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Shelby County, KY Community Survey 2026 - Focused on Downtown Shelbyville

These questions are about our downtown, Main and Washington Streets, specifically. When considering your answers to what you'd like to see or do, please think about what you feel fits within the parameters of our historic downtown Main Street and Washington Street. Thank you.
1.How often do you shop or visit downtown Main Street/Washington Street?
2.If you answered "Never" to the above question, why haven't you stopped?
3.What time of day do you typically shop?
4.What three words come to mind when you think about downtown Shelbyville?
5.Downtown Shelbyville would be better if...
6.What are your favorite 3 businesses in downtown Shelbyville?
7.What is your primary reason for visiting? Select up to three.
8.How old are you?
9.Where do you live?
10.What is your approximate average household income?
11.What do you see as the top three issues facing downtown Shelbyville? This pertains to our downtown historic shopping district.
12.What would you most like to see improved in downtown? Choose no more than 3.
13.What types of businesses would you like to see in downtown Shelbyville that are not currently present? List up to 3. **This pertains to the historic downtown shopping district, not overall Shelbyville.
14.Do you enjoy seeing art downtown? This could be the sculptures, mural, galleries, light pole banners, artists at festivals.
15.What hours of operation would you prefer to see for shops and services on Main/Washington Streets?
16.What day(s) do you prefer to shop?
17.How satisfied are you with the current variety of shops and services? (1 - Very Unsatisfied, 5 - Very Satisfied)
18.Do you attend community events or promotions hosted on Main Street?
19.What is your favorite event on Main Street?
20.What are your favorite types of events on Main Street?
21.How often do you attend these events?
22.If you do not attend, why do you not attend the events downtown?
23.What event or types of events would you like to see downtown, that you would attend?
24.Do you bring visitors/guests/family downtown to shop, eat, or walk around?
25.If you do not bring your visitors /guests/family downtown, why not?
26.What suggestions do you have for making our downtown Main Street a more vibrant and engaging area?
27.We have many ways to be involved with Shelby Main Street. If you would like to be involved in planning and/or volunteering with Shelby Main Street, please fill out contact information below. Thank you!
28.If you are interested in sponsoring an event or activity downtown, please fill out the information below. Thank you!
29.If you would like to be considered for joining our Board of Directors, please fill out the information below. Thank you!