Community Assessment Windshield Survey

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WINDSHIELD SURVEY
Directions:
As you “drive” through Sentinel City, write about your impressions of the community. Take
notes about the community using the following questions as a guide. You may discover other
areas that you want to note. Include your findings in the community description section of
your paper.
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ELEMENT DESCRIPTION:
Housing and Commercial Buildings:
• How old are the houses and buildings in the community?
Ans: Moderately old house
• What materials are the homes and buildings constructed from?
Ans: Most of the building are built by breaks
• Are all the houses similar in age and architecture?
Ans: In commercial zone the houses are more advanced in architectural sense
• How would you characterize their differences?
Ans: The windows and doors pattern, the pattern celling
• Are the houses detached or connected to each other?
Ans: Most of the houses are connected
• Are there solar panels? Windmills?
Ans: NO
• Do the houses have space in front or behind them?
Ans: Not adequate
• What is the general condition of the houses and buildings?
Ans: Moderate to good
• Are there signs of disrepair (e.g., broken doors or windows, leaks, missing locks)?
Ans: NO
• Are there signs of neighborhood pride, such as well-tended yards?  Is there central
heating, modern plumbing, air conditioning?
Ans: Rare
Open space:
• Is the county primarily rural, suburban, urban, or a mix? How much open space is
there?
Ans: Urban
• What is the quality of the space (i.e., lush green parks or rubble-filled lots)?
Ans: Rubble-filled lots
• What is the lot size of the houses, lawns, and flower boxes?
Ans: NO
• Do you see trees on the streets or a green island in the center of the streets?
Ans: NO
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• Is the open space public or private? Who uses this space?
Ans: Public
Boundaries:
• What signs are there of where neighborhoods begin and end?
Ans: No signs
• Are the boundaries natural (a river, a different terrain); physical (a highway, a
railroad); or economic (differences in real estate or presence of industrial or
commercial units along with residential)?
Ans: Presence of roadblock
• Do the neighborhoods have an identity or a name? Do you see them displayed? Are
there unofficial names?
Ans: Nothing displayed
“Commons”:
• What are the neighbour-hood hangouts (e.g., schoolyard, convenience store, bar,
restaurant, park, 24-hour drugstore)?
Ans: Park, restaurant
• What groups of people tend to gather at these hangouts?
Ans: Aged people
• At what time do they typically meet?
Ans: N/A
• Does the commons area have a sense of territoriality, or is it open to everyone?
Ans: Open to everyone
Transportation:
• How do people get in and out of the neighborhoods (e.g., car, bus, bike, walking)?
Ans: Walking
• Are the streets and roads conducive to good transportation and bicycle use and also to
community life?
Ans: NO
• Are there major highways running through the county? Who do these highways serve?
Ans: NO
• How frequently is public transportation available?
Ans: Frequently
• Are gas stations available?
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