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11/26/2018 Denton, TX Key Findings 2018 The NCS is presented by NRC in collaboration with ICMA Cities have the capability of providing som ething for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody. Jane
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Key Findings 2018
The NCS is presented by NRC in collaboration with ICMA
Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great Am erican Cities
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Characteristics
Communities
are partnerships among...
Residents
Community- based
Govern- ment Private sector
Safety Mobility Recreation and Wellness Economy Quality of Community Overall Natural Environment Built Environment Community Engagement Education and Enrichment
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Online option Geographic comparisons Demographic comparisons Custom benchmarks Compare prior results Spanish translation In-person presentation
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received sim ilar ratings
received higher ratings
received lower ratings
received sim ilar ratings
received higher ratings
received lower ratings
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Education and Enrichm ent Com m unity Engagem ent Mobility Natural Environm ent Recreation and Wellness Built Environm ent Safety Econom y Legend
Higher than national benchmark Similar to national benchmark Lower than national benchmark Most important
Key Finding #1
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residents rated:
as excellent or good
Excellent or good
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Key Finding #2
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Safety
Top im portance
Overall feeling of safety Police services Animal control
77% 75% 75%
Fire prevention
72%
Stocked supplies for an emergency
22% Legend
Similar to national benchmark Lower than national benchmark Percent excellent or good
Emergency preparedness
72%
Key Finding #3
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Rated excellent or good Higher than the national benchmark
7 in 10
6 in 10
excellent or good
increase since previous survey
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Key Finding #4
Excellent or good
Higher than benchmark increase since previous survey
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Paths and walking trails (53%) Street cleaning (48%) Travel by bicycle (47%) Street lighting (45%) Sidewalk maintenance (40%) Snow removal (45%) Travel by car (44%) Traffic signal timing (33%) Public parking (32%) Traffic flow (26%) Street repair (19%) Similar to benchmark Lower than benchmark = increase since previous survey
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Relevance of topics in Resident Update Quality of City website Availability of information about City programs Quality of City’s cable channel Usefulness of Citizen Connection 71% 68 % 67% 65% 63% Rated excellent or good
mouth
Chronicle
Connection
Update
source
Rated “major source”
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Mail Internet app Email Telephone In person 36% 5% 10% 20% 24%
staff
information
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31% 69%
Voted in last election
Yes No 35% 16% 4% 58% Not aware of election Not registered to vote Voting location inconvenient Other
quality of life.
for the community.
City.
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Citizen-centric Decision making Citizen-centric Decision making Data-driven Decision making Data-driven Decision making
Envision, Engage, Educate, Earmark, Enact, Evaluate
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