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2005 Pleasanton Plan 2025 2.0 Land Use Element <br />2-7 Adopted 07 21 09 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />As of 2005, Pleasanton contained about 4,100 businesses2 (excluding <br />home occupations) which together employed about 58,110 full- and <br />part-time workers.3 Approximately 21 percent of these workers lived <br />in Pleasanton, another 29 percent lived elsewhere in the Tri-Valley, <br />and the remaining 50 percent commuted from the greater outlying <br />area. The location of people’s place of work compared with their <br />place of residence plays a crucial role in traffic patterns, commuting <br />time, energy consumption, noise, and air pollution. <br />Community Facilities <br />Numerous and varied community facilities and programs characterize <br />Pleasanton. Almost every neighborhood features a school and a park <br />within walking distance of its residents. In addition, Pleasanton offers <br />several large public facilities which serve the entire community such as <br />the County Fairgrounds, <br />Pleasanton Sports Park, <br />Century House, Senior <br />Center, the Civic Center, and <br />Amador Theater. <br />Many neighborhood and <br />community-wide facilities <br />serve multiple functions in <br /> <br /> <br />City employees at leadership training, City Hall meeting room <br /> <br />Meeting rooms are available at City Hall, the library, the Senior Center, <br />schools, and hotels; recreational activities take place in school <br />playgrounds and gymnasiums; educational and social programs are <br />offered at religious facilities and City buildings. Year around, the <br />Pleasanton Department of Parks and Community Services sponsors <br />recreational, educational, human-service, and cultural programs in its <br />facilities for thousands of residents to enjoy. <br />Amador Theater meeting recreational, social, <br />and cultural needs. The City See the Public Facilities and Community Programs Element for <br />additional information, including Table 6-3 and Figure 6-3, regarding <br />also partners with the Pleasanton Unified School District to jointly <br />develop and improve facilities on school property such as <br />gymnasiums and tennis courts, for the benefit of the whole community. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 City of Pleasanton, Business License Division, month, January 2007. <br />3 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), ABAG Projections 2007. <br />existing community facilities and programs. <br />Open-Space Areas <br />An abundance of open space graces Pleasanton. Surrounding the <br />developed areas of the valley floor are generally undeveloped lands of <br />the Pleasanton Ridge, Southeast Hills, sand-and-gravel quarry areas, <br />and vineyards in the South Livermore Valley area. See the