Riverside, CA—General Plan Analysis and 30-Year Strategy
Context
Riverside City is located in Southern California. It was founded during the mission days under Spanish rule in the early 1800s, when ranchos (land grands) were offered to citizens of high standing. The downtown design was a grid iron pattern borrowed from the design of downtown Philadelphia . The city benefitted from the “second gold rush” of California; navel oranges were a cash crop in the area. The citrus industry assisted in the real estate boom. Riverside was incorporated in 1883, and street cars were used in downtown. The city is unique in two respects, it has prominent educational influence and military influence. First established as a research center for citrus crops, …show more content…
One of the goal is to restore the Magnolia/Market Corridor to its historical role. To do so it hopes to maintain the architecture of existing buildings within seismic safety limitations; new buildings in the area must be architecturally compatible and complimentary. Likewise, University Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard will be recognized as significant parkways, which links together attractions and parks. It will also bring prominence to Santa Ana River to attract recreational activities. Semi-rural and mountainous neighborhoods will be preserved; and often times neighborhoods with single-family homes are to be preserved in character, with little encouragement for multi-family development. For example, Casa Blanca is to be perpetuated by single-family residential pattern while attracting clean commercial development, “while minimizing incompatibilities with single family residences” . In doing so, there are missed opportunities for multi-family homes or apartments that allow for vertical growth in the …show more content…
Following the Broadacre plan, “in the hands of the state, but by way of the country, is all distribution of land”, and in accordance with modernist values, Riverside may be transformed into a land of the American Dream . The distribution of land equalizes people from all backgrounds, since land is the most value asset following the necessities for survival. Land is not only one of three major fictitious commodities, but is the most profitable of the three in that it provides an infinite amount of rentier opportunities. The Riverside Plan may equalize the playing field in the competitive capitalist environment while strictly enforcing its values on its
Context
Riverside City is located in Southern California. It was founded during the mission days under Spanish rule in the early 1800s, when ranchos (land grands) were offered to citizens of high standing. The downtown design was a grid iron pattern borrowed from the design of downtown Philadelphia . The city benefitted from the “second gold rush” of California; navel oranges were a cash crop in the area. The citrus industry assisted in the real estate boom. Riverside was incorporated in 1883, and street cars were used in downtown. The city is unique in two respects, it has prominent educational influence and military influence. First established as a research center for citrus crops, …show more content…
One of the goal is to restore the Magnolia/Market Corridor to its historical role. To do so it hopes to maintain the architecture of existing buildings within seismic safety limitations; new buildings in the area must be architecturally compatible and complimentary. Likewise, University Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard will be recognized as significant parkways, which links together attractions and parks. It will also bring prominence to Santa Ana River to attract recreational activities. Semi-rural and mountainous neighborhoods will be preserved; and often times neighborhoods with single-family homes are to be preserved in character, with little encouragement for multi-family development. For example, Casa Blanca is to be perpetuated by single-family residential pattern while attracting clean commercial development, “while minimizing incompatibilities with single family residences” . In doing so, there are missed opportunities for multi-family homes or apartments that allow for vertical growth in the …show more content…
Following the Broadacre plan, “in the hands of the state, but by way of the country, is all distribution of land”, and in accordance with modernist values, Riverside may be transformed into a land of the American Dream . The distribution of land equalizes people from all backgrounds, since land is the most value asset following the necessities for survival. Land is not only one of three major fictitious commodities, but is the most profitable of the three in that it provides an infinite amount of rentier opportunities. The Riverside Plan may equalize the playing field in the competitive capitalist environment while strictly enforcing its values on its