Andre Adao and Minoo Shirmohamadali Landscape Arch. C188, Dec 16th 2011

References: City of Sacramento Transportation Dept.

Sacramento River Organization

Cal Atlas

Pacific Institute

Sacamento County

Conclusion After analyzing both the network and suitability analysis results we were able to come up with the best area to build our new arena. The circle on the map above represents the area that we believe will be the healthiest, safest, best serviced, and most economically advantageous location to construct this new arena. We greatly hope that you take our analysis into consideration, as we are confident that our results are of the utmost quality.

Main Goal

Locate an premiere area that is proximal to local businesses to allow for economic growth

Minimize the possibility of damage from flooding. Sacramento is home to two rivers: the Sacramento and the American River. Sacramento has the greatest risk of a levee failure flooding that of any other city in the US.

Locate an area in which the police, paramedics, and fire fighters can respond quickly.

Introduction When retired Kings basketball player Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of Sacramento, one of his main goals was to build a brand new Sports/Entertainment Arena. Due to the economic crisis, Sacramento is facing economic setbacks and high unemployment rates. Mayor Johnson proposed this new stadium as a way to create jobs for Sacramento residents and unite the greater community. One of the largest struggles has been finding a proper location. We emailed a possible proposal for a possible construction site, by performing a network and suitability analysis.

Method 1: Suitability Analysis In order to build a new Sports and Entertainment arena, there are many factors we need to take into consideration, both negative and positive. We outlined some of the most important opportunities and constraints that needed to be taken into consideration when building the new arena. The construction of this arena not only needs to occur in a healthy and safe environment, but as well it needs to be in an optimal location to be able to boost the city’s local economy. The constraints and Opportunities are as follows: Constraints Proximity to rivers: Sacramento is below sea level and therefore extremely prone to flooding, therefore we wanted to avoid building the arena along or around the river. We assigned it a value of -2 because it was of utmost importance to avoid this area. Industrialized areas: thousands of people will be coming to this arena every day and therefore we don’t want to build near manufacturing or industrial zones that are prone to increased amounts of pollution and toxins. Residential neighborhoods Opportunities Commercial zones: our most important goal for this project was to build the arena in an area that would maximize business and promote the economy as much as possible. Therefore we gave it a value of 2 because this was our top most priority when building this arena. Green Zones: because this is such a large arena and Sacramento is already so urbanized, we want to build the arena in an area that doesn’t have buildings, so that we don’t need to destroy any of the already existing infrastructure. After performing the Suitability Analysis, the results were as shown below. The areas that are green are the most optimal regions to build the arena, and the red areas are the regions that we should avoid at all costs.

Method 2: Network Analysis We performed a service area of 17,600 feet. We derived this number by looking up the average speed limits which we found to be 40 mph, therefore people can travel 17,600 feet in 5 minutes at this speed limit. Service areas Used: Hospitals Light rail Police Stations Fire Stations After performing the network analysis the results were as shown. The red areas are the best regions to build the arena, since they have best access to the four services above.

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