WARREN MASTER PLAN SURVEY RESULTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY June 3 2019
DEMOGRAPHICS
Survey open May 2018 - January 2019 n=1,389 online, 13 hard copy Zip Codes ~10% outside the City
Housing tenure
Racial or ethnic identity
Level of education Annual income
Physical disability Number of household Ease of access for members disabled persons 16.9% of Warren Residents have a disability
Languages spoken at home Other 1% Bengali English How easy is it to keep up 0.8% with the City’s goings-on 97.2% (for non native speakers) Spanish 0.2% Hmong 0.2% French 0.2% Ukrainian 0.2%
DESCRIPTION OF WARREN
When you decided to live in Warren, how important were the following? How long have you lived in Warren?
How have things changed in Warren over the past 5 years? For Better For Worse ■ Crime ■ City services, especially trash ■ Roads ■ Roads ■ Traffic ■ New development ■ South Warren ■ Blight ■ Increased diversity ■ Less blight
Top three things that you would like to see improved.
Do you agree with these statements? 53% agree or 36% are strongly agree not sure
WHAT IS ONE WORD THAT WHAT IS ONE WORD THAT YOU WOULD USE TO YOU WOULD LI LIKE T TO O USE TO DESCRIBE WARREN? DESCRIBE WARREN?
WHAT IS ONE WORD THAT YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE WARREN?
WHAT IS ONE WORD THAT YOU WOULD LI LIKE T TO O USE TO DESCRIBE WARREN?
HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS
What type of home do you live in?
What type of home do you WANT live in? Current vs Desired Housing Number of units +636 Small apartment/condo building (5-20 units) +1389 Senior housing Mobile home -85 Loft above commercial use +2357 High rise apartment/condo building (20+ Units) +1491 Duplex/triplex/fourplex +427 Attached home (townhouses and rowhouses) +1411 Accessory dwelling unit (Granny Flat) +417 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% Current Wish
What elements do you think are necessary to describe a “complete neighborhood”?
Have you rented or bought a home How easy was it to find a home in your price range? in Warren within the last 5 years? In what price range were In what price range were you looking to buy a home? you looking to rent?
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
How satisfied are you with What types of restaurant the VARIETY of restaurants? would you like to see? 44% “satisfied” or “very satisfied”
How satisfied are you with the What type of shopping would VARIETY of shopping options? you like to see? 43% “satisfied” or “very satisfied”
What type of commercial What’s the CLOSEST distance development do you prefer to your homes you would like to to see in Warren? see commercial development? Traditional – 87% I prefer commercial development to be completely separated from my Completely separated home Biking distance Within biking distance Walking distance Within walking distance Next door Next door Conventional – 13% Same building In the same building 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Traditional style Conventional style
Where do you go for shopping, dining, and entertainment?
Which of the following development characteristics do you most wish to see?
ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATION
Which of the following environmental issues would you like to see supported?
How would you rate the following characteristics of Warren’s parks and recreation facilities?
Where would you support urban agriculture?
TRANSPORTATION
How do you prefer to get to the following destinations and activities?
Do you agree with the following statements?
PRIORITIES
Housing ing Greensp enspace Downto town Priorities 70 votes 58 votes 52 votes Community goal: Community goal : A multi- Community goal: Preserve and increase use walkable downtown Maintain properties to open green spaces that that offers a diverse attract committed and What does Warren look can be used for range of eateries, retail, invested residents like 10 years in the recreation and entertainment future? Top 3 priorities from each group were shared and recorded as “collective priorities” Enter ertainm inment ent Hea ealthy Liv Livin ing South W Warren en 48 votes 35 votes 29 votes Community goal: Community goal : Community goal: A south Support small business Maintain healthy lifestyle Warren that is clean, growth and new diverse options including safe, beautiful, and business development recreation and access to viable nutritional food
More access to nature is the top improvement request in our • purview, also the top environmental issue Greens nspac ace • Parks or open space was top desire in neighborhoods • Capturing the majority of park and rec users 70 votes • Trees, green infrastructure, renewable energy, and urban Community goal: Preserve gardening all have majority support and increase open green spaces that can be used for • Trail connectivity by far the lowest park and rec rating recreation • Urban ag supported everywhere we can see it
• Overwhelming preference for this development style, both in qualitative and in quantitative results Downto town • Permits closer adjacency to residential 58 votes • Beautiful design was strongest development characteristic; ped-and-bike accessibility also strong Community goal : A multi-use walkable downtown that offers a diverse range of eateries, retail, and entertainment • Access to retail and restaurants mid-attractors; arts and culture are low (opportunity) • Restaurants and arts/culture most requested improvement after nature; better stores was lower • Daily need goods and services was third-highest desire in Entertainment neighborhoods • Minority are dissatisfied with current restaurant or retail 48 votes offerings Community goal: Support small • Capturing the convenience shoppers and diners business growth and new diverse business development
• Quality and affordability of housing are #2 and #3 attractors • These rank low on the list of improvements – well done Housing ng About 8,000 detached-home dwellers wish they lived in • 52 votes another type of home Community goal: Maintain • Parks are the greatest desire in a “complete neighborhood” properties to attract committed and invested residents • Proximity to major transportation corridors as important as access to retail and restaurants, friends and family • Traffic reported worse • Easier to get around without a car was a mid-level desired improvement Transp nsportatio ion • Nonmotorized transportation for fun; motorized transportation for work; rise of ride-sharing “to socialize” Community goal: • No one feels safe from traffic when walking or biking Safe and connected networks for all users and destinations • Sidewalks were a top desire in neighborhoods • Trails, a lower priority, were still considered necessary for a complete neighborhood by 40%
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