MERCED-ATWATER CITY ANALYSIS RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION WATER : LIMITED RESOUCRES MICHELLE OBAMA PROMOTES UC MERCED Gives her only commencement speech of 2009 and commends the students and the focus of education in the central valley UC Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey calls for more culture WATER REUSE UNEMPLOYMENT DUE TO IMMIGRANT LABOR 6th Largest $ producing AG land in country URBAN NODES GROW- ING INDEPENDENTLY CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL EASY ACCESS TO LA & SF IN FUTURE 33% of workforce in AG URBAN GROWTH INCREASE IN STUDENTS MONOCULTURE AGRICULTURE BASE - 3 ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION IMAGE TRANSOFMATION (EDUCATION) LANDSCAPE ARTS ECOLOGY HISTORY DEMOGRAPHICS URBAN FABRIC EDUCATION INDUSTRY LEADERS ACCESSIBILITY INSTITUTIONS IDENTITY FUNDERS NETWORKS CULTURAL DEMAND GEOGRPAHY IMAGE PEOPLE CULTURE MERCED-ATWATER CA POPULATION:102,471 (CITY) / 245,321 (METRO) UC MERCED Sacramento MERCED-ATWATER San Francisco San Jose Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco MERCED-ATWATER Los Angeles 1:14 1:40 MERCED ATWATER Highway 140 Highway 99 Union Pacific Railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Raildroad Highway Rail CASTLE AIRPORT (MERCED COUNTY) CITY OF ATWATER CITY OF MERCED UC MERCED HIGH SPEED RAIL MERCED STATION With the California High Speed Rail completed by 2020, Merced-Atwater will have great opportunies for its future developments Looking at the exisng infrastructure, Merced-Atwater is at the juncture of freeways and railroads. The city developed because of the rail road and infrastructure remains an important part of the city. There are currently four major players in Merced-Atwater: Merced County, City of Merced, City of Atwater, and UC Merced. What would happen if these authories collaborated on how they can grow together?
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MERCED-ATWATER CITY ANALYSIS
RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION
WATER : LIMITED RESOUCRES
MICHELLE OBAMA PROMOTES UC MERCEDGives her only commencement speech of 2009 and commends the students and the focus of education in the central valley
UC Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey calls for more culture
WATER REUSE
UNEMPLOYMENTDUE TO IMMIGRANT LABOR
6th Largest $ producing AG land in country
URBAN NODES GROW-ING INDEPENDENTLY
C A L I F O R N I AHIGH SPEED RAIL
EASY ACCESS TO LA & SF IN FUTURE
33% of workforce in AG
URBAN GROWTH
INCREASE IN STUDENTS
MONOCULTUREAGRICULTURE BASE - 3
ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
IMAGE TRANSOFMATION(EDUCATION)
LANDSCAPE
ARTS ECOLOGY
HISTORY
DEMOGRAPHICS
URBAN FABRIC
EDUCATION
INDUSTRY
LEADERS
ACCESSIBILITY
INSTITUTIONS
IDENTITY
FUNDERS
NETWORKS
CULTURAL DEMAND
GEO
GRP
AH
YIM
AGE
PEO
PLE
CULT
URE
MER
CED
-ATW
ATER
CA
POPU
LATI
ON
:102
,471
(CIT
Y) /
245,
321
(MET
RO)
UC MERCED
Sacramento
MERCED-ATWATERSan Francisco
San Jose
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco MERCED-ATWATER Los Angeles1:14 1:40
MERCEDATWATER
Highway 140
Highway 99Union Pacific Railroad
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Raildroad
Highway Rail
CASTLE AIRPORT(MERCED COUNTY)
CITY OF ATWATERCITY OF MERCED
UC MERCED
HIGH SPEED RAILMERCED STATION
With the California High Speed Rail completed by 2020, Merced-Atwater will have great opportunities for its future developments
Looking at the existing infrastructure, Merced-Atwater is at the juncture of freeways and railroads. The city developed because of the rail road and infrastructure remains an important part of the city.
