Throughout this course, you have explored the complex spatial organization of built
environments and socioeconomic activities in large metropolitan areas and the dynamics
of urban development processes. Among others, attention has been paid to the critical
roles of transportation in connecting various parts of metropolitan areas and shaping
development processes.
As a part of the course requirements, you are tasked to produce a report with a focus on
a city in Southern California. More specifically, you need to
1) select a municipality of your interest from the given list of cities (see p.2)
2) review/analyze the profile of the selected municipality by utilizing multiple
sources of information, including
a. local profiles of SCAG jurisdictions, developed by the Southern California
Association of Governments, available at
http://www.scag.ca.gov/DataAndTools/Pages/LocalProfiles.aspx
b. journey-to-work matrix of the region, provided by the instructor
c. other sources of information (optional)
3) write a report (1200~2000 words) that (i) briefly describes the selected city, (ii)
explains its unique characteristics and interactions with other localities in the
region by interpreting available statistics and other relevant information, and (iii)
discusses the city’s development/planning issues and possible solutions.
Your report should NOT be a simple description or reiteration of the statistics or other
readily available information. It needs to be a useful and creative interpretation of the
facts associated with the selected city. Please use data tables and/or figures in an
effective manner, when appropriate.
Grading will be based on the following criteria:
- Interpretation (50%): completeness and originality of the analysis/interpretation
- Argumentation (30%): validity of the overall reasoning, including discussions
- Documentation (20%): clarity in documentation or graphical presentation
Please be advised that our late-submission policy (i.e., grade discounting at the rate of 1
percentage point – i.e., 5% of the total report credit – per day) will be strictly applied.
Furthermore, no credit will be given for reports submitted after March 19, 2019.
Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy UPPP108: Cities & Transportation
University of California, Irvine
Winter 2019 2
List of the Cities
Rank
(in terms of
2000 Pop)
City Name Place FIPS 2000
Population
2010
Population
Pop Growth
Rate
(2000~2010)
2 Long Beach 43000 461,522 462,257 100.2%
3 Santa Ana 69000 337,977 324,528 96.0%
4 Anaheim 02000 328,014 336,265 102.5%
5 Riverside 62000 255,166 303,871 119.1%
6 Glendale 30000 194,973 191,719 98.3%
7 Huntington Beach 36000 189,594 189,992 100.2%
8 San Bernardino 65000 185,401 209,924 113.2%
9 Oxnard 54652 170,358 197,899 116.2%
10 Garden Grove 29000 165,196 170,883 103.4%
11 Ontario 53896 158,007 163,924 103.7%
12 Santa Clarita 69088 151,088 176,320 116.7%
13 Pomona 58072 149,473 149,058 99.7%
14 Irvine 36770 143,072 212,375 148.4%
15 Moreno Valley 49270 142,381 193,365 135.8%
16 Torrance 80000 137,946 145,438 105.4%
17 Pasadena 56000 133,936 137,122 102.4%
18 Fontana 24680 128,929 196,069 152.1%
19 Orange 53980 128,821 136,416 105.9%
20 Rancho Cucamonga 59451 127,743 165,269 129.4%
21 Fullerton 28000 126,003 135,161 107.3%
22 Corona 16350 124,966 152,374 121.9%
23 Lancaster 40130 118,718 156,633 131.9%
24 Thousand Oaks 78582 117,005 126,683 108.3%
25 Palmdale 55156 116,670 152,750 130.9%
26 El Monte 22230 115,965 113,475 97.9%
27 Inglewood 36546 112,580 109,673 97.4%
28 Simi Valley 72016 111,351 124,237 111.6%
29 Costa Mesa 16532 108,724 109,960 101.1%
30 Downey 19766 107,323 111,772 104.1%
31 West Covina 84200 105,080 106,098 101.0%
32 Norwalk 52526 103,298 105,549 102.2%
33 San Buenaventura 65042 100,916 106,433 105.5%
34 Burbank 08954 100,316 103,340 103.0%
N/A Smaller municipalities within the Six County Southern California region *
Data Sources: Census 2000 and 2010, US Census Bureau - If you want to investigate a smaller municipality, you should first check the availability of the SCAG local
profile for the city/town at http://www.scag.ca.gov/DataAndTools/Pages/LocalProfiles.aspx and then (if
available) contact the instructor ([email protected]) to get approval and obtain the city/town’s journey-towork information