Turning Graphical Results by Question

Session Name: 090812‐South Grand‐Merge 8‐13‐2009 10‐02 AM
Created: 8/13/2009 10:04 AM

1.)  Practice Polling: I have lived in the St. Louis area  2.4% 9.4%

for… (Select one)  Responses 10.6%
8.2%
 3 years or less. 8 9.41%
 3 to 5 years. 9 10.59% 52.9%
 6 to 10 years. 7 8.24% 16.5%
 11 to 20 years. 14 16.47%
 20 years or more. 45 52.94%  3 years or less.
I do not live in St. Louis. 2 2.35%  3 to 5 years.
 6 to 10 years.
Totals 85 100%  11 to 20 years.
 20 years or more.
I do not live in St. Louis.

2.)  The neighborhood district I most associate with is…  5.8% 21.8%

19.5%
(Select one) Responses

Tower Grove East. 19 21.84% 14.9% 21.8%

16.1%
Tower Grove Heights. 19 21.84% Tower Grove East.
Tower Grove South. 14 16.09%
Other Tower Grove Neighborhoods (Shaw, Compto... 13 14.94% Tower Grove Heights.
South Grand CID. 17 19.54%
Tower Grove South.
Other. 5 5.75%
Totals 87 100% Other Tower Grove Neighborhoods (Shaw,
Compto...
South Grand CID

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3.)  I travel most often to South Grand by… (Select one) Responses
1.2%
0%
Car. 45 51.72%
Bus. 0 0% 42.5%
Bike. 4 4.60%
51.7%
Foot. 37 42.53%
Scooter or motorcycle. 1 1.15%
Other. 0 0% 4.6%0%
Totals 87 100% Car.
Bus.
Bike.
Foot.
Scooter or motorcycle.
Other.

4.)  I utilize the South Grand District to… (Select all that 
apply) Responses
11.2%
2.4% 18%
I shop here. 66 17.98% 13.1%
I dine here. 89 24.25% 10.1% 24.2%
I work here. 22 5.99% 11.7% 3.3%6%
I own a business here. 12 3.27% I shop here.
I live here. 43 11.72% I dine here.
I work here.
I own property here. 37 10.08% I own a business here.
I run errands here. 48 13.08% I live here.
I worship here.  9 2.45% I own property here.
I run errands here.
 I visit the library. 41 11.17% I worship here. 
Totals 367 100%  I visit the library.

Responses 3.8%
4.1%9% 25.1%
10.1%
South Grand. 67 25.09%
Downtown St. Louis. 50 18.73% 13.9% 18.7%
0.4% 15%
Central West End. 40 14.98%
South Grand.
Clayton. 1 0.37% Downtown St. Louis.
The Loop. 37 13.86% Central West End.
Soulard. 27 10.11% Clayton.
The Loop.
Morgan Ford. 11 4.12% Soulard.
Lafayette Square. 24 8.99% Morgan Ford.
Other. 10 3.75% Lafayette Square.
Other.
Totals 267 100%

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 Responses

Create a setting for community activities. 15 5.51% 12.9% 5.5%

18.4%
Improve the look of the streetscape.  50 18.38% 23.2%
Increase outdoor dining opportunities. 20 7.35% 7.4%
Provide bike lanes on South Grand. 19 6.99% 5.9%9.6% 7%
7%3.3%
Reduce the impacts (parking, noise) to reside... 9 3.31% Create a setting for community activities.
Reduce crash rates (vehicle and pedestrian). 19 6.99%
Reduce crime. 26 9.56% Improve the look of the streetscape. 
Increase the sidewalk widths. 16 5.88% Increase outdoor dining opportunities.
Improve neighborhood connectivity and pedestr... 63 23.16%
Reduce speed 35 12.87% Provide bike lanes on South Grand.
Totals 272 100%
Reduce the impacts (parking noise) to reside

7.)  Which traffic issues concern you most along South 
Grand? (Rank your top three) Responses

Drivers not yielding to people in crosswalks 40 14.98% 7.1%4.9%

2.2% 15%
7.9% 11.6%
Lack of crosswalks 31 11.61%
Lack of bike lanes. 19 7.12% 12.4% 7.1%
High vehicle speed. 64 23.97% 7.9% 24%
High vehicle volume. 21 7.87% Drivers not yielding to people in crosswalks
Finding parking. 33 12.36%
Lack of crosswalks
Long wait for pedestrian signals. 21 7.87%
Lack of bike parking. 6 2.25% Lack of bike lanes.
Not being able to turn left. 19 7.12%
 One‐way streets, which force me to drive aro... 13 4.87% High vehicle speed.
Totals 267 100%
High vehicle volume

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8.)  When you are walking on South Grand, what 
concerns you most?  (Rank three) Responses
16.8% 28.6%
Crossing South Grand. 75 28.63%
Crossing side streets. 12 4.58% 19.1%
4.6%
Crossing South Grand.
Too many driveways. 26 9.92% 21% 9.9%
Long wait for crossing lights. 55 20.99% Crossing side streets.
Narrow sidewalks. 50 19.08%
Personal security. 44 16.79% Too many driveways.
Totals 262 100%
Long wait for crossing
lights.
Narrow sidewalks

