The selected areas were then used to solicit public opinion which furthered our understanding of the dynamics taking place in the neighborhoods. Older, deteriorating single family homes were sometimes beyond rehabilitation. Marginal multi-family projects were distributed throughout. Transitions between residential and nonresidential were nonexistent. Fifty-six percent of the adults did not have a high school education.
Police calls for service included suspicion, narcotics, miscellaneous and traffic.
Comments received from the public were related to process. Residents foremost wanted data and assistance. In short they wanted to know how to figure out what they needed to do. Conditions of private property vary from poor to good and from old to new. Many homes were small, with carports and garages converted for extra space.