Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Flowing Wells Public Conversation | ||
| Ellie Towne Center - 1660 W Ruthrauff, Tucson | ||
| Date of Conversation: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Time: 6:15 – 8:15 PM | ||
| Facilitator: Chris Bailey Recorder: Sue Morman | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 6 | ||
| Theme 1. Outdoors | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| (A drawing of the sun) | ||
| Weather | ||
| Climate | ||
| Good weather for outdoor activities | ||
| First class sports opportunities | ||
| Trails & paths for pedestrians, bikes, etc. | ||
| Mountains both visual & active | ||
| Easy access to mts. & Desert | ||
| Sonoran desert | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Helps to keep a positive attitude and outlook on life | ||
| Encourages humanity | ||
| Play sports year round in Tucson | ||
| Most unique smell in the e world - creosote bush before it rains | ||
| The beauty of this area the cactuses! Everything | ||
| 7 of 9 climatic zones from Tucson to Mt. Lemmon | ||
| Access creates a spirit and attitude of openness, encourages humanity | ||
| Opportunities to do outdoor activities | ||
| Winter place is great | ||
| Bike capital of the world | ||
| Outdoors greatest asset in Tucson/Southern AZ | ||
| Theme 2. Family | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Family | ||
| Theme 3. Small town | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Meeting people from where you are from | ||
| Small town feel | ||
| Theme 4. U of A | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Everything about the U of A | ||
| Theme 5. Sustainability | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Solar | ||
| Reduce use of fossil fuels for cars & electricity | ||
| Lessen need for cars | ||
| Theme 6. Infrastructure | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Infrastructure needs | ||
| Complete second phase of library | ||
| Sidewalks completed before I die | ||
| Complete infill district plan | ||
| Lack of quality of road surface | ||
| Transportation | ||
| Transportation highspeed rail | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Brings in people wanting to live in the neighborhood | ||
| Helps property values and instills pride | ||
| Connect pedestrian ways from Shannon to Rillito Parkway | ||
| Walking mode of transportation | ||
| Safe mode for walkers and it helps fight obesity | ||
| Affects children safet to get to school | ||
| Need sidewalks for kids | ||
| I love riding trains - It's wonderful and there are no pat downs | ||
| Helps kids get to school (good bus service) | ||
| Needed to attract business | ||
| Precursor to building community | ||
| Need mobility | ||
| Impacts businesses | ||
| Improves Quality of Life | ||
| Flowing Wells Plan approved in 2000 | ||
| Flowing Wells got funding for infrastructure | ||
| Flowing Wells started with infrastructure because it was lacking | ||
| Economy | ||
| Concerned about wastefulness | ||
| Worrying about environment | ||
| Sustain the population and plan for the future | ||
| Flowing Wells library completion in bond | ||
| Laguna and Homer Davis connective schools | ||
| Transportation and finish infill | ||
| Theme 7. Economic & Job Opportunities | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| My job | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| More job opportunities | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Infrastructure improvements along Highway Dr. | ||
| Complete a business infill district to be ready when things heat up | ||
| Flowing Wells needed a plan for guidance and to show the community is serious | ||
| Keep money in the community. Make it and spend it in Flowing Wells. | ||
| Not everyone has vehicles, so need jobs where people live | ||
| Want jobs for people that live in Flowing Wells | ||
| More businesses=Need for restaurant, now we have to travel | ||
| No restaurants - need within Flowing Wells | ||
| Solar capital of the world - why not more solar job opportunities here | ||
| Financial counseling available - make a difference | ||
| Everyone affected by economy. Provide family resource center help and family meals to seniors | ||
| Retirement | ||
| More teachers | ||
| Schools and education need more funding and support | ||
| Stresses in today's economy makes more jobs critical | ||
| JPEG - training is already in the community | ||
| Value producing for the economy | ||
| Good paying jobs | ||
| Jobs in the community to reduce transportation | ||
| Can't even get a cup of tea in Flowing Wells, have to travel for it | ||
| Theme 8. Community & Government | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Able to work w/ Board of Supervisor | ||
| Diverse community groups | ||
| Community people | ||
| Input in various processes | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Boys having access to healthy male role models | ||
| State budget cuts | ||
| Clean up neighbor hoods | ||
| County & City government start working together + state | ||
| City council / Rio Nuevo | ||
| State of Maricopa | ||
| Intolerance | ||
Thursday, December 09, 2010