Responses
23.5% 0.9% 11.4%
Italian. 37 11.42% 13%
American. 42 12.96%
Ethiopian. 18 5.56% 4.6% 5.6%
4.9% 5.6%
Afghan. 18 5.56% 8.6% 21.9%
Thai. 71 21.91%
Italian. American.
Japanese. 28 8.64%
Mexican. 16 4.94% Ethiopian. Afghan.
Persian. 15 4.63% Thai. Japanese.
Vietnamese. 76 23.46% Mexican. Persian.
Gas Station. 3 0.93% Vietnamese. Gas Station.
Totals 324 100%

10.)  I think South Grand is the ideal neighborhood for…  17.7% 2.8% 13.3%

(Select your top 2 choices) Responses
19.3%
 Professional offices. 5 2.76% 47%
 Services (banks, barbershops, etc.). 24 13.26%  Professional offices.
 Restaurants. 85 46.96%
 Stores and retail. 35 19.34%  Services (banks, barbershops,
 Bars and entertainment venues. 32 17.68% etc.).
 Restaurants.
Totals 181 100%
 Stores and retail.

Bars and entertainment venues

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11.)  How do you rate the appearance of South Grand 
0%
1.1%
today? (Select one) Responses 26.9%
37.6%
Very poor. 1 1.08%
Poor. 35 37.63%
Neutral. 32 34.41%
Good. 25 26.88%
Very Good. 0 0%
34.4%
Totals 93 100%
Very poor. Poor. Neutral. Good. Very Good.

18.4% 4.7% 14.4%

12.)  The most important environmental issues to  4.3%
address on South Grand are… (Rank your top 3)  Responses
17.7% 22.7%
10.5% 7.2%
Air quality. 13 4.69% Air quality.
Noise. 40 14.44%
Healthy street trees and vegetation. 63 22.74% Noise.
Stormwater management and water quality. 20 7.22%
Healthy street trees and vegetation.
Temperature and urban heat island effect. 29 10.47%
Impacts of vehicle use. 49 17.69% Stormwater management and water
Lighting impacts on the night sky. 12 4.33% quality.
Trash and sanitation issues. 51 18.41% Temperature and urban heat island effect
Totals 277 100%

13.)  The most important issues to address along South  18.5% 0% 8.4%

0.7%
Grand are… (Rank your top 3 choices) Responses 16.7%
11.8%
3.1%
 Public transportation. 24 8.36% 25.8% 14.6%
0.4%
Availability of housing. 2 0.70%  Public transportation.
Economic development. 48 16.72%
Loss of diversity. 9 3.14% Availability of housing.
Traffic speed. 42 14.63%
Economic development.
 Air quality. 1 0.35%
Pedestrian friendliness of streets/crosswalks... 74 25.78% Loss of diversity.
Public safety/crime. 34 11.85%
Visual appearance. 53 18.47% Traffic speed
Other. 0 0%
Totals 287 100%

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 18.8%
14.)  For the South Grand Business Improvement  31.2%
District, I feel the quantity of parking…(Select one) Responses

Is sufficient along South Grand. 30 31.25% 8.3%

41.7%
Should be reduced along South Grand. 8 8.33%
Should be increased for commercial purposes a... 40 41.67% Is sufficient along South Grand.
I do not know what to think about parking alo... 18 18.75% Should be reduced along South Grand.
Totals 96 100%
Should be increased for commercial purposes
a...
I do not know what to think about parking alo...

15.)  Should parallel parking remain on South Grand?  
(Select one) Responses 17.7%

 Yes. 61 63.54%
 No. 18 18.75%
 I do not know, I would like to learn more. 17 17.71%
Totals 96 100% 18.8%
63.5%

 Yes.  No.  I do not know, I would like to learn more.

16.)  To increase the amount of parking, should parallel  27.1%
parking be converted to free angled parking on Arkansas 
Street? (Select one) Responses 49%

Yes. 47 48.96%
No. 23 23.96%
I do not know, I would like to learn more. 26 27.08% 24%
Totals 96 100%
Yes. No. I do not know, I would like to learn more.

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 Responses
16.4% 19.1%
8.2%
Keep the existing parallel parking on side st... 35 19.13%
Hartford St. 27 14.75% 11.5% 14.8%
Juniata St. 29 15.85% 14.2% 15.8%
Wyoming St. 26 14.21% Keep the existing parallel parking on side
Humphrey St. 21 11.48% st...
Hartford St.
Utah St. (east of South Grand) 15 8.20%
 I do not know, I would like to learn more. 30 16.39% Juniata St.
Totals 183 100%
Wyoming St.

Humphrey St

19.6%
Responses 28.9%

A residential parking permit system in our ne... 19 19.59%
Keep the parking the same. 50 51.55%
I do not know.  I would like to learn more. 28 28.87%
Totals 97 100% 51.6%
A residential parking permit system in our
ne...
Keep the parking the same.

I do not know.  I would like to learn more.

