Imagine Greater Tucson
Phase I Data Gathering
| Raytheon Young Engineers and Scientists Network | ||
| Raytheon Campus – 1151 Hermans Rd., Tucson | ||
| Date of Conversation: Thursday, February 17, 2011 Time: 12:00 – 12:45 PM | ||
| Facilitator: Patrick Hartley Recorder: Camila Thorndike | ||
| Number of Tables: 1 Number of Participants: 30 | ||
| Theme 1. Outdoor Climate | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Clement weather | ||
| Outdoor activities | ||
| No humidity | ||
| The weather | ||
| Quiet clean air | ||
| Temperature | ||
| Sun | ||
| Great Weather | ||
| The natural beauty | ||
| Warm pools during summer | ||
| Scenery | ||
| Weather | ||
| Weather | ||
| Pecan trees in Sahuarita | ||
| Weather | ||
| Sun and weather | ||
| Weather | ||
| Mountains and canyons | ||
| Weather | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Need to take a better advantage of outdoor lifestyle through advertisement, solar power and tourism | ||
| Parks and recreation is great, but drops off in the poor areas | ||
| Great year-round climate | ||
| Excellent outdoor activities | ||
| Theme 2. Infrastructure | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| The size of Tucson | ||
| Close to LV and CA | ||
| Neighborhood | ||
| Close proximity to California, Las Vegas, and Mexico | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Transportation (increase efficiency) | ||
| Driving (streets/traffic flow) Less potholes, better transportation to NE side | ||
| Bad infrastructure - need better roads, need more fire departments, need cheaper utilities | ||
| Roads (transportation) - easily be able to get across town | ||
| Roads (rail transportation) | ||
| Infrastructure - need more highways. Rita Ranch needs public transit to Raytheon airport site | ||
| Traffic control, more large regional parks. Reid and Udall cater to a small portion of the population and a specific demographic | ||
| Streets are bad and more Freeways | ||
| Accessibility to NE Tucson (foothills, Sabino Canyon) Need a highway | ||
| Freeway (more) | ||
| Roads/freeways/more consistency across Tucson/Area around UofA/not such drastic neighborhood changes | ||
| Road infrastructure | ||
| Highway | ||
| More highways/roads | ||
| More transportation options/less travel time | ||
| Safety - lack of lighting in areas, driving - no easy way to get east/west. Too many bottlenecks. Public transportation to Phoenix | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| "pockets" that aren't meshing together | ||
| Takes so long to drive from East to West | ||
| No master plan for the greater area | ||
| Need to equalize education districts | ||
| Travel time across city East to West is horrendous | ||
| Economic growth is thwarted by growth/change resistance. | ||
| Need to improve and develop South Tucson, reducing crime and improving the local economy | ||
| Need a highway to interconnect the city | ||
| There is resistance to growth/change. We need to allow it | ||
| No master plan for the greater area | ||
| Theme 3. Presentation | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| No graffiti - sorry taggers; it's not art | ||
| Crime, illegal activity | ||
| Less trash on the roads | ||
| South Tucson needs to be nicer | ||
| Remove graffiti promptly | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| So I-10 should look nicer (walls all the way down) | ||
| 1st impression is important, when you are driving into Tucson | ||
| Bad houses, bad smell, and industry | ||
| Theme 4. Jobs and Education | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| My job | ||
| Work | ||
| Work | ||
| Job | ||
| Work (and money) | ||
| Job | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Attract companies and entrepreneurs | ||
| More job opportunities | ||
| Education system (except for UofA) | ||
| Jobs (more job opportunities) Education varies | ||
| Education | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Concerned for advancement | ||
| Change to fit people's needs - keep people here instead of shipping them out | ||
| Theme 5. Culture | ||
| What do you like the most about our community/region? | ||
| Diverse demographics | ||
| Ethnic food | ||
| Cultural diversity | ||
| Tucson All Souls Parade | ||
| UofA | ||
| Local scene | ||
| Golf | ||
| Historic culture | ||
| Outdoor activities (Mt. Lemmon, Sabino, and Madera Canyon etc.) | ||
| Family | ||
| Food | ||
| Diversity of people | ||
| People (Family/friends) | ||
| Park funding | ||
| Local music | ||
| Different cultures | ||
| What do you most want to change or improve about our community/region? | ||
| Adult nightlife | ||
| Has no diversity | ||
| Downtown - less scary and dumpy at night, more shiny, new, and exciting | ||
| More lively nightlife so I don't have to travel so much | ||
| More nightlife | ||
| Need more social activities | ||
| More community events | ||
| More nightlife | ||
| Create a culture that caters to 25-35 year old, single, educated crowd | ||
| Make downtown more of a destination | ||
| Urban nightlife | ||
| Night life | ||
| Why is this important? How does this affect you? | ||
| Support current cultures while encouraging new ones | ||
| Middle-age nightlife opportunities. College age and older crowd control politics now | ||
| Great opportunities like Broadway, symphony, sports - but can be lost like Sidewinders, Spring Training if not careful and supportive | ||
| Old vs. new cultures - support entrepreneurs and the younger crowd | ||
| Unique Tucson events - keep them | ||
| Raise education levels - stimulate the economy | ||
| Nightlife should include the middle-aged crowd (after college) | ||
| Music - keep what there is, but give more support | ||
| Encourages entrepreneurial opportunities to increase cultural growth | ||
| Preservation of important/popular parts of Tucson culture | ||
| Allows growth (arts and education) | ||
| "Old" culture - doesn't cater to youth, older generation is in control of this region even though U of A brings in youth | ||
| It can improve and encourage lifestyle | ||
| People are more inclined to stay- keep the different cultures in town and bring more here | ||
| Nothing is advertised well | ||
| Better night life and more concerts - always have to drive to Phoenix to go out on the weekend | ||
| Pockets of culture. It doesn't embrace everyone in Tucson. We need to be more intermingled | ||
| More kid-friendly activities for families | ||
| Provide community activities, make it more lively to people here, have things to do on a short-term basis | ||
| Education, infrastructure keeps people here longer | ||
| Creating a culture of accessible community events would promote involvement and support for a wider variety of activities. More opportunities will attract a more diverse group | ||
| A more youthful city center will create a draw for a wide variety of activities. Building on those activities will give people a reason to stay | ||
| An improved sense of community can affect other areas; such as crime and transportation | ||
| Culture is an economic driver. Young people who come for jobs will appreciate the culture of the area | ||
| We are having to spend our money for entertainment away from Tucson | ||
| It's hard for single people to find their mate | ||
| Fees for horse back riding are too high | ||
| More and better concerts- driving to Phoenix is too long | ||
| More activities on weekends and evenings | ||
| Better dress code for night life | ||
| When does Tucson Meet Yourself happen every year? | ||
| Kid friendly activities, parades, Tucson Carnival - needs to be advertised more | ||
| Include everyone in the culture | ||
| More and better advertising | ||
| Could benefit from better live music and clubs, to better theater | ||
| Need to bring in more sporting events, a pro team, or bring back spring training | ||
| Very diverse | ||
| Need more nightlife to keep money from going to Phoenix | ||
Tuesday, March 08, 2011