4 STATE NORMAL, RCHOOL, SAN JOSE, 



CHAPTER I. 



HOMES FOR THE PEOPLE. 

 Section 1. Planning the City. 



1. Location of the city, how determined. 



a. Topography of surrounding country ; mountains, plains, waterfront, etc. 



b. The resources of adjacent country. 



c. Water supply. Need for sanitation, irrigation, fire prevention, transpor- 



tation. 



2. Streets. 



a. Plan to prevent congestion. 



b. Connect principal units of city such as business section, civic center, etc. 



c. Width of streets determined by traffic. 



d. Advantages of "I'adial" streets. 



e. The use of curved or "ring"' streets. 



3. Civic center. 



a. Central location — reasons. 



b. Provisions for future growth. 



c. Consists of national, state, county, city buildings, etc. 



4. Transportation. 



a. Railway. Ground, subway or elevated. Which desired? 



b. Location of freight and passenger depots. 



c. Advantage to city of railroad and interurban lines. 



5. Kind of factories and industrial plants. 



a. Determined by nature of surrounding country. 



b. Location of industries. 



c. Advisability of "zone" system, of "satellite" cities. 



d. Significance of cheap transportation. 

 G. Housing. 



a. Location of workingmen's homes. Cheap transportation. 



b. Location of homes for the wealthy. 



c. Emergency homes for unemployed. 



7. Social centers. 



a. Parks, squares ; how frequent. 



b. I'laygrounds ; location, number, large municipal, small local. 



c. Municipal hall ; dancing, skating, etc. 



d. Schoolhouses. 



e. Churches. 



8. Beautifying the city. See "city beautiful." 



9. Value of city planning. 



a. Economic — increases business activity ; eliminates waste ; promotes health ; 



provides safety. 



b. Social — prevents innnorality : jjrevents crime. 



c. Aesthetic. 



10. Correction of defects in city's growth. 



a. The advice of an expert. 



b. Option on cheap land. 



c. Co-operate with civic organizations. 



d. A city planning commission. 



