Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Tucson Association of Realtors - Table 2 | ||
| 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson | ||
| Date of Conversation: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM | ||
| Facilitator: Sheri Barker Recorder: Allison Vaillancourt | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 6 | ||
| Theme 1. Education | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Improved schools | ||
| Theme 2. Community Assets | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| University of Arizona | ||
| Revitalization of downtown | ||
| Spirit of innovation | ||
| Davis Monthan | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Thriving downtown area | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Events - need more hotel space | ||
| Need to turn the corner on losing things | ||
| If downtown is not thriving, it's dying | ||
| Re-energizing | ||
| Points of pride | ||
| Core sources of spirit (well spring) | ||
| Great face of the community | ||
| Unifies | ||
| Jobs | ||
| Money into the community | ||
| Theme 3. Economics | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Better employment opportunities | ||
| Improve business climate | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Expand opportunity - can't have 2-3 major employers | ||
| Bring young people in | ||
| Kids to stay here | ||
| Economics to pay for community assets | ||
| So that we can maintain all the things we like in our own lifestyle | ||
| Preserve the environment | ||
| Theme 4. Lifestyle and Demographics | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Wonderful place to raise kids | ||
| Friendly people | ||
| Good place to raise a family | ||
| Diversity | ||
| Sincere spirit of caring | ||
| Small town feel | ||
| Relaxed lifestyle | ||
| Big town that feels like a small town | ||
| Town fell with city benefits | ||
| Always something to do | ||
| Open spaces and people | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| TAR as a model community | ||
| Ethics are important | ||
| Contribute to community pride | ||
| Can trust people | ||
| Can have a voice | ||
| Sense of community | ||
| Disconnect | ||
| Proud of differences | ||
| People should get along | ||
| Distinct cultures that get along | ||
| Sense of well-being | ||
| To feel like the government is part of the community | ||
| Theme 5. Environment | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Climate and surroundings | ||
| Physical beauty | ||
| Natural beauty | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Healthy | ||
| Less air pollution | ||
| Economic engine | ||
| Hiking/biking | ||
| Makes us feel good | ||
| Attracts tourism | ||
| Sense of well-being | ||
| Humans need to be near natural places | ||
| Promotes socialization | ||
| Positive attitude | ||
| Choices for recreation | ||
| Get outside the walls of your house | ||
| Theme 6. Leadership and politics | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| State level politics | ||
| Find common ground | ||
| More regional cooperation | ||
| Government is stuck in the last century | ||
| Civility | ||
| Improve competitiveness in political districts | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Look out for the entire region | ||
| Fractured leadership wastes resources - costs | ||
| The structure leads to non-representative leadership | ||
| Opportunities with better services | ||
| Community could grow positively | ||
| Without it, Tucson is less attractive | ||
| Current structure discourages new leadership | ||
| People could gel along with both parties | ||
| Challenges optimism | ||
| Regional demands require regional leadership | ||
| With bad communication there is no forward motion | ||
| Negatively affects other areas | ||
| Theme 7. Infrastructure | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Transportation | ||
| Transportation - roads and airport | ||
| Sprawl | ||
| Streets | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Leads to sprawl | ||
| It's hard to get in and out of the region (the airport) | ||
| Gas consumption | ||
| Can bring in new business | ||
| Takes time away from other things | ||
| Increases pollution | ||
| Improves the bottom line | ||
| Can save time | ||
| Theme 8. Schools | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Schools | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Innovation | ||
| It's our future workforce | ||
| Better paying jobs | ||
| Less crime | ||
| Helps to sell homes if schools are good | ||
| Good citizens | ||
| Smart people are self-sufficient | ||
| Smart people will improve society | ||
| Keeps businesses from coming here | ||
| Impacts economic development | ||
| Produce the right spirit | ||
Wednesday, February 23, 2011