services: Google

-Serviced by public transport

4 Transportation, Manufacturing and Utilities : Capitol Wright

-Not serviced by public transport

Imagined relationship of employment to neighborhood: RO IC

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manufacturing

art sector

industry

skill center professional and business

small business

warehouses

retail

co-working


Employment Accessibility, Income and Unemployment Rate Employment centers are located mainly along the highways and areas serviced by public transit. Areas that lack accessibility show a rise in unemployment rates.

$ 31,500 , 14.1%

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$ 131,911 , 4.69% 2

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$ 54,841 , 6.33%

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$ 31,516 , 7.80%

$ 45,833 , 2.22% 8

$ 49,018 , 8.93% $ 48,375 , 4.52%

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$ 45,144 , 8.53% $ 53,491 , 6.92%

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$ 47,500 , 4.93% Metro Red Line Rapid Bus Local Bus MHI Austin - $55,216 Unemployment Rate Austin - 3%


School Environment: Density and Equity 1/2 mi

3/4 mi

Values: - Diversity - Equity - Accessibility 1

1/2 mi

3/4 mi

Overton Elementary + Barbara Jordan Elementary + Garcia Middle School

1,727.6 people per sqmi - 667 students: 74% Hispanic + 23% African

American - 84.9% are economically disadvantaged - Not serviced by public transport 1/2 mi

3/4 mi

- 497 students: 41% White + 31% Hispanic + 18.5% AA - 40% are economically disadvantaged - Serviced by public transport

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3/4 mi

Gonzalo HS 5,485.3

Winn ES 4,594.6 people per sqmi

Bus Stop

*Kealing MS 4,184

- 1,224 students: 41% White + 27% Hispanic + 11.5% African American4+ 14% Asian 3 - 26% are economically disadvantaged - Serviced by public transport

150 120 90 60 30 0 *Schools in relation to their adjacent neighborhoods: as quantified by MFI (Median Family Income)

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4 Gonzalo Garza High School + Kealing Middle School (Magnet)

*LBJ HS 1,002 people per sqmi

- Not serviced by public transport - 798 students: 60% Hispanic + 35% African American 1 2 *District data demonstrates that a large portion of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) student applicants and enrollees are of the southwest AISD community.

4,285 people per sqmi

Bus Stop

Winn Elementary School + LBJ HS + LASA (Magnet)

Bus Stop

3 Maplewood Elementary


School Locations + Educational Deserts

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School Locations + Educational Desserts: Highlighted area on the map above represent residential areas within the City of Austin educational service zone that lack proximity to schools.

High School

Elementary School

Middle School

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2mi


Marketplace: Food

Locating big box stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, and corner grocery stores

Grocery Shopping in the past People stoped at several establishments on the way home just to gather ingredients for dinner.

The Birth of Modern Grocery Store The concept of the modern grocery store, which came to life in the early 1900s, gathered fruits, meats, and many other ingredients under one roof.

Site Selection Criteria_Whole Foods Market - 200,000 people in a 20min drive - 25,000-50,000 sqf - Large number of college-educated residents

Median Store Size by. FMI

- Abundant parking - Easy access from roadways - Must be located in a high traffic area

Selling more products, supermarkets were getting bigger

Scenario 01 Scenario 02

48,700 sqft 35,100 sqft

44,600 sqft

46,200 sqft

46,000 sqft

18,000 sqft

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1990

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2014


Store Locations

Big-box Store

Supermarket

Convenience Store

Corner Grocery Store

4mi

2mi


Scenario 01: Reduced size and embedded to neighborhood scale 1

2

$43k MFI

$37k MFI

Govalle 2,565 people per sqmi

Holly 5,855 people per sqmi

In Govalle, small neighborhood grocery stores and restaurants are clustered together. This cluster acts as a neighborhood center.

The HEB in Holly is smaller in size and integrated with the surrounding neighborhoods.

The Possible Weekday with Neighborhood embedded grocery store

1~2 DAY

After Work

Public Transportation

Small Grocery Store

Shopping

Foods for 1~2 days

Cooking

Reducing in size and integrating with neighborhood

Grocery store embedded in neighborhood - Megastores : Undeveloped suburban location - Smaller stores : Fit everywhere ex. Dence area, Campus, etc. - The industry appears to be in the process of revising its standards for store size

21,500 sqft

Whole Foods

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20,000 sqft

Sprouts/Publix

15,000 sqft

Walmart Express

10,000 sqft

Trader Joe’s


Scenario 02: As a social space 3

4

$65k MFI

$38k MFI

Rmma 1,811 people per sqmi

Hyde Park 7,861 people per sqmi

Windsor Park 5,640 people per sqmi

Hancock 5,518 people per sqmi

The HEB in Mueller is well integrated with the neighborhood and adjacent to a park becoming a part of the recreation area.

The HEB in Hyde Park is consolidated with other smaller retail outlets. This presents a better model in comparison to stand alone supermarkets.

The Possible Weekend with a Grocery Store as a Town Center

3~4 DAY

By Car

Near Town Center

Supermarket with Family

Shopping

Foods for 3~4 days

Cooking

Combine with other programs and become a town center

Grocery store as a town center - In addition to standard supermarket, there are social programs like Cooking school, pub, restaurant, and so on. - “ People hang out in areas in the store. It’s a game changer in what the corner market looks like.”


Design Principles: Social Systems

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