1. 1 Results Survey

2. Where do you hang out?Love the Somerville Community Growing Center! Observations Includes indoor and outdoor spaces Clusters form around: - Bloc 11 - Sherman Caf - The Independent - Union Square Plaza - Prospect Hill Park Beer and open space We love the outdoor seating at Bloc 11 Bloc 11 is great for work meetings or work at home days. It wouldn't bother me at all to see this parking lot removed and the land added to the Union Square plaza. Love to sit in the park, talk with friends, read, attend community events 3. Where do you go for community events? Observations Union Square Plaza functions as the center of community events Festivals, farmers markets, Fluff Fest Wish there were even more events on the hill. Union Square Plaza: Farmers' market, other events. Love it. Wish it were a bigger space. Preserve and enhance the plaza at all costs! A flexible gathering space that can be programmed in many ways. 4. Where are your favorite open spaces? Observations Clusters form around - Nunziato Field - Growing Center - Prospect Hill Park - Union Square Plaza Aside from Union Square Plaza, the center of the square lacks desirable open spaces A simple grassy field is an amazing community resource. I don't even own a dog but I love passing by the dog park. Walnut Park is great- well shaded and maintained. Great for kids! The Union Square Plaza is one of my favorite places in the world. The Farmers' Market, the Old Guys Sitting On Park Benches, the constant flow of colorful hipsters... It's not unlike an Italian piazza - it creates a focus for civic life. This park is underappreciated. The tower should be renovated and reopened! Needs work, but Lincoln Park has potential for great open space. 5. Where do you go out to eat? Observations Diversity of dining options Strong dining corridors along Bow Street, the Plaza, and Somerville Avenue The Neighborhood Restaurant has been here forever - great food and fine people. Lunch to watch people 6. Where would you like to see new elements? Observations Open spaces Enhanced retail Crosswalks and pedestrian safety Somerville Ave. from around Market Basket to Union Square has a lot of dead space, especially on the south side of the street. New public plaza should be built by eliminating the slip lane and squaring the intersection Crosswalks. More open space and less roadway, more plazas and green, seating too! Some kind of green space insulated from traffic anywhere in a few minutes walking distance from here would be fantastic. Plaza instead of parking lot I want to see a walkable Prospect Street with new developments, not junk yards and junk shops 7. Walking Routes Observations Primary walking routes include Somerville Ave, Bow Street, and Washington Street Walking decreases east of McGrath Highway 8. Biking Routes Observations Primary biking routes include Bow Street and Somerville Ave Biking decreases east of Prospect 9. Where do you wait for the bus or crosswalk? Observations Imbalance between the duration of time for pedestrian to walk versus time allocated to vehicles Longest wait for crosswalk signal in the world This is a truly wretched crosswalk light. Only people walking very swiftly can make it across all the way before the light changes. This is a good bus shelter. Difficult to cross here - long waiting time for a walk light Let's add a few more seconds to get across this huge intersection 10. Survey questions Age Ethnicity 32 (39%) 29 (35%) 16 (20%) 5 (6%) 63 (77%) 10 (12%) 6 (7%) 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 11. Survey questions Occupation 18 (22%) 18 (22%) 16 (20%) 9 (11%) 7 (9%) 6 (7%) 5 (6%) 3 (4%)