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more traffic as their neighbors bypass them to get from their homes to shopping facilities and places of business. Circles must also be placed so as not to become "short-cuts" between two collectors. If the street becomes a "short-cut" it experiences both more traffic and faster traffic. Street design ultimately affects the resident where he lives. The orientation of a street governs the orientation of property frontage and for most homes, the angle of placement on the lot. The structure as placed on the lot affects both the view of the owner -resident and the view as seen by other owner -residents. Patterns of sun and light are also affected by house design and placement. Lots facing north have front yards with considerable shade during the winter months. Dampness and coolness with a lower light rating exist for all of these front yards. The rear yards are exposed to continual high intensity due to their southern exposure. Homes facing south have warm front yards due to facing south. Homes that face east or west either have backyards with sunny morning exposure (west facing) or backyards with shady morning exposures (east facing). The opposite situation prevails in the evening. Other social considerations include privacy, the close association of unrelated families living together (all within 150' of one another), and the busing of children to Linden for high school rather than into Stockton. The subdivision provides 43 new single-family dwelling possibilities. The actual direct social impact from creating the lots is the creation of homesites for 150 people. The potential created by developing such a map and by assuming that such a map will be adopted, requires an examination of the social situation as it will exist as determined by lot size, lot design, and lot place- ment. Stockton is a diversified community providing jobs, industry, recreation, and residential living for nearly 180,000 people in the Metropolitan Area (Census Tracts 1-38). Socially, Stockton supports a range of ethnic minorities and the type of dynamic social interaction that stimulates active participation in local govern- ment. The present subdivision will not be discri- minatory except on an economic basis. Homes in the $35,000 and higher price range would require the buyers have an annual income of $14,500 to qualify for an FHA loan (personal communication, data from Tom Ross, Bank of America real estate loan officer). -27-