19.)  I prefer the city parking lots to… (Select one) Responses
26.5%
Remain as parking lots. 46 46.94%
Be small parks. 26 26.53% 46.9%
Be developed. 26 26.53%
Totals 98 100%

26.5%

Remain as parking lots.
Be small parks.
Be developed.

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20.)  I think there should be a dining plaza on the west  11.3%
8.2%
side of South Grand between Connecticut and Juniata to 
enhance the dining experience. (Select One) Responses

Yes. 78 80.41%
 No. 8 8.25%
 I do not know, I would like to learn more. 11 11.34% 80.4%
Totals 97 100%
Yes.  No.  I do not know, I would like to learn more.

21.)  The alleys should… (Select one) Responses
10.2%
 Remain as currently configured. 10 10.20% 13.3%
 One or two of these alleys should be “L” sha... 13 13.27%
 The three alleys shown in the diagram should... 75 76.53%
Totals 98 100%
76.5%
 Remain as currently configured.

 One or two of these alleys should be “L” sha...

 The three alleys shown in the diagram

22.)  Concerning the gas station driveways, I would…  12.4%
(Select all that apply) Responses 9.5%
47.4%
Reduce driveways on South Grand. 65 47.45%
Reduce driveways on side streets. 42 30.66% 30.7%
 Keep them the same. 13 9.49%
 I do not know, I would like to learn more. 17 12.41% Reduce driveways on South Grand.
Totals 137 100% Reduce driveways on side streets.

 Keep them the same.

I do not know, I would like to learn

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23.)  Do you support fewer bus stops along South 
Responses 13.3%
Grand?(Select one) 

Yes 59 60.20%
No 26 26.53%
I do not know, I would like to learn more.  13 13.27% 26.5%
Totals 98 100% 60.2%

Yes No I do not know, I would like to learn more. 

24.)  Which bus stops do you use?  (Select all that apply) Responses
10.8%
17 10.76% 10.1%
40.5%
16 10.13% 5.7%
9 5.70%
14 8.86%
14 8.86%
8.9%
8 5.06%
2 1.27% 4.4% 4.4% 1.3% 5.1% 8.9%
7 4.43%
7 4.43% I do not use these bus stops.  
I do not use these bus stops.   64 40.51%
Totals 158 100%

Responses 14.6%

 Yes. 59 61.46%
 No. 23 23.96%
 I do not know,  I would like to learn more. 14 14.58%
24%
Totals 96 100% 61.5%

 Yes.  No.  I do not know,  I would like to learn more.

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26.)  The total number of travel lanes on South Grand  18.2%
should… (Select one)  Responses 0%

 Remain the same as today, 4 lanes. 18 18.18% 56.6% 25.2%

 Be increased from 4 to 6 to provide more roo... 0 0%
 Be reduced from 4 to 3 lanes in order to cre... 25 25.25%
 Be reduced from 4 to 3 in order to create wi... 56 56.57%  Remain the same as today, 4 lanes.
Totals 99 100%  Be increased from 4 to 6 to provide more
roo...
 Be reduced from 4 to 3 lanes in order to cre...

Be reduced from 4 to 3 in order to create wi...

27.)  The width of the sidewalks on South Grand  0% 14.3%
should… (Select one)  Responses

Remain the same (12’ width). 14 14.29%
Be increased. 84 85.71%
Be reduced. 0 0% 85.7%
Totals 98 100%
Remain the same (12’ width).
Be increased.
Be reduced.

28.)  I prefer the following future street…  (Rank your 
top 3) Responses 14% 1.1%6.1%
1.5%
7.6%
8.3%
“No change” to South Grand.   3 1.14% 28% 12.9%
“Beautification only” option. 16 6.06% 20.4%
“More travel lanes” option.  4 1.52% “No change” to South Grand.  
 “No on‐street parking wider sidewalks” optio... 20 7.58%
“4‐lane basic enhancement” option. 22 8.33% “Beautification only” option.
“Trees in parking” option. 34 12.88% “More travel lanes” option. 
“3‐lane basic enhancement” option. 54 20.45%
“3‐lane enhancement plus” option. 74 28.03%  “No on‐street parking wider sidewalks”
 “Center median” option. 37 14.02% optio...
Totals 264 100% “4 lane basic enhancement” option

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 Responses 12.1% 9%
7.9%

 Newly‐constructed buildings. 17 8.95% 19.5% 33.2%

 Rehabilitate existing buildings. 63 33.16% 18.4%
 More businesses. 35 18.42%  Newly‐constructed buildings.
 More shopping. 37 19.47%
 Rehabilitate existing
 Improve property values. 15 7.89%
buildings.
 Attracting new residents. 23 12.11%  More businesses.
Totals 190 100%
 More shopping.

Improve property values

30.)  If funding is inadequate to build out the entire 
corridor, I would prefer to spend the construction  22.7%
dollars… (Select one) Responses

 Uniformly across all 7 blocks in order to co... 75 77.32%
 Complete 2 blocks now to the desired level a... 22 22.68%
Totals 97 100%
77.3%

 Uniformly across all 7 blocks in order to co...
 Complete 2 blocks now to the desired level a...

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