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<br />that il alma.t demands a disclaimer. In fact, the categories of census <br />doto chosen far review were ~elected without prior reference to individual <br />tract stotislics and the cOlegorieswere not edited subsequent to excerpting <br />the delailsfrom the eensus reports. <br /> <br />SIIIIIlIMAIIY OISEl.VAlI<UlNS <br /> <br />In addition the Shook's Run "so<;io-e<;onomic paltern" ckl$ely re,embles <br />o patlernofmaiarstrueturol deficienciesde,cribed earlier inthe "Housing <br />Conditions" ,ection of thi~ report. At this juncture, it appears 10 be 0 <br />significant tool for planning of thll Shook's Run study area. <br /> <br />With cansiderabledis<;usslonond!iOmeaetianO<.:curring in and about the <br />Shook's Run study area, this report is on atlempl to assemble 0 number of <br />divergomt thoughts ond dola ,ources relative to the exisling eonditio ns <br />oftheoreo. Beyond the existing conditions, o number of pragroms hove <br />begun in the study area: <br /> <br />In addition, thegenerolsocio-..e'::>nomic condition of the study areo i, <br />sufficiently below city norms to virtually demand further, active attention. <br />Neorly every category examined displayed substOl1dordstOlislics. With the <br />QdditiOl1 of specific input from th" residents of the Shao/.:'s Run area, the <br />time appeorsripe tQ begin 0 eoneentrotedotlack on Ihe problems. <br /> <br />CURE, with the assistance cf City funded housing programs, has <br />initiated 0 "modelbloc:k" in the ltudyorea. Oneblockoulof <br />257, mosl of which show deterioration to Some degree, is 0 ~MOII <br />slort but on important OM which will hopefully grow. Being <br />generolly 0 relatively stable area in terms of housing lenure, the <br />Shook'. Run sludy area would appeor ta be ameMble toodditiona; <br />housing rehabilrtation work. <br /> <br />The City af Calarada Spritl91 hO!l obtained 0 mosterdrainage pion <br />for the Shaok's Run ba,in ond hes initiated major improvements <br />to the drainoge"yltem. Continued core must betaken to dovetail <br />the drainage improvement program with park planning and develop. <br />menl proposed for theoreo. <br /> <br />Significant capitol improven'entl hove been proposed for the Shook', <br />Run .tudyarM in future yeal1lJ6by variou, City deportments. II is <br />imperative that those proposal, be carefully coordinated to render <br />the optimum benefit for the :!reo. <br /> <br />The City odministration has proposed substantial improvements to <br />Ihe park system fortne sludyar&O. Indications are thatthi. is <br />certainly needed and could be succe..fully coordinated with the <br />drainage improvemenl'1 program which is already underway <br /> <br />In addition laeurre'" ond proposed programslargeled for Ihe Shook's R.un <br />study orea, severol significant policy decisions ore critical t athefuture <br />development of the area. Among lhem ore: <br /> <br />The location ond leale ofmljortraffic routes through the areamu,t <br />be determined. The future configuration, of Fountain Blvd., Uintah <br />Street ond Son Miguel Street ore example~ of highly controversial <br />deci,ioolthotmUlt be mode in Ihe near future. <br /> <br />-3B- <br /> <br />-39- <br />