Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Public Community Conversation No. 2 – Table 2 | ||
| Sentinel Bldg 310 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson | ||
| Date of Conversation: Monday, November 22, 2010 Time: 6:30-8:30 | ||
| Facilitator: Jeremy Caves Recorder: Lindsay | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 10 | ||
| Theme 1. Community | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Creative Open Minded People | ||
| The way so many residents give up their weekends to voluteer | ||
| Compassionate community! A "community" of neighbors | ||
| Everyone's sense of community | ||
| I like Tucson's diversity and anti-Phoenix way of doing things | ||
| Multi cultures | ||
| My family (generations 5) | ||
| Diversity of people | ||
| Over all, a well rounded diverse place | ||
| (drawing of 4 faces) Diverse Culture | ||
| Close to the border | ||
| (Four drawings - bike, world, girl, heart) I like Tucson because Tucson is a great place to play. And because it is a beautiful place. And because there is ? bikes. And it is fun | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| The way so many people report their neighbors to police - over petty matters | ||
| Less wrangling about who does "green" better. Let's work together! | ||
| More opportunities for youth | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Wonderful grassroots and volunteerism - government needs to bring these together | ||
| Art, history, culture | ||
| Tucson is affordable | ||
| There are good volunteers | ||
| Working on changing things one community at a time | ||
| Lack of participation | ||
| Theme 2. Water | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| City owns water | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| have everyone implement water harvesting practices | ||
| Less growth due to water situation | ||
| Theme 3. Governance | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Ineffectual city government | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| No sense of one community | ||
| Divided - no consensus | ||
| Negativity | ||
| No political will to accomplish anything | ||
| Government is bloated - no vision | ||
| Don't have infrastructure, community | ||
| Difficulty finding good, walkable, central neighborhood | ||
| Access to information (poor media) | ||
| No vision or competing visions | ||
| Lack of coherent direction | ||
| Theme 4. Economy (Jobs) | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Better education for K-12 | ||
| I'd like Tucson to become more of a city where businesses want to relocate to, where small businesses thrive, where public markets like Granville Island become a source for fresh food instead of chain super markets | ||
| More high-paying jobs | ||
| Train local residents for local jobs | ||
| Would like to see more professional job opportunities | ||
| Needs more substantial employment | ||
| Theme 5. Built Environment | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Downtown! | ||
| Economy has slowed down expansion | ||
| Urban core: Down town - 4th Avenue - U of A | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| All big/ugly fast roads/ (drawing of sign and 6 cars) (too many) | ||
| Repeal the R.T.A. | ||
| Tax and impact reform | ||
| Too much politics between jurisdictions. All are fighting over resources and tax base. Can't we all get along and follow a common vision? | ||
| Current system does not promote leadership Form of Government i.e.: strong mayor City - County consolidation | ||
| Instill pride Tucson becoming "Detroit" of S.W. | ||
| Better Media! | ||
| More forethought in expanding areas of city | ||
| (Drawing donut shape with hole) Good urban core - needs improvement -open spaces- nature - good | ||
| Unattractive/disorganized built environment (drawing) | ||
| Sprawl - Transit - Community | ||
| Lack of vision urban design/leadership | ||
| Fix downtown | ||
| Better pedestrian/bicycling infrastructure | ||
| I'd like to (see) Tucson become a city with sustainable densities that promote walkable and bikeable streets, vibrant neighborhoods and a healthier quality of life | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| No physical planning (resources, capacity) | ||
| Dedicated funding | ||
| Impact fees need to be re-worked | ||
| Sprawl- low density and housing not sustainable | ||
| Lack of public transportation | ||
| No pride (garbage, funding, lack of services) | ||
| Walkability, livability | ||
| Afraid to go out at night | ||
| Theme 6. Natural Environment | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Sonoran Desert | ||
| Wildlife | ||
| (Drawing of happy/sad face) Six months of 'cool' weather | ||
| Easy access to hiking/biking trails in desert | ||
| Wonderful desert | ||
| Gorgeous mountain views | ||
| Mountains | ||
| Desert environment | ||
| Sonoran Desert | ||
| Perimeter Wild lands Desert (Drawings of mountains) | ||
| Weather | ||
| The weather (4 seasons) | ||
| The nature Mt Lemmon Sabino Canyon "The Desert" | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| How do we preserve the natural environment with growth | ||
| What is Tucson's sense of place in relation to development | ||
| How are we thinking about future employment, sense of place | ||
| How city adapts to geography of area | ||
| It's why we live here | ||
Thursday, December 09, 2010