Pre-Economic Development Summit Survey

Responses to these questions will be tabulated by the Center for Governmental Studies at NIU and summarized at the NGICG Economic Development Summit on August 16th. All responses will be held confidential. Please complete by August 7^th.

	Stronger Now	Little Change	Weaker Now
Number of retailers or stores	Number of retailers or stores Stronger Now	Number of retailers or stores Little Change	Number of retailers or stores Weaker Now
Variety of shopping experiences	Variety of shopping experiences Stronger Now	Variety of shopping experiences Little Change	Variety of shopping experiences Weaker Now
Restaurants and bars	Restaurants and bars Stronger Now	Restaurants and bars Little Change	Restaurants and bars Weaker Now
Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism	Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism Stronger Now	Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism Little Change	Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism Weaker Now
Cultural/Arts facilities or activities	Cultural/Arts facilities or activities Stronger Now	Cultural/Arts facilities or activities Little Change	Cultural/Arts facilities or activities Weaker Now
Maintenance and appearance of buildings	Maintenance and appearance of buildings Stronger Now	Maintenance and appearance of buildings Little Change	Maintenance and appearance of buildings Weaker Now
Open space and outdoor recreation	Open space and outdoor recreation Stronger Now	Open space and outdoor recreation Little Change	Open space and outdoor recreation Weaker Now
Streetscape appearance	Streetscape appearance Stronger Now	Streetscape appearance Little Change	Streetscape appearance Weaker Now
Access to transportation and parking	Access to transportation and parking Stronger Now	Access to transportation and parking Little Change	Access to transportation and parking Weaker Now
Residential options	Residential options Stronger Now	Residential options Little Change	Residential options Weaker Now
Service businesses	Service businesses Stronger Now	Service businesses Little Change	Service businesses Weaker Now
Public buildings	Public buildings Stronger Now	Public buildings Little Change	Public buildings Weaker Now
Marketing and reputation of downtown	Marketing and reputation of downtown Stronger Now	Marketing and reputation of downtown Little Change	Marketing and reputation of downtown Weaker Now
Overall image of downtown	Overall image of downtown Stronger Now	Overall image of downtown Little Change	Overall image of downtown Weaker Now
Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.)	Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.) Stronger Now	Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.) Little Change	Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.) Weaker Now

Stronger
Now

Little
Change

Weaker
Now

Number of retailers or stores

Number of retailers or stores Stronger
Now

Number of retailers or stores Little
Change

Number of retailers or stores Weaker
Now

Variety of shopping experiences

Variety of shopping experiences Stronger
Now

Variety of shopping experiences Little
Change

Variety of shopping experiences Weaker
Now

Restaurants and bars

Restaurants and bars Stronger
Now

Restaurants and bars Little
Change

Restaurants and bars Weaker
Now

Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism

Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism Stronger
Now

Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism Little
Change

Other entertainment opportunities e.g. tourism Weaker
Now

Cultural/Arts facilities or activities

Cultural/Arts facilities or activities Stronger
Now

Cultural/Arts facilities or activities Little
Change

Cultural/Arts facilities or activities Weaker
Now

Maintenance and appearance of buildings

Maintenance and appearance of buildings Stronger
Now

Maintenance and appearance of buildings Little
Change

Maintenance and appearance of buildings Weaker
Now

Open space and outdoor recreation

Open space and outdoor recreation Stronger
Now

Open space and outdoor recreation Little
Change

Open space and outdoor recreation Weaker
Now

Streetscape appearance

Streetscape appearance Stronger
Now

Streetscape appearance Little
Change

Streetscape appearance Weaker
Now

Access to transportation and parking

Access to transportation and parking Stronger
Now

Access to transportation and parking Little
Change

Access to transportation and parking Weaker
Now

Residential options

Residential options Stronger
Now

Residential options Little
Change

Residential options Weaker
Now

Service businesses

Service businesses Stronger
Now

Service businesses Little
Change

Service businesses Weaker
Now

Public buildings

Public buildings Stronger
Now

Public buildings Little
Change

Public buildings Weaker
Now

Marketing and reputation of downtown

Marketing and reputation of downtown Stronger
Now

Marketing and reputation of downtown Little
Change

Marketing and reputation of downtown Weaker
Now

Overall image of downtown

Overall image of downtown Stronger
Now

Overall image of downtown Little
Change

Overall image of downtown Weaker
Now

Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.)

Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.) Stronger
Now

Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.) Little
Change

Diversity of public events (Please enter the number of events held in the past year in the Comments box below.) Weaker
Now

Pre-Economic Development Summit Survey

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* 1. City you represent:

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* 2. The organization/role you are affiliated with in that city:

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* 3. How has the downtown area changed in the past 5 years?