Our group members are:
Nick Avalos
Danielle Behr
Alana Palau
Nandi Smith
Question to solve: How many elementary school areas are designed for adequate after-school activities within Alachua County?
From the following layers, our group hopes to manipulate and test data to answer this question.
Once we determine the elementary schools that meet these requirements, we will further investigate the safety of surrounding areas to ensure the child's safety when traveling from school to after-school activities.
1. Alachua county boundary
2. Roads
3. Elementary Schools
4. Elementary School Zones
5. Youth Organizations
6. Parks and Gardens
7. Safety> Child Care Centers
8. Safety> Sex Offenders
9. Cultural Centers
DETERMINATION OF BUFFER:
According to the Alachua County School Board , transportation via school buses will be provided to students who live more than 2 miles away from their school. Using this data, we are under the assumption that elementary school students who live more than 1 mile away are more likely to be driven to school. As a result, in accessing how far they would walk to a park, afterschool care center, or youth organization, we have decided to create a one mile buffer around the schools.
Gainesville is the most child friendly municipality in Alachua County, due to the accommodations of schools, along with the close proximity of amenities for children.
Sources:
(http://www.sbac.edu/files/_YZFnl_/e9a9decb80e54d8d3745a49013852ec4/Procedure_manual.pdf)
