Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Public Community Conversation Vail - Table 1 | ||
| Rincon Valley Fire District 1 (14550 E. Sands Ranch Rd.), Vail | ||
| Date of Conversation: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 Time: 5:30 7:30 PM | ||
| Facilitator: Tahnee Robertson Recorder: Deborah Knox | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 15 | ||
| Theme 1. Access to Opportunities | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Access to arts / theater / music | ||
| Access to the University | ||
| Access to major markets (Mexico, Phoenix if you want to go) | ||
| Theme 2. Business Environment | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Business environment (too focused on government sector) | ||
| More businesses | ||
| Commerce | ||
| Theme 3. Community Small Town Feel | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Rural / community environment | ||
| Small town environment and good schools | ||
| Close community w/open space | ||
| Close community / small town feel | ||
| Theme 4. Infrastructure Services | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Relatively easy access & nearby | ||
| More public transportation buses, light rail | ||
| Community center, pool, library | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| More activities for kids would deter vandalism | ||
| Too long from one side of Tucson to another | ||
| Community more accessible | ||
| Need a belt / loop freeway to improve area | ||
| Improve quality of life (time saving) | ||
| Improve environment with shorter driving | ||
| Entertainment & jobs | ||
| Lack of public transportation no way to get into town (teens) | ||
| Increase connectivity and think more regionally | ||
| Theme 5. Transportation | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Better regional roads leading to a grocery store in downtown Vail | ||
| Road improvements | ||
| Roads public transit, workable freeway system, less road construction | ||
| Better roads transportation system | ||
| Improve regional mobility | ||
| Public transportation more bus routes (currently many isolated areas) | ||
| Theme 6. Amenities | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| More teen parks, BMX, etc. | ||
| A community center, ball parks | ||
| Not enough local business medical facilities, grocery stores | ||
| More shopping / services | ||
| Need infrastructure (i.e., grocery store, retail, hospital) | ||
| Center for community building | ||
| More art programs | ||
| More services parks, recreation, public transportation | ||
| Theme 7. Community Involvement | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Concern citizens who are willing to get involved | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Growing lack of ownership that seems to come with population growth | ||
| Improve and increase civic participation | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| No bars on windows | ||
| Strong sense of community | ||
| Lack of community compared to the past | ||
| Take ownership of community | ||
| Stewardship need more people to take responsibility | ||
| Altruism | ||
| Focus on community voluntarism | ||
| Strong comm = citizen participation | ||
| Theme 8. Natural Environment | ||
| Focus on water | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Open space | ||
| Beautiful views sunsets | ||
| Open space | ||
| Majestic views | ||
| Open space / w/beautiful mountain views, wildlife & dark skies | ||
| Open space / concern for the environment | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Natural resources | ||
| Part of a wildlife corridor extending from Mexico to the Mogollon Rim | ||
| Rural atmosphere - open space - wildlife corridors | ||
| Natural environment & values | ||
| Keeping conservation primary & first in all decisions | ||
| Focus on water (flowing & ground) | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Take advantage of local resources Colossal Cave, Cienga, etc. | ||
| Need to make choices conveniences, education & environment | ||
| Need water source solution | ||
| Theme 9. Governance | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Leadership needed | ||
| Fragmented government | ||
| Build support for new stronger (big picture) leadership with regional vs. parochial focus | ||
| Better comprehensive planning | ||
| Better / more intelligent land use planning (zoning / architectural design / setback requirements) | ||
| Bringing all territory & people into governance | ||
| Control rampant growth | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Lack of leadership regionally | ||
| Overall lack of involvement in education | ||
| Engage the University to create a common future | ||
| Involvement of University as planning resource | ||
| Not afraid to think out of the box | ||
| Tucson as built by developers is aging need new stronger leadership | ||
| Good infrastructure like Portland and mountain views | ||
| Well managed good services | ||
| Decide what we want | ||
| Need of infrastructure not to pressure natural environment | ||
| Plan for land use and growth | ||
| Vacationers love it !! | ||
| Nobody wants to own Tucson | ||
| Total lack of leadership from Tucson affects all | ||
| Explore local control | ||
| Need leadership and foresight | ||
| Can't let intrusions take over need planning | ||
| Theme 10. Safety | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Public safety time response | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Lower crime | ||
| Theme 11. Education Excellence | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Community involvement in schools | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Community support of schools | ||
| Great schools | ||
| Area education over all area | ||
| School district | ||
| Excelling schools | ||
| More engagement of UA & PCC in community issues | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Long term economic sustainability | ||
| Tax property at sales need to educate citizens | ||
| Change is slow no tax mentality | ||
| No longer just a retirement community | ||
| Long term success of region tied to education | ||
| Vail best of the worst education is failing | ||
| AZ - 2nd lowest education level in country | ||
| Need involvement for quality schools | ||
| Lots of parent involvement | ||
| Community must be built on solid education foundation | ||
| Schools at center of community is no longer valued need to reverse it | ||
Saturday, December 11, 2010