Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Prescott College | ||
| Prescott College - 2233 East Speedway Bl, Tucson | ||
| Date of Conversation: Thursday, January 13, 2011 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM | ||
| Facilitator: Tahnee Robertson Recorder: Christian Dickinson | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 14 | ||
| Theme 1. Government and Economics | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Local business (i.e. food and other products) | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Regional governments - municipal governments in the region | ||
| More support for small local business | ||
| We need a new baseball team | ||
| Economy | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Reintroduce the Rio Nuevo project and its environmental connection to the Santa Cruz River | ||
| Keep the money here | ||
| Link the economy to the environment e.g. Rio Nuevo, Bird Watching | ||
| Egos and interests block new business development | ||
| Business needs to pass "test" to prove its sustainability | ||
| Sustainability charter for local government | ||
| Interest in starting a business | ||
| We shouldn't sit back and assume the government will solve the problems. There needs to be greater communication between private and public groups. | ||
| Mayor needs more power in order to avoid stalemates | ||
| "Balancing the budget" is currently ineffective - it’s a joke | ||
| Budget cuts need to be more collaborative | ||
| Need to rid Tucson of "Good Old Boy" network | ||
| More qualified people in the decision making process | ||
| Rio Nuevo's issues could have been avoided if more government collaboration existed | ||
| People are hesitant to jump into cooperative efforts because of projects like Rio Nuevo | ||
| Tucson council and other officials need to collaborate more and avoid pettiness | ||
| Theme 2. Social Issues | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Poverty | ||
| Increased mental health and mental health education services | ||
| Unemployment | ||
| Homelessness | ||
| Theme 3. Youth Empowerment | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Kids relationship with the community | ||
| Quality of life for children | ||
| Theme 4. Education | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| University, colleges, and schools | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| More after school children's programs | ||
| More money for schools/education | ||
| K-12 education equity - everybody should have access to quality education | ||
| Theme 5. Transportation | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| No freeway in town, just out of town | ||
| Need more tunnels and bridges | ||
| Connecting various communities (transportation especially) | ||
| Transportation | ||
| Road traffic needs to be fixed | ||
| Public transportation (improve - add train or rail system) | ||
| Transportation systems | ||
| Theme 6. Natural Environment | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Natural environment | ||
| Mountains | ||
| Beautiful natural environment | ||
| Mountains | ||
| Landscape - plants, mountains, etc. | ||
| Wildlife | ||
| Diverse ecosystem | ||
| Biodiversity | ||
| Sonoran desert environment | ||
| Natural habitat (plants, etc.) | ||
| Outdoor recreation | ||
| The natural beauty all around me | ||
| Weather | ||
| Pollution is low | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Natural resource consumption habits (water, etc.) | ||
| No restrictions on plants sold for landscapes | ||
| Theme 7. Open Space and "Greening" | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Open space - parks, bikeways, washes, mountains | ||
| Open space | ||
| Open space | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Development without planning for open spaces and transportation safety | ||
| Unpave the streets | ||
| Integration of natural aspects into the community | ||
| In-town park system (including pocket parks) | ||
| Theme 8. Downtown | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Higher density downtown - more vibrant | ||
| Downtown core | ||
| Theme 9. Community Planning | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Small town atmosphere | ||
| Small town feeling and identity | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Unimpeded growth/building | ||
| Urban sprawl - more careful development | ||
| 2nd and 3rd level homes/buildings being built | ||
| Fewer residents | ||
| Water resource awareness | ||
| Expansion - leave it to a small town feel | ||
| Sprawl | ||
| Sprawl to density | ||
| Loss of neighborhood stores; small business owners | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Feeling of losing my say as Tucson grows | ||
| Really good window of time to affect change | ||
| Need to start thinking like a big town to mitigate the "big town feel" | ||
| Small town preserves art and culture | ||
| Quality of construction is dictated by "crappy" outside influence | ||
| Small town feel - "Knowing the people you see, and seeing the people you know" | ||
| Car dependence is costly | ||
| Life is less complicated with a small town feel | ||
| Need to work harder to satisfy basic needs | ||
| Land use code could be thrown out | ||
| Too car dependent | ||
| Preserve small town culture | ||
| Too much sameness | ||
| Development services need more tools to better locate and accommodate the needs of the community | ||
| Too many Circle Ks and big box stores | ||
| Need walkability | ||
| Without planning there is fragmentation | ||
| "Mom and pop" stores are disappearing | ||
| Sprawl is depressing and soul sucking | ||
| We need community nodes | ||
| Avoid looking like Phoenix - don't like the feel, the buzz | ||
| Government policy shouldn't be driven by tax revenue - need more comprehensive analysis | ||
| Individuality is honored | ||
| Local control over building is weak | ||
| Poor community planning leads to fragmentation and isolation | ||
| Need to reduce sprawl and its impact on the natural environment | ||
| Theme 10. Community and Culture | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Diversity of cultures, languages, etc. | ||
| Culture/heritage | ||
| Community - people, culture, friendliness | ||
| Cultural diversity | ||
| Cultural history | ||
| Diversity | ||
| Diversity of culture | ||
| The people are friendly and diverse | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Perception of the division of the city (Southside, etc.) | ||
| Loss of "Old Pueblo" identity | ||
Wednesday, January 19, 2011