Neighborhood Survey

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Neighborhood Survey

This survey will assist the Planning Commission as a guide for future growth and development in your neighborhood. Please answer the following questions as they relate to planning and land use issues. Neighborhood refers to the general area in which you live, but not necessarily the legal boundaries of a subdivision or complex. Your opinions and experiences as related to the following issues will aid the City-Parish Planning Commission in proposing land use amendments.

Please answer the following questions:

1. What subdivision do you live in ?

2. What street do you live on ?

3. What is the nearest major intersection ?

Please select the most appropriate answer:

4. How do you and your family members travel to work, school, and other places within your neighborhood ? (Check all that apply)

Automobile
Bus/Mass Transit
Bicycle
Walking
Other

5. Do you feel comfortable walking/cycling in your neighborhood ?

Yes
No

6. Would any of the following increase your desire to walk/cycle in your neighborhood ? (Check all that apply)

Improved lighting along sidewalks
Improved sidewalks
Pedestrian and bicycle pathways
Pedestrian crosswalks
Sidewalk ramps for disabled access

7. Is there a need to slow traffic on local streets in you neighborhood for pedestrian safety ?

Yes
No

8. Do you (and your family) use the neighborhood park(s) located near you ?

9. How do you access this park ? (Choose all that apply)

Walk
Bicycle
Drive
Ride transit
Other :

10. Does this park meet your recreational needs ?

Yes
No

11. Are there vacant properties within your neighborhood ? (If no, skip question 12)

Yes
No

12. In your opinion, should the vacant property in your neighborhood be:

Developed as single family housing
Developed as apartments
Developed as office space
Developed as retail space
Other :

13. In general, should commercial developments be concentrated:

14. Are there land use activities within your neighborhood that do not fit with the surrounding activities ? For example, an auto body shop surrounded by single family homes may not be an acceptable activity in a residential neighborhood. (If No, skip question 15)

Yes
No

15. Please specify where the unacceptable land use activities are located. (i.e. street and block number or nearest intersection)

16. Is noise pollution an issue in your neighborhood ?

Yes
No

17. Is flooding an issue in your neighborhood ?

Yes
No

18. Are you willing to support regulations and restrictions on development in areas prone to flooding within your neighborhood ?

Yes
No

19. Is there a need to regulate the quality and quantity of signs in your neighborhood ?

Yes
No

20. Are there parking problems in your neighborhood ?

Yes
No

21. If major traffic problems occur in your neighborhood, please list the intersection closest to where the traffic problems occur.
example: Perkins at Lee

22. To relieve traffic problems the City-Parish will occasionally widen streets in and around neighborhoods. If the City-Parish wanted to widen a street near you, what would your reaction be ?

A. It's about time!
B. It would be ok as long as it was not a major change.
C. No way, widen someone else's street.
Other

If you had a particular street in mind when you answered the above question please list it here .

23. Based on your personal experience, how satisfied are you with your neighborhood ?

Location of housing

Diversity of housing types

Quality of commercial activity

Location of commercial activity

Location of parks and green space

Cycling and pedestrian facilities

Traffic movement

Availability of transit service

Visual quality of neighborhood

Safety

24. Finally, if there are any unattractive, blighted or "run-down" areas where you live please list them below. If possible, give specific addresses.

Thank you for your participation. The information you have provided will assist the Planning Commission in our efforts to improve the quality of your neighborhood. We encourage you to join us at your neighborhood Public Meeting where the proposed land use amendments will be discussed. Please contact the Planning Commission for the time, date and location of your neighborhood meeting.

If you have any further comments or questions feel free to email us at: planning@brgov.com