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OPEN-ENDED FEEDBACKSUMMARY

CLUSTER-BASED MEETINGS

JANUARY 2011 MARCH 2011

This document summarizes feedback gathered from: Registration and Comment Sheets and video comments collected at DWP cluster-based meetings andCommunity Access Centers between January and March 2011, and Online survey responses collected between January and March 2011.

This document is produced by Community Legal Resources . Please direct questions to Elizabeth Luther ([email protected], 313.969.7166).
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This document provides anoverview of the feedbackgathered through DetroitWorks Project cluster meetings.

These 11 meetings took place betweenJanuary 27th and March 10th, 2011.

Additionally, this overview analyzesinput provided through a survey on theDWP website.

Overview

1,630Participants

11DWP Meetings


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Overview

QUESTIONS SUB-CATEGORIES1. What is your favorite place

in your neighborhood, otherthan your home? Please bespecific.

2. What projects or activities

are taking place in yourneighborhood that weshould be aware of?

3. What do you hope theDetroit Works Project will

do for your neighborhood?4. What would you like the

city of Detroit to look like in30 years?

5. Additional comments,including video comments

Gender | What is your gender?Response Count: 9052 Categories: Female, Male

Age | How old are you?Response Count: 9425 Categories: 17 or under, 18-34,

35-54, 55-74, 75 or older

Race/Ethnicity | How would youdescribe your racial or ethnicbackground?Response Count: 9325 Categories: Arab American,

Black/African American, Caucasian,Hispanic/Latino, Other

Geography (Planning Cluster)Mappable Addresses: 589Cluster meeting attendees who did not

provide addresses: 47


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Overview

Meeting Attendees


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Overview

Participants by Age and Geography

55-74

55-74

18-34

35-54 &

55-7435-54

THE AGE RANGE

SHOWN IS THE MOST

REPRESENTED RANGE

FROM EACH CLUSTER

55-74 years

35-54 & 55-74 years35-54 years18-34 years

NOTE: A high number of respondents did not choose an

age category; this map represents only respondents who

chose an age category.

MOST

REPRESENTED

AGE RANGE

35-54 &55-74


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Overview

Participants by Race and Geography

THE RACE SHOWN IS THE MOST

REPRESENTED RACE FROM EACH CLUSTER

Caucasian

Black / African American

Black /

African American

Caucasian

HISPANIC/LATINORESPONDENTS

WERE MOST REPRSENTED IN CLUSTER 5

THOSE WHO CHOSE OTHERWERE

MOST REPRESENTED IN CLUSTER 4

Caucasian


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Overview

Participants by Age and Race

Caucasian

Caucasian

2

2

10

7

14

11

1

9

15

20

2

2

3

33

18

20

1

7

2

137

83

152

12

14

10

52

146

155

17

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Blank [26]

17 or under [24]

18-34 [245]

35-54 [281]

55-74 [360]

75 or older [32]

Black/African American [394]

Hispanic/Latino [47]

No race selected [36]

Arab American [21] Other [77]

Caucasian [393]

OLDER

YOUNGER


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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSETS


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Neighborhood Assets

What is your favorite place in your neighborhood, other than your home?

851524Responses

Park,

recreation area

or center,natural feature,

open space

34%

Restaurant, bar,

coffee shop

11%

Neighborhood

11%

Religious

institution7%

Grocery store,

farmers market

6%

Retail, commercial

node or corridor5%

Community center

5%

Communityorganization, social

service provider,

nonprofit service orproject

4%

School, university

4%

Library

3%

Community

garden

3%

Nothing

3%

Historic or

architectural

landmark2%

Museum, cultural

institution,

theater, public art2%

Favorite

Places


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Neighborhood Assets

Favorite Places


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Neighborhood Assets

Favorite Places (by Residents Cluster)

Community

Centers &

Nonprofits

. . . coffee shops,

retail, commerce

. . . greenways,open space

Community centers,nonprofits

Restaurants,bars . . . Schools, museums,

libraries, galleries

Parks . . .

Religious . . .

Food access,

gardens

. . . institutions

THIS MAP SHOWS GENERAL TRENDS

IN RESPONDENTS FAVORITE TYPES

OF NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS

ACROSS THE CITY


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Neighborhood Assets

58%. . . of respondents fromCluster 3 chose a park,

recreation center, naturalfeature, or open space.

1.5 times. . . more likely than allparticipants to choose

restaurants, bars, coffee shops,and other entertainment venues.

Neighborhood Assets Trends

Males were

25%. . . of respondents fromCluster 1 chose a school,

university, museum, library,or gallery.


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NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY


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Neighborhood Activity

What projects or activities are taking place in yourneighborhood that we should be aware of?

