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Water Savings Devices versus Income in the City of Seaside

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:08 +0000

This project examined households in the city of Seaside which have received rebates for purchasing water-saving appliances. The goal of this project is to see which income levels make a household more likely to purchase a water-saving appliance with a rebate and whether or not distance from a major retailer has an effect on said purchases.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
John Olson
Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
joolson@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl
Public Works
City Engineer
rriedl@ci.seaside.ca.us

Storm Drains in Seaside

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:58 +0000

The study of Seaside storm drain densities between commercial and residential areas is of value because storm drains can be an entry point for trash to collect into a marine sanctuary such as the Monterey Bay. Various geospatial datasets were created and manipulated to create ArcMaps, graphs, and tables to compare storm drain density between commercial areas and residential areas. Our Arcmaps, graphs, and tables show high storm drain density in western coastal Seaside, a commercial area of relatively low elevation. Our findings can help in further research on how pollution travels throughout Seaside and into the Monterey Bay.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
John Olson
Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
joolson@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl
public Works
city Engineer
rriedl@ci.seaside.ca.us

Traffic Accident Densities

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:58 +0000

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
John Olson
Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
joolson@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Brian Dempsey
Public Safety
Fire Chief
bdempsey@ci.seaside.ca.us

Using Cameras to measure traffic volume on W. Alisal Street and Central Street in Salinas

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:55 +0000

the Salinas roadway we took several factors into consideration when conducting a road diet and Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info University Faculty Contact Daniel Fernandez Natural Sciences Professor, School of Natural Sciences dfernandez@csumb.edu Local Government / Community Contact James Serrano [...]

Seaside Linear Park proposal

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:54 +0000

The purpose of this project is to increase public health conditions and overall quality of life for Seaside residents by proposing the future development of a linear-shaped, urban park. This new park is meant to be inclusive and equitable for surrounding communities while maintaining sustainably-influenced infrastructure. Alongside General Jim Moore Boulevard, a street lying on the western part of Seaside, is an undeveloped strip of land between Hilby and Coe Avenues. This empty stretch of land is 1.3 miles in length and roughly 250 feet wide. Being adjacent to neighborhoods, schools, and the Fort Ord National Monument, this location would be a perfect site for the development of a sustainably-influenced urban park. Nearby residents have already been using this space as a provisional trail space for walking and biking. After speaking to Seaside city planners and staff, our team decided to focus our project on the development of this land into a recreational area to be used by Seaside residents, tourists, and surrounding communities. Incorporating sustainable park and trail infrastructure, diversified mobility options, and assorted community use spaces will increase the public health of Seaside community members and even CSUMB affiliates. Developing a linear park within half a mile of multi-family neighborhoods will increase park accessibility and improved alternative transportation routes for nearby residents.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Daniel Fernandez
Natural Sciences
Professor
dfernandez@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl
Public Works
City Engineer
rriedl@ci.seaside.ca.us

LiDAR Data Assessment and Analysis: Northeast Salinas, Monterey County

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:54 +0000

The purpose of this project was to assess the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and bare earth Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets and conduct stormwater flow analyses. City officials would like to know if the AMBAG LiDAR and associated DEM accurately represent the relatively flat topography of northeastern Salinas, an area that lies in the floodplain of the Salinas River and is prone to flooding. We utilized a geodetic dual-frequency GPS to obtain static occupation checkpoints at various locations to test vertical accuracy of the cleaned LiDAR and DEM. In addition, we compared the costly LiDAR derived DEM to publicly available datasets. We also produced contour lines, delineated local watersheds, and conducted water flow analyses, incorporating current infrastructure (storm drains and other outfalls). We found vertical accuracy of the LiDAR points to be within 0.43 ft in open, non-vegetated areas, and within 1.53 ft in vegetated areas under canopy. Comparison of the AMBAG DEMs to publically available data revealed that the datasets were very similar. Our flow models resulted in 14 subwatersheds and indicated that water in the study area flows into Natividad and Gabilan Creeks via streets, open channels, and drainage systems. We recommend that the City of Salinas (1) explore publicly available elevation datasets before investing in costly LiDAR surveys in the future, (2) assess stormwater infrastructure in the study area to help reduce flood risk, and (3) comprehensively map outfalls and re-execute the flow analyses carried out during this project.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Rikk Kvitek
Natural Sciences
Professor
rkvitek@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Eric Sandoval

GIS

Traffic Accident Geocoding

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:54 +0000

The purpose of this project will be to Geocode Accident data recorded from the City of Seaside Fire Department from March 15th to March 24th. This will allow them to see where these accidents are occurring throughout the city and to determine if the majority of accidents are occurring more in residential areas or near commercial enterprise zones.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
John Olson
Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
joolson@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Brian Dempsey
Public Safety
Fire Chief
bdempsey@ci.seaside.ca.us

Fats, Oils and Grease, Inspections and Restaurants

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:52 +0000

The purpose of this project is to determine the location of restaurants in Seaside and distinguish which ones have passed inspection from the city for the year 2010-2011. The city inspected whether or not they were dumping large amounts of grease in the local sewage system. Due to the fact that large amounts of grease can cause a backup in the pipes, this dumping problem can cause the city a lot of money to flush the system. For this project we will show which restaurants did and did not pass inspection to see if the no pass restaurants occur in mostly median income areas. We will also be determining if population density in the area also affects the restaurants ability to pass inspection or not.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
John Olson
Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
joolson@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl

City Engineer
rriedl@ci.seaside.ca.us

Georeferenced Easement Map for the Sustainable City of Seaside

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:52 +0000

The purpose of this project is to help the City of Seaside reduce the amount of paper files on easements, and to create a single map through ArcGIS for future ease of use. According to the EPA, about 69 million tons of paper are used in the U.S. each year. The Sustainable City of Seaside easement filing system is composed of a high volume of paper easement maps that have become increasingly difficult to manage. This will allow the City of Seaside to access .pdf files of their easement maps conveniently by clicking on any easement section of interest on one single map of Seaside. This map will have shapefiles of polygon features representing individual easement sections in Seaside, with their own hyperlinks/locations of the corresponding scanned paper easement map. Some sections may not contain easements, however, this provides an efficient way for the City of Seaside to locate files geospatially in a fraction of the time. Not only will this significantly increase the Sustainable City of Seaside’s efficiency, but it will also reduce the amount of paper being used in general.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Jessie Doyle
Natural Sciences
Lecturer
jdoyle@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl
Public Works
City Engineer
rriedl@ci.seaside.ca.us

Easement Map Project

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:52 +0000

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Jessie Doyle
Natural Sciences
Lecturer
jdoyle@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl
Public Works
City Engineer
rriedl@ci.seaside.ca.us