Grand Rapids Downtown Residents Council Survey

The number of people living Downtown has tripled since 2002. During that time, efforts to organize residents have been limited and inconsistent. Recently, a group of Downtown stakeholders and residents have started discussing the creation of a new Downtown resident association, with a working name of Grand Rapids Downtown Residents Council (GRDRC). Assisted by Downtown Grand Rapids Incorporated, the group is working to establish how residents want to participate, what the mission of the organization should be, and how the group could function. Responses from this survey will inform those objectives. Please take approximately 10 minutes to help shape the future of resident voice in Downtown Grand Rapids.

	Very Important	Important	Neutral	Somewhat Important	Not At All Important
Access to groceries and basic household goods	Access to groceries and basic household goods Very Important	Access to groceries and basic household goods Important	Access to groceries and basic household goods Neutral	Access to groceries and basic household goods Somewhat Important	Access to groceries and basic household goods Not At All Important
Art/Culture	Art/Culture Very Important	Art/Culture Important	Art/Culture Neutral	Art/Culture Somewhat Important	Art/Culture Not At All Important
Availability of green space	Availability of green space Very Important	Availability of green space Important	Availability of green space Neutral	Availability of green space Somewhat Important	Availability of green space Not At All Important
Connectivity/Walkability	Connectivity/Walkability Very Important	Connectivity/Walkability Important	Connectivity/Walkability Neutral	Connectivity/Walkability Somewhat Important	Connectivity/Walkability Not At All Important
Cost of living	Cost of living Very Important	Cost of living Important	Cost of living Neutral	Cost of living Somewhat Important	Cost of living Not At All Important
Development/Growth	Development/Growth Very Important	Development/Growth Important	Development/Growth Neutral	Development/Growth Somewhat Important	Development/Growth Not At All Important
Diversity	Diversity Very Important	Diversity Important	Diversity Neutral	Diversity Somewhat Important	Diversity Not At All Important
Lack of mid-range income housing options	Lack of mid-range income housing options Very Important	Lack of mid-range income housing options Important	Lack of mid-range income housing options Neutral	Lack of mid-range income housing options Somewhat Important	Lack of mid-range income housing options Not At All Important
Parking	Parking Very Important	Parking Important	Parking Neutral	Parking Somewhat Important	Parking Not At All Important
Recreational opportunities	Recreational opportunities Very Important	Recreational opportunities Important	Recreational opportunities Neutral	Recreational opportunities Somewhat Important	Recreational opportunities Not At All Important
Retail options	Retail options Very Important	Retail options Important	Retail options Neutral	Retail options Somewhat Important	Retail options Not At All Important
Roads/Infrastructure	Roads/Infrastructure Very Important	Roads/Infrastructure Important	Roads/Infrastructure Neutral	Roads/Infrastructure Somewhat Important	Roads/Infrastructure Not At All Important
Safety	Safety Very Important	Safety Important	Safety Neutral	Safety Somewhat Important	Safety Not At All Important
Sense of Community	Sense of Community Very Important	Sense of Community Important	Sense of Community Neutral	Sense of Community Somewhat Important	Sense of Community Not At All Important
Sustainability	Sustainability Very Important	Sustainability Important	Sustainability Neutral	Sustainability Somewhat Important	Sustainability Not At All Important

Very Important

Important

Neutral

Somewhat Important

Not At All Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods

Access to groceries and basic household goods Very Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods Neutral

Access to groceries and basic household goods Somewhat Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods Not At All Important

Art/Culture

Art/Culture Very Important

Art/Culture Important

Art/Culture Neutral

Art/Culture Somewhat Important

Art/Culture Not At All Important

Availability of green space

Availability of green space Very Important

Availability of green space Important

Availability of green space Neutral

Availability of green space Somewhat Important

Availability of green space Not At All Important

Connectivity/Walkability

Connectivity/Walkability Very Important

Connectivity/Walkability Important

Connectivity/Walkability Neutral

Connectivity/Walkability Somewhat Important

Connectivity/Walkability Not At All Important

Cost of living

Cost of living Very Important

Cost of living Important

Cost of living Neutral

Cost of living Somewhat Important

Cost of living Not At All Important

Development/Growth

Development/Growth Very Important

Development/Growth Important

Development/Growth Neutral

Development/Growth Somewhat Important

Development/Growth Not At All Important

Diversity

Diversity Very Important

Diversity Important

Diversity Neutral

Diversity Somewhat Important

Diversity Not At All Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options

Lack of mid-range income housing options Very Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options Neutral

Lack of mid-range income housing options Somewhat Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options Not At All Important