There are currently four major players in Merced-Atwater: Merced County, City of Merced, City of Atwater, and UC Merced.
What would happen if these authorities collaborated on how they can grow together?
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
Sacramento High Speed Station
Merced High Speed Station
San Francisco Trans Bay
Union Station Los Angeles
Travel by the High Speed RailTravel by Car
UC RIVERSIDE2009 Enrollment: 19,439Traveling time to UC Merced:2 hrs 30 mins
UC SAN DIEGO2009 Enrollment: 29,110Traveling time to UC Merced:3 hrs 10 mins
UC IRVINE2009 Enrollment: 27,792Traveling time to UC Merced:2 hrs 20 mins
UC LOS ANGELES2009 Enrollment: 39,984Traveling time to UC Merced:2 hrs 40 mins
UC SANTA CRUZ2009 Enrollment: 16,775Traveling time to UC Merced:3 hrs 20 mins
UC BERKELEY2009 Enrollment: 35,843Traveling time to UC Merced:2 hrs 15 mins
UC SAN FRANCISCO2009 Enrollment: 4,493Traveling time to UC Merced:1 hrs 30 mins
UC DAVIS2009 Enrollment: 32,153Traveling time to UC Merced:1 hr 15 mins
UC MERCED2009 Enrollment: 3,414
UC SANTA BARBARA2009 Enrollment: 22,850Traveling time to UC Merced:4 hrs 40 mins
SAN DIEGOEstablished: 1959Suburban CampusProximity Population: 3 millionNon-California Residents: 15.7%
SANTA BARBARAEstablished: 1909Suburban CampusProximity Population: 0.4 millionNon-California Residents: 10.1%
SANTA CRUZEstablished: 1965Suburban CampusProximity Population: 0.3 millionNon-California Residents: 5.5%
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIADATA COMPARISON
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MERCEDTRAVEL TIME FROM OTHER UC’S
100,000 Students within One Hour Distance of Merced, CA
HWY 99
MERCED-ATWATER100,000
14%
FRESNO500,000
10%
CSU Stanislaus, 8,601 MODESTO
211,00013%
Merced College, 10,836
UC Merced, 3,414
CSU Fresno, 22,613
Fresno City College, 24,783
National University Fresno, 1,482
Fresno Pacific University, 2,436
Modesto Junior College, 18,034
University of The Pacific, Stockton, 6,251
STOCKTON300,000
2%
There are more than 100,000 students within 1 hour driving distance from Merced-Atwater, which is beneficial for the growth and development of the city, especially with the new University of California in Merced.
Students in the region will become aware of the growth and the projected success of UCM. Merced-Atwater can become a hub that is constantly on the students’ radar by hosting events that may be of interest to this demographic.
