Vision

On December 12th, 2007, interested members of the public gathered at Folwell School to share their thoughts on the future of Second Street. Below, read the survey results from that evening.

Transportation Surveys

Rank the following transportation improvements in order of your priorities.

Items marked as More/Most Important:	.
Improve public transit system	27%
Improve pedestrian crossings	24%
Develop priority for buses/transit	14%
Reduce traffic in neighborhoods	14%
Accommodate increasing vehicle traffic	4%
Other: slow traffic (2), bike connections across 52, make street pedestrian and bike-friendly	4%
Increase parking	4%
Speed traffic Flow	4%
Maintain on-street parking	3%
Leave it alone	3%
Items marked as Less/Least Important:	.
Speed traffic flow	22%
Increase parking	22%
Accommodate increasing vehicle traffic	19%
Maintain on-street parking	15%
Leave it alone	14%
Improve pedestrian crossings	4%
Develop priority for buses/transit	4%
Reduce traffic in neighborhoods	1%
Improve public transit system	0%
Other	0%

Rank the priority of transportation modes in the corridor for the FUTURE.

Modes marked as Most Important:	.
Pedestrians along Second Street	28%
Public Transit	18%
Bicycles	13%
Pedestrians Across Second Street	13%
Commuter buses	10%
Car pools	10%
Cars	10%
Other	0%
Modes marked as Least Important:	.
Cars	64%
Commuter buses	18%
Pedestrians across Second Street	9%
Bicycles	9%
Pedestrians along Second Street	0%
Car pools	0%
Public transit	0%
Other	0%
Other information: several respondents indicated equal priority among the various modes.

Rank the following transportation improvements in order of your priorities.

Items marked as Most/More Important:	.
Dedicated bicycle lane on 2nd Street	19%
Improved pedestrian/bicycle connections to/from Second Street	18%
Improved connections to recreational bike trails	15%
Wider sidewalks	14%
Better Pavement Markings	7%
More/better bicycle storage on/near Second Street	6%
Increased safety through law enforcement	6%
Other: raised crosswalks (2), better connectivity to/from workplaces(2), grade separated pedestrian crossing, PRT	6%
Longer cross times at crosswalks	5%
Turn Second Street into pedestrian-only mall	4%
Items marked as Less/Least Important:	.
Turn Second street into pedestrian-only mall	41%
Longer cross times at crosswalks	18%
Better pavement markings	13%
Dedicated bicycle lane on Second Street	10%
Improved connections to recreational bike trails	5%
More/better bicycle storage on/near Second street	5%
Wider Sidewalks	3%
Increased safety through law enforcement	3%
Other: public transit corridor	3%
Improved pedestrian/bicycle connections to/from Second Street	0%

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