Freeport Active Living Plan Survey

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1. Do you live in Freeport?

Yes, I'm a full-time resident

Yes, I'm a part-time resident

No, but I work here

No, but I visit frequently

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2. How often do you bicycle in Freeport?

Never

Occasionally (a few times a year)

Often (several times a month/weekly)

Regularly (several times a week/daily)

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3. Why do you bicycle in Freeport? (Check all that apply)

I don't bicycle in Freeport

To commute (to and from work)

For utility (to see friends, run errands, etc.)

For physical activity/recreation

Other (please specify)

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4. When you bicycle in Freeport, are people driving generally respectful?

For the most part; however, some are not

Yes

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5. If you don't bicycle in Freeport, why not?

I don't feel safe because of the volume and/or speed of automobile traffic/the lack of connected bikeways

Bicycle parking is too hard to find at my destinations

I generally don't use my bicycle for transportation or recreation

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6. Are there particular streets, roads, or intersections that feel unsafe for bicycling?

None in particular

I don't know, I don't bicycle frequently enough to have an opinion

Yes (please elaborate)

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7. If you don't currently bicycle frequently, what would encourage you to do so in Freeport? (check all that apply)

More safe, connected bicycling facilities

More traffic calming along commercial and residential streets

More convenient bicycle parking

Safety and route directional signs

Increased education/road user awareness

Attractions and/or shops to bike to

More expensive gasoline/parking costs

I have no interest in cycling at this time or am physically unable to bicycle.

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8. How often do you walk in Freeport?

Never

Occasionally (a few times a year)

Often (several times a month/weekly)

Regularly (several times a week/daily)

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9. Why do you walk in Freeport? (check all that apply)

I don't generally walk in Freeport

To commute (to and from work)

For utility (see friends, go to the gym, shopping, errands, etc.)

For physical activity/recreation

Other (please specify)

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10. When you walk in Freeport, are people driving generally respectful?

For the most part; however, some are not

Yes

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11. In general, do you feel comfortable walking in Freeport?

No, I generally don't feel safe walking

Sometimes, but I wish there were better accommodations for pedestrians

Yes, but there are not enough destinations to walk to where I live

Yes, when on a neighborhood street with less traffic and lower travel speeds

Yes, existing conditions don't prevent me from walking

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12. Are there particular streets, roads, or intersections that feel unsafe for walking?

I don't know or don't have an opinion

Yes (please specify)

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13. What makes these streets, roads, or intersections feel unsafe? (check all that apply)

Traffic congestion

Lack of visible crosswalk markings, inadequate crossing signal times

Speeding

Absence of a local awareness of sympathetic drivers

Other (please specify)

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14. What would encourage you to walk more in Freeport? (check all that apply)

Better sidewalk conditions (shade trees, wider sidewalks, less curb cuts, well-maintained landscaping/hedges etc.)

Traffic calming along commercial and residential streets

More safety and wayfinding signs

More convenient/frequent public transportation

Increased education/ road user awareness

More attractions, parks, and/or shops to walk to

More expensive gasoline/increased parking costs

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15. How often do you use Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails for activities such as hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing?

Never

Occasionally (a few times a year)

Often (several times a month/weekly)

Regularly (several times a week/daily)

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16. Which Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails do you use and for which activity (hiking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, etc.)? (Required.)

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17. If you don’t use Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails, why not? (check all that apply)

Trail heads are not well-marked and therefore difficult to find

There is a lack of automobile parking near the trails

There is a lack of safe or convenient bicycling and walking routes leading to the trail heads

The trails are not well-designed for my preferred activity

Other (please specify)

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18. Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey! Would you like to be added to the Freeport Active Living Task Force? If yes, please type your email into the field below and we'll add you to the list.

Yes

Email Address

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* 1. Do you live in Freeport?

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* 2. How often do you bicycle in Freeport?

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* 3. Why do you bicycle in Freeport? (Check all that apply)

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* 4. When you bicycle in Freeport, are people driving generally respectful?

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* 5. If you don't bicycle in Freeport, why not?

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* 6. Are there particular streets, roads, or intersections that feel unsafe for bicycling?

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* 7. If you don't currently bicycle frequently, what would encourage you to do so in Freeport? (check all that apply)

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* 8. How often do you walk in Freeport?

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* 9. Why do you walk in Freeport? (check all that apply)

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* 10. When you walk in Freeport, are people driving generally respectful?

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* 11. In general, do you feel comfortable walking in Freeport?

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* 12. Are there particular streets, roads, or intersections that feel unsafe for walking?

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* 13. What makes these streets, roads, or intersections feel unsafe? (check all that apply)

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* 14. What would encourage you to walk more in Freeport? (check all that apply)

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* 15. How often do you use Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails for activities such as hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing?

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* 16. Which Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails do you use and for which activity (hiking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, etc.)? (Required.)

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* 17. If you don’t use Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails, why not? (check all that apply)

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* 18. Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey! Would you like to be added to the Freeport Active Living Task Force? If yes, please type your email into the field below and we'll add you to the list.

1. Do you live in Freeport?

2. How often do you bicycle in Freeport?

3. Why do you bicycle in Freeport? (Check all that apply)

4. When you bicycle in Freeport, are people driving generally respectful?

5. If you don't bicycle in Freeport, why not?

6. Are there particular streets, roads, or intersections that feel unsafe for bicycling?

7. If you don't currently bicycle frequently, what would encourage you to do so in Freeport? (check all that apply)

8. How often do you walk in Freeport?

9. Why do you walk in Freeport? (check all that apply)

10. When you walk in Freeport, are people driving generally respectful?

11. In general, do you feel comfortable walking in Freeport?

12. Are there particular streets, roads, or intersections that feel unsafe for walking?

13. What makes these streets, roads, or intersections feel unsafe? (check all that apply)

14. What would encourage you to walk more in Freeport? (check all that apply)

15. How often do you use Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails for activities such as hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing?

16. Which Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails do you use and for which activity (hiking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, etc.)? (Required.)

17. If you don’t use Freeport Public Lands, Parks and Trails, why not? (check all that apply)

18. Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey! Would you like to be added to the Freeport Active Living Task Force? If yes, please type your email into the field below and we'll add you to the list.