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Draft 2.0 Land Use Element work compared with their place of residence plays a crucial role in traffic patterns, commuting time, energy consumption, noise, and air pollution. Community Facilities Numerous and varied community facilities and programs characterize Pleasanton. Almost every neighborhood features a school and a park within walking distance of its residents. In addition, Pleasanton offers several large public facilities which serve the entire community such as the County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton Sports Park, Century House, Senior Center, the Civic Center, and Amador Theater (located at Amador Valley High School). Many neighborhood and community-wide facilities serve multiple functions in meeting recreational, social, and cultural needs. The City also partners with the Pleasanton Unified School District to jointly develop and improve facilities on school property such as gymnasiums and tennis courts, for the benefit of the whole community. Meeting rooms are available at City Hall, the library, the Senior Center, schools, and hotels; recreational activities take place in school playgrounds and gymnasiums; educational and social programs are offered at religious facilities and City buildings. Year around, the Pleasanton Department of Parks and Community Services sponsors recreational, educational, human-service, and cultural programs in its facilities for thousands of residents to enjoy. See the Public Facilities and Community Programs Element for additional information, including Table 6-3 and Figure 6-3, regarding existing community facilities and programs. Open-Space Areas An abundance of open space graces Pleasanton. Surrounding the developed areas of the valley floor are generally undeveloped lands of the Pleasanton Ridge, Southeast Hills, sand-and-gravel quarry areas, and vineyards in the South Livermore Valley area. See the Conservation and Open Space Element, including Figure 7-4, for information about the City's open space lands. In addition to open space, numerous neighborhood, community, and regional parks are interspersed within the City. See information about these parks in the Public Facilities and Community Programs Element, including Table 6-1 and Figure 6-2. AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Pleasanton Ridgelands The Pleasanton Ridgelands area includes approximately 13,000 acres generally bounded by Interstate 580 (I-580) to the north, the 670-foot elevation near Foothill Road to the east, Niles Canyon Road to the south, and Palomares Road to the west -excluding the existing communities of Sunol, Kilkare Canyon, and Castlewood. Part of the Ridgelands area is within. the City of Hayward, part within Pleasanton, and the remainder in unincorporated land of Alameda County. LU element 082107 clean 2-7