Mechanicsburg Community Survey

Mechanicsburg is preparing a new Comprehensive Plan. The Plan will recommend land use, housing, transportation, environmental conservation, downtown revitalization, parks, and historic preservation policies for Mechanicsburg over the next decade. The Plan is not a regulation, but the Plan may recommend some adjustments to the Borough's regulations on development.

The results of this survey will be posted on the Borough website. Public meetings will be held in future months. Your responses to this survey will be used to help shape the Comprehensive Plan.

If you wish to submit the survey online, there is a link at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MechanicsburgPlan , or you can drop this survey off or mail it to: Mechanicsburg Borough Hall, 36 W. Allen St., Mechanicsburg PA 17055 . Please try to return the survey by October 30, 2024, but we will continue to compile results after that date. Thank you for your cooperation.

2.Please check the top three types of new housing that you believe should be emphasized in Mechnicsburg.

Single Family Detached Houses (one house that is not attached to any other houses)

Apartment Buildings

Side-by-Side Twin Houses (one house attached to the side of one other house)

Apartments above Businesses

Townhouses (homes that are attached on the side, also known as rowhouses)

Manufactured (Mobile) Home Parks

Housing Targeted for Persons Over Age 55

Assisted Living, Personal Care or Nursing Homes for Seniors

Other (please specify)

3.Transportation: Please check the top three types of transportation improvements you believe are most needed in Mechanicsburg.

Improvements to Intersections (such as additional stop signs)

Improvements to Promote Walking (Sidewalks, Crosswalks, Pedestrian Signals at Intersections)

Improvements to Promote Bicycling (such as bike lanes)

Efforts to Reduce Speeding (such as road design, police enforcement and police visibility)

Expanded or More Frequent Bus Service (and shelters for bus passengers)

Other (please specify)

4.Do you wish to describe a street or transportation problem that you would like to see addressed? (such as improvements to a hazardous intersection or a difficult pedestrian crossing, but not including potholes)

5.Do you believe that additional parks and recreation improvements are needed in Mechanicsburg?

Yes

Undecided

7.The Mechanicsburg Area Parks and Recreation Department provides a variety of recreation programs for residents of the School District, along with other organizations. Are there any types of public recreation programs you would like to see emphasized?

8.Please check off the top three types of environmental improvements you believe are most needed in Mechanicsburg.

Additional electric vehicle charging stations

Additional use of solar panels on buildings

Measures to increase energy conservation in public buildings and schools

Additional street tree planting (to create an urban canopy)

Preservation and planting of additioinal natural areas and parks

Measures to address stormwater, such as to promote recharge into the ground

Measures to promote more walking and bicycling

Educational programs to promote energy conservation and recycling

Other (please specify)

9.In 15 years, what would you like Mechanicsburg to be best known for (other than quality schools). Please pick one.

High Quality Recreation, Arts and Entertainment

Preserved Historic Architecture

Great Place to Raise a Family

Safe and Convenient for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

Other (please specify)