My SHP Files for Two Alternatives: Hayward City Council
Retrieved May 20, 2024 at 3:50 p.m.
Hello Hayward Districting Consultant!
Attached is a zip file containing the Hayward block level GIS files (shx, shp, dbf, qix, prj.) These are my first two council boundary submissions. I created these in QGIS in early May, in anticipation of the May 14th meeting with City Council.
I’ve checked out the redistricting map website. It looks a lot easier / cleaner than using QGIS!!! I’ve registered on there, as ….
I’ve also attached maps of my first two alternatives. Maybe let’s name them “Atherton #1” and “Atherton #2” after my home street?
Four variables are relevant in my GIS files:
“hayward” – – which refers to the 18 neighborhoods (16 created by the City Council, and adding in Eden Landing and Downtown Hayward as neighborhoods.)
council1 = Alternative Atherton #1. This is a simple aggregation of the 18 Hayward neighborhoods, no adjustment.
council2 = Alternative Atherton #2. This is my attempt at equalizing the six districts.
GEOID = the detailed Census geographic ID, for linking to whatever master file you have. (state+county+tract+block).
The PL 94-171 data in my files are the original PL 94-171, not the adjusted populations. Thanks for providing the reference to these adjusted PL 94-171 files in your Excel workbook!!
Somewhere in my process I lost two blocks: there should be 1,478 and I have only 1,476. But my population totals match the Census PL 94171 values, so my “missing blocks” are apparently zero population (or water blocks?)
Could you upload these two alternatives as my submission? I’d like to add some written discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of each.
I think adding the 18 Hayward neighborhoods as a display option in the online mapping tool might be beneficial.
Thanks for your presentation on May 14th, and I’m looking forward to more work on this.