This document summarizes a housing survey of St. James Street west of Mansfield University. The survey found that the street is 100% residential and houses are well-maintained with consistent architectural design. Sidewalks and streets are in good condition, though some electric and cable wires run disorderly between poles. Based on observations, the report recommends switching to underground wiring and installing newer, more efficient streetlights to improve the neighborhood's aesthetics and residents' well-being.

1. Daniel Teodoro
BashiruDaboh
Assignment #3: St. James Street housing Survey
For thisHousingSurveywe decidedtosurveySt.Jamesstreetwestof MansfieldUniversity.Our
goal duringthe surveywasto documenthow the landaround the universityisbeingusedandif owners
are takinggoodcare of it.Throughoutthissurveywe have incorporatedsocio-economicinsightsof the
area and recommendationsonhowtoimprove the neighborhood’swell-being,aswell asitsaesthetic.
To simplifyourfindingswe have separatedthe informationunder4categories:1) HousingUnits,2)
Street,Traffic,andSidewalks,3) Openspace andaesthetics,and4) Recommendations.
The use of landthroughoutSt.Jamesstreetis100% residential,andhouses,overall,lookwell
maintainedandinverygoodconditions.All the housesonSt.Jameshave twostoriesanddetached
garages(image A).Basedonthe previousobservationwe caninferthatthe ownersof these
developmentshave investedalotof moneyinthe constructionandmaintenance of them. The
architectural design inthe neighborhood isconsistent;therefore we caninferthatthe blockwas
developedduringthe same era. Inaddition,all the houseshave about5feetof frontyard,between
sidewalkandfrontporch;manyhousesuse thisareafor decorative gardeningandstone paths (image
B).Also,we noticedthatfewhouseshave beenaccommodatedintoapartmentsforcollegestudents
(image C).
Furthermore,the streetitself isingoodconditionsandverypleasantlooking.The streetisfree
of holesandoverall veryclean.Sidewalksare ingoodconditionsaswell,since theyare cleanandthe
grass ismowed. We alsonotedthat there isat leastone bigtree in frontof everyhouse,andsome
houseshave two (image D).Givenourpreviousobservationswe caninferthatinhabitantsof the street
can feel pleasedwhentheywalkdownthe road;treesandfrontyardsgive a positive impressionof the
neighborhood.Also,we noticedthatthere isone lightpole illuminatingevery5-6houses,andtrafficis
veryminimum.
Lastly,we consideredthe openspace available forthe neighborhoodandwhatthe conditionsof
theiruse are. St. JamesStreetdoesNOThave a park, butit doeshave an openareathat seemstobe
twolots thathave beenaccommodatedtolooknice.Itis not clear,though,if thisopenareaisprivate or
openforthe neighbors,becauseitcouldbe anundevelopedlot.We noticedthatthe electricandcable
polesare veryoldand wiresrundisorganizedfrompole topole (imageE).Inaddition,the streetlights
are oldand nolongerprovide enoughilluminationforthe whole streetatnight.
Aftercompletingthe survey andanalyzingthe data,we have 2 recommendationsthatcould
improve the inhabitant’swell-beingandthe overall aestheticsof the area.
1- SwitchregularwirestoUNDERGROUND wiring.Thiswill give anorganizedandenvironmentally
friendlylookthe street.
2- Switchstreetlightstonewer,perhapsmore efficient,type of streetlights.Thiswill provide the
communitywithafreshlook,andpeace of mindwhenwalkinglate atnight(image F).

2. SURVEY IMAGES OF ST. JAMES STREET
IMAGE A: DetachedGarages IMAGE B: DecoratedFrontPorch
IMAGE C: Multi-unithousingforstudents IMAGE D: Treesinfrontof houses
IMAGE E: CablesRunningWild IMAGE F: Modern StreetLight