The Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan will be a comprehensive development plan that replaces the previous version, adopted in 2000 and successfully completed. The new plan is expected to be adopted by the end of 2023.
Survey length
Depending on your pace, this quick survey should take you no longer than 5-10 minutes, and your feedback will help inform the Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan.

What are the boundaries that define downtown?
Please use the following map when answering the survey questions. Downtown is understood to be the Historic Core along Poyntz Ave, stretching from the mall to the library, and from the Manhattan Marketplace shopping district south to the Blue Earth Plaza and Conference Center.

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Downtown area map

<span style="color: #318393;">Downtown area map</span>

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* 1. How often do you go downtown?

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* 2. How often do you use the following transportation to get downtown?

  Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
Automobile
Bike
Walk
ATA Bus
Rideshare service (Uber, Lyft, taxi)
Scooter (Link)

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* 3. How safe do you feel downtown?

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* 4. Select up to three (3) streetscape improvements you would like to see downtown:

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* 5. Why do you usually go downtown? (check all that apply)

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* 6. What types of businesses/organizations would you like to see less, the same, or more of downtown?

  Less Same More
Restaurants
Bars
Retail services (clothing, flowers, books, etc.)
Retail experiences (escape room, arcade, axe throwing, etc.)
Entertainment (concerts, watch parties, theatre/plays/musicals, etc.)
Personal services (salon/barber, tailor, device repair, tattoos, etc.)
Professional services (banking, law, medical, insurance, etc.)
Employment centers (entrepreneurial hub, corporate headquarters, regional offices, etc.)
Non-profit/social service organizations
Other (please answer and then type your specific response below)

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* 7. How interested would you be if the following experiences were added to downtown?

  Disinterested Neither disinterested or interested Interested
Food hall/permanent structure for the farmer’s market
Retro activities space providing an arcade, bowling alley, roller rink, etc.
Dance club or hall
More rodeo, farm, and ranch-related events
Outdoor watch parties for movies, concerts, sports

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* 8. Select up to three (3) events you would like to see happen or occur more frequently downtown:

Please refer to the following map when answering question 9 below.

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Reference map to answer question 9

<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #318393;">Reference map to answer question 9</span>

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* 9. With high occupancy rates and limited space for outward expansion, select up to three areas where you would support downtown redevelopment (new, taller, and denser). You can select up to 3 responses.

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* 10. Do you disagree or agree with the following housing-related statements:

  Disagree Slightly disagree Neither disagree nor agree Slightly agree Agree
I support the development of more housing in/around downtown
I could see myself living in/around downtown

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* 11. Do you disagree or agree with the following characteristics of a downtown:

  Disagree Slightly disagree Neither disagree or agree Slightly agree Agree
I like a downtown that is local business-friendly
I would be happy if my workplace was in a downtown environment
I value a downtown that is walkable
I appreciate a downtown that hosts community events and cultural activities
I like when a downtown connects to natural amenities, such as a trail, multi-use path, riverfront development, etc.
I support a downtown that balances parking needs while maintaining its character and providing for growth.

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* 12. What does downtown do best?

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* 13. What can downtown improve on?

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* 14. What would encourage you to go downtown more?

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* 15. Are there aspects of other downtowns that you'd like to see in Manhattan?

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* 16. What would you like to see included in the Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan?

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