Parking

Parking Very Important

Parking Important

Parking Neutral

Parking Somewhat Important

Parking Not At All Important

Recreational opportunities

Recreational opportunities Very Important

Recreational opportunities Important

Recreational opportunities Neutral

Recreational opportunities Somewhat Important

Recreational opportunities Not At All Important

Retail options

Retail options Very Important

Retail options Important

Retail options Neutral

Retail options Somewhat Important

Retail options Not At All Important

Roads/Infrastructure

Roads/Infrastructure Very Important

Roads/Infrastructure Important

Roads/Infrastructure Neutral

Roads/Infrastructure Somewhat Important

Roads/Infrastructure Not At All Important

Safety

Safety Very Important

Safety Important

Safety Neutral

Safety Somewhat Important

Safety Not At All Important

Sense of Community

Sense of Community Very Important

Sense of Community Important

Sense of Community Neutral

Sense of Community Somewhat Important

Sense of Community Not At All Important

Sustainability

Sustainability Very Important

Sustainability Important

Sustainability Neutral

Sustainability Somewhat Important

Sustainability Not At All Important

	Very Important	Important	Neutral	Somewhat Important	Not At All Important
Access to groceries and basic household goods	Access to groceries and basic household goods Very Important	Access to groceries and basic household goods Important	Access to groceries and basic household goods Neutral	Access to groceries and basic household goods Somewhat Important	Access to groceries and basic household goods Not At All Important
Art/Culture	Art/Culture Very Important	Art/Culture Important	Art/Culture Neutral	Art/Culture Somewhat Important	Art/Culture Not At All Important
Availability of green space	Availability of green space Very Important	Availability of green space Important	Availability of green space Neutral	Availability of green space Somewhat Important	Availability of green space Not At All Important
Connectivity/Walkability	Connectivity/Walkability Very Important	Connectivity/Walkability Important	Connectivity/Walkability Neutral	Connectivity/Walkability Somewhat Important	Connectivity/Walkability Not At All Important
Cost of living	Cost of living Very Important	Cost of living Important	Cost of living Neutral	Cost of living Somewhat Important	Cost of living Not At All Important
Development/Growth	Development/Growth Very Important	Development/Growth Important	Development/Growth Neutral	Development/Growth Somewhat Important	Development/Growth Not At All Important
Diversity	Diversity Very Important	Diversity Important	Diversity Neutral	Diversity Somewhat Important	Diversity Not At All Important
Lack of mid-range income housing options	Lack of mid-range income housing options Very Important	Lack of mid-range income housing options Important	Lack of mid-range income housing options Neutral	Lack of mid-range income housing options Somewhat Important	Lack of mid-range income housing options Not At All Important
Parking	Parking Very Important	Parking Important	Parking Neutral	Parking Somewhat Important	Parking Not At All Important
Recreational opportunities	Recreational opportunities Very Important	Recreational opportunities Important	Recreational opportunities Neutral	Recreational opportunities Somewhat Important	Recreational opportunities Not At All Important
Retail options	Retail options Very Important	Retail options Important	Retail options Neutral	Retail options Somewhat Important	Retail options Not At All Important
Roads/Infrastructure	Roads/Infrastructure Very Important	Roads/Infrastructure Important	Roads/Infrastructure Neutral	Roads/Infrastructure Somewhat Important	Roads/Infrastructure Not At All Important
Safety	Safety Very Important	Safety Important	Safety Neutral	Safety Somewhat Important	Safety Not At All Important
Sense of Community	Sense of Community Very Important	Sense of Community Important	Sense of Community Neutral	Sense of Community Somewhat Important	Sense of Community Not At All Important
Sustainability	Sustainability Very Important	Sustainability Important	Sustainability Neutral	Sustainability Somewhat Important	Sustainability Not At All Important

Very Important

Important

Neutral

Somewhat Important

Not At All Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods

Access to groceries and basic household goods Very Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods Neutral

Access to groceries and basic household goods Somewhat Important

Access to groceries and basic household goods Not At All Important

Art/Culture

Art/Culture Very Important

Art/Culture Important

Art/Culture Neutral

Art/Culture Somewhat Important

Art/Culture Not At All Important

Availability of green space

Availability of green space Very Important

Availability of green space Important

Availability of green space Neutral

Availability of green space Somewhat Important

Availability of green space Not At All Important

Connectivity/Walkability

Connectivity/Walkability Very Important

Connectivity/Walkability Important

Connectivity/Walkability Neutral

Connectivity/Walkability Somewhat Important

Connectivity/Walkability Not At All Important

Cost of living

Cost of living Very Important

Cost of living Important

Cost of living Neutral

Cost of living Somewhat Important

Cost of living Not At All Important

Development/Growth

Development/Growth Very Important

Development/Growth Important

Development/Growth Neutral

Development/Growth Somewhat Important

Development/Growth Not At All Important

Diversity

Diversity Very Important

Diversity Important

Diversity Neutral

Diversity Somewhat Important

Diversity Not At All Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options

Lack of mid-range income housing options Very Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options Neutral

Lack of mid-range income housing options Somewhat Important

Lack of mid-range income housing options Not At All Important

Parking

Parking Very Important

Parking Important

Parking Neutral

Parking Somewhat Important

Parking Not At All Important

Recreational opportunities

Recreational opportunities Very Important

Recreational opportunities Important

Recreational opportunities Neutral

Recreational opportunities Somewhat Important

Recreational opportunities Not At All Important

Retail options

Retail options Very Important

Retail options Important

Retail options Neutral

Retail options Somewhat Important

Retail options Not At All Important

Roads/Infrastructure

Roads/Infrastructure Very Important

Roads/Infrastructure Important

Roads/Infrastructure Neutral

Roads/Infrastructure Somewhat Important

Roads/Infrastructure Not At All Important

Safety

Safety Very Important

Safety Important

Safety Neutral

Safety Somewhat Important

Safety Not At All Important

Sense of Community

Sense of Community Very Important

Sense of Community Important

Sense of Community Neutral

Sense of Community Somewhat Important

Sense of Community Not At All Important

Sustainability

Sustainability Very Important

Sustainability Important

Sustainability Neutral

Sustainability Somewhat Important

Sustainability Not At All Important

Grand Rapids Downtown Residents Council

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* 1. As a Downtown resident, how important are the following issues to you?

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* 2. As a Downtown resident, how important are the following issues to you?

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* 3. If an issue of importance to you was not listed, please describe it here:

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* 4. Do you think there is a need for a resident association/council in Downtown Grand Rapids to act as an advocate for resident concerns?