>525Organizationsand Projects

435ResponsesCommunity

organizations

15%

Appearance

14%

Safety

11%

Food access,

urban ag9%

Parks, rec, open

space6%

General

improvements5%

Education,

training

5%

Cultural

initiatives

5%

Jobs, commerce

4%

Development

4%

Vacancy

4%

Housing

4%

Nothing

3%

The environment

3%

Collaboration

2%

Institutions

2%

Reuse, historic

preservation

1%

City services,

accessibility

1%


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>525 ORGANIZATIONS & PROJECTS

NOTE: LARGER FONTS INDICATE THAT MORE RESPONDENTS MENTIONED A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION OR PROJECT.


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28%. . . of respondentsfrom Cluster 10mentioned safety andpatrols.

Neighborhood Activity Trends


24%. . . of Cluster 8 respondents

mentioned food access, i.e.urban agriculture andmarkets.

3.6 times

Respondents from

Cluster 3 were

. . . more likely than all participants tosuggest there was nothing or no

initiatives taking place in their

neighborhoods.


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DWP NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT


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What do you hope the Detroit Works Project will do for your neighborhood?

DWP Neighborhood Impact

Responses

536

NOTE: LARGER FONTS INDICATE THAT MORE RESPONDENTS MENTIONED A PARTICULAR T YPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM/IMPROVEMENT.


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IM

PR

OV

E

Quality of life,

general

development11%

Jobs,

commerce

10%

Safety

10%

City services,

neighborhood

presence

10%

Parks, open space,

recreation opportunities

8%

Alternate transportation

7%

Housing,

infill

6%

Appearance,

cleanliness, blight

5%

Collaboration (e.g. w/

neighborhood orgs)5%

Community

organizing

5%

Education, training

4%

Density, land use

4%

Food access, urban ag

4%

Environment,

public health

3%

Repopulation

2%

Cultural amenities

2%

Building reuse, historic

preservation

2%

Programming

2%


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RED

UC

E

Vacancy

45%

Blight

19%

Crime

19%

Pollution

5%

Foreclosures,

homelessness5%

Undesirable businesses

3%Tax burden

2%

Misguided development

1%

General/Other

1%


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2.1 times

Respondentsaged18-34 were

Neighborhood Impact Trends

16%. . . of respondents from

Cluster 5 mentioned City

services, accountability,transparency, and capacity.

15%. . . of Cluster 3

respondents mentionedhousing improvements.


. . . more likely than allparticipants to mention

improvements to public andnon-motorized transportation.

1.6 times. . . more likely than allparticipants to mention

building reuse and historicpreservation.

Females were


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FUTURE DETROIT


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What would you like the city of Detroit to look like in 30 years?

Future Detroit

NOTE: LARGER FONTS INDICATE THAT MORE RESPONDENTS MENTIONED A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR DETROIT.

525Responses


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Future Detroit

IM

PR

OV

E

Appearance,

cleanliness,beauty

16%

Public & non-

motorized

transportation

12%

Jobs, commerce

11%

Education, training

8%Other7%

City services,

administration

7%

Safety

6%

Parks, greenways,

recreation

6%

Diversity

5%

Environment

4%

Community

organizations

4%

Food access, urban ag

4%

Land use, density

4%Housing

3% Cultural amenities

3%


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RED

UC

E

Crime23%

Vacancy,

abandonment

20%

Blight13%

City incentives,

corruption, tax burden

12%

Population, footprint

10%

Pollution

8%

Foreclosures, absentee

landlords

5%

Undesirable businesses

4%

Distrust, generally

2%Auto dependency

2%Illiteracy

1%


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Future Detroit

BUILD A MORE

ATTRACTIVE CITY

FOR THESE POPULATIONS:

DETROIT COULD

LOOK LIKE . . .

NOTE: LARGER FONTS INDICATE THAT MORE RESPONDENTS

MENTIONED A PARTICULAR COMPARISON CITY / POPULATIONS.


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Future Detroit Trends

Future Detroit

3.6 times

Those who selected Otheras their race were

17%. . . of those aged 18-34mentioned a city withfunctional public transportation

(light rail, buses) and bicycleand pedestrian facilities.

11%. . . of those aged 35 74hoped for an increase injobs and commercial

activity in the city.

1.4 times. . . more likely than all

participants to mentiondiversity (racial, cultural,

neighborhood, economic).

Males were

. . . more likely than all

participants to mentioncollaboration between the

City and neighborhoodinitiatives and plans.


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THE DETROIT WORKS PROJECT

PROCESS


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DWP Process

Civic

engagement

35%

Presentation,

agenda

13%

Communication

11%

Keypoint

(clickers)

10%

Project

purpose

10%

Collaboration

8%

Other

8%

Audience

questions5%

175Responses

Comments about the Detroit Works Project process:


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DWP Process

Civic Engagement Dialogue and discussion

Engage wider population

Presentation & Agenda

Best practices, success stories City staff representation

Communication Transparency

Web interface, access, updates

Keypoint Clickers Quality/neutrality of questions, choices

156 SUGGESTED

IMPROVEMENTS

Project Purpose Clarify DWP message, vision, mission

Collaboration Engage neighborhood organizations, CDCs

Audience questions Quality of Citys response

Respond directly to all

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