CITY NAMECITY POPULATION% OF STUDENTS IN CITY
100,000+ STUDENTS WITHIN ONE HOUR OF MERCED-ATWATER
100,000+ STUDENTS WITHIN ONE HOUR OF MERCED-ATWATER
Travel Time and Distance fromUnion Station Los Angeles
Travel Time and Distance fromSan Francisco Trans Bay
Time by CarHigh Speed Rail to Merced-Atwater Additional Time by Public Transportation
Travel Distance
SFM
OMA
Yerba Buena Center for th
e Arts
San Francisco Opera
University of California Berkeley
San
Fran
cisco
Art
Insti
tute
Academy of Art College
Californ
ia Colle
ge of t
he Arts
Zellerbach Hall- UCB
Davies Symphony Hall
Paramount Theater
de Young Museum
Asia
n Ar
t Mus
eum
Palace of Fine Arts
Berkeley Art Museum
Oakland Museum of California
LACM
A
A+D Museum
MOCA
Art Center College of Design
University of Southern California
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Calif
orni
a In
stitu
te o
f the
Arts
Barnsdall Art Park
The Getty Villa
Otis
Col
lege
of A
rt &
Des
ign
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Ahmanson Theatre
Norton Simon Museum
Los Angeles Opera House
Arm
and
Ham
mer
Mus
eum
of A
rt
The Getty Center
Universi
ty of C
alifornia
Los A
ngeles
MERCED-ATWATERfrom San FranciscoTime: 1hr 14minsDistance: 131 miles
from Los AngelesTime: 1hr 40minsDistance: 311 miles
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1 hour
10 miles
20 miles
10 miles
20 miles
2 hours
2 hours
MAJOR CULTURE VENUES AND INSTITUTIONSTRAVELING TIME TO MERCED-ATWATER
AIRPLANE AND HIGH SPEED RAIL TRAVELBETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
Arrive 1 hr 30 mins early for check-in and security30 mins - SF to SFO 1 hr 15 mins flight 30 mins disembark 45 mins - LAX to Downtown LA
AIRPLANE | SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES | $160* | 4 HRS AND 30 MINS
HIGH SPEED RAIL | SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES | $110* | 3 HRS AND 10 MINS
2 hrs 40 min. train rideArrive at station 20 mins early for check-in 10 mins disembarke
There is an opportunity for cultural development in Merced-Atwater
When compared to traveling on the future high speed rail, traveling between San Francisco and Los Angeles by airplane will take longer and potentially be more expensive. It is likely that the new way of traveling between these two cities will be the high speed rail.
If people will be using the high speed, why not give them a reason to stop in Merced-Atwater?
SAN FRANCISCOThere are more than 90 cul-ture venues and institutions in the Bay Area, most of which are around 45 minutes away from Downtown San Francisco.It takes 50 minutes on public transportation from Down-town San Francisco to the UC Berkeley Art Museum.It will take 75 minutes on the high speed rail from Down-town San Francisco to Mer-ced-Atwater.
LOS ANGELES There are more than 100 culture venues and institu-tions in Greater Los Angeles, most of which are more than 1 hour away from Downtown Los Angeles.It takes 1 hour and 50 min-utes on public transporta-tion from Downtown LA to the Getty Center or the Getty Villa.In contrast, it will take 1 hour and 40 minutes on the high speed rail from Downtown Los Angeles to Merced-At-water.
MERCED-ATWATERWith the high speed rail, Merced-Atwater becomes closer to the two major cities in California. For example, it will be easier and faster for a person to go to Merced-Atwater, than to get from Orange County to the Getty Center.
What if the cities were connected with a new type of public infrastructure?
What if UC Merced expands into downtown Merced and is linked directly to the High Speed Station?
CASTLE AIRPORT(MERCED COUNTY)
CITY OF ATWATERCITY OF MERCED
UC MERCED
HIGH SPEED RAILMERCED STATION
CASTLE AIRPORT(MERCED COUNTY)
CITY OF ATWATER CITY OF MERCED
UC MERCED
HIGH SPEED RAILMERCED STATION
MOVING FORWARD
PRECEDENT : LILLE, FRANCE
London
LILLE
Paris
Koln
Den Haag
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Brussels
Antwerp
Liege
Luxemburg
Reims
Metz
Rouen
Le Harve
Dortmund
Dasseldorf
Bonn
NancyStrasboarg
Gent
If UC Merced expands into downtown Merced and links to the high speed sta-tion, it becomes a network with other institutions in California.
Other major cities which will help its growth and diversify the environment around it.
By having UCM linked to the high speed station, UCM will have the opportuni-ties to host cultural or art events that can attract visits from both Northern and Southern California.
City of Merced and UC Merced are growing and expanding at a rapid pace, and the City of Atwater is relatively stable.
One observation is that the residents of Atwater often visit Merced, but rarely do Merced residents visit Atwater.
Introducing a new type of public infra-structure can promote interest in not just one direction (Atwater to Merced), but an exchange. This can challenge the boundaries between the cities and the county and increase interest in explor-ing different parts of the cities.
