Lafayette Street Park Open House - December 6, 201615.61%47
20.93%63
7.64%23
3.65%11
34.22%103
8.31%25
6.98%21
2.66%8
Q5 What ward in Salem do you live in?
Answered: 301 Skipped: 7
Total 301
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
I do not live
in Salem.
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Answer Choices Responses
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
I do not live in Salem.
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16.28%49
20.60%62
17.61%53
30.23%91
15.28%46
Q6 How often do you pass by Lafayette
Park?
Answered: 301 Skipped: 7
Total 301
More than
twice a day
Twice a day
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
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Answer Choices Responses
More than twice a day
Twice a day
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
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What Ward in Salem do you live in?
¿En cuál districto de Salem vive usted?
How often do you pass by Lafayette Park?
¿Cuantas veces pasas por el parque de la Lafayette?
47 people
63 people
23 people
11 people
103 people
49 people
62 people
53 people
91 people
46 people
25 people
21 people
8 people
Most people who answered this
survey live in one of the four wards
closest to Lafayette Park.
People who answered the survey
pass by Lafayette Park pretty often
park
7.19%12
4.19%7
5.39%9
0.60%1
5.99%10
86.23%144
14.37%24
Q10 What do you do at Lafayette Park?
(check all that apply)
Answered: 167 Skipped: 141
Total Respondents: 167
#Other (please specify)Date
1 Avoid/Pass By Drive by 11/22/2016 11:20 AM
2 Volunteer Weed the garden. Plant in the garden.11/15/2016 3:53 PM
3 Avoid/Pass By drive by 11/14/2016 11:05 AM
4 Other View the Joseph A. Coletti Statue 11/13/2016 4:27 PM
5 Other See statue 11/13/2016 1:47 PM
6 Avoid/Pass By Nothing 11/11/2016 9:10 PM
7 Avoid/Pass By Drive by 11/9/2016 10:28 PM
8 Avoid/Pass By I have only driven by the Park - there is no reason for me to stop there 11/9/2016 3:31 PM
Hang out (read
book, talk w...
Eat lunch
Exercise
Attend event
Wait for the
bus
Cut through to
another...
Walk dog
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Answer Choices Responses
Hang out (read book, talk with friends, etc.)
Eat lunch
Exercise
Attend event
Wait for the bus
Cut through to another destination
Walk dog
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4.30%13
4.64%14
7.95%24
9.27%28
73.84%223
Q7 How often do you spend time in
Lafayette Park?
Answered: 302 Skipped: 6
Total 302
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year
Never
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Answer Choices Responses
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year
Never
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What do you do at Lafayette Park?
¿Qué hace usted en el parque de la Lafayette?
How often do you spend time in Lafayette Park?
¿Con cuál frecuencia pasas tiempo en el parque de la Lafayette?
12 people
7 people
9 people
1 person
10 people
25 people
144 people
233 people
13 people
14 people
24 people
28 people
Most people who go to the park
use it as a cut through to another
location.
Walking a dog was the next most
popular response, by at least
double the next two most popular
responses, including waiting for the
bus and hanging out.
People who answered the survey
rarely spend time in the park.
Rate the value of existing park features
Evalúe el valor y lo que ofrece el parque actual
How would you like to use the park in the future?
¿Cómo quisiera usted usar el parque en el futuro?
People who answered seemed to
appreciate the things in the park
pretty equally, with a bit more
appreciation for the trees and the
lawn.
Farmer’s Markets and Craft Fairs
was the most popular idea for future
uses of the park, and many people
would like to feel comfortable
sitting and relaxing.
Some write in ideas included:
Skate park: 3 people
Parking lot: 2 people
Cafe: 2 people
Lending library: 1 person
Q11 Rate the value of existing park features
Answered: 247 Skipped: 61
15.57%
38
13.11%
32
20.90%
51
18.03%
44
32.38%
79
244
3.39
11.72%
28
7.95%
19
17.99%
43
22.18%
53
40.17%
96
239
3.71
10.04%
24
10.88%
26
30.13%
72
15.06%
36
33.89%
81
239
3.52
2.48%
6
2.89%
7
8.26%
20
19.01%
46
67.36%
163
242
4.46
16.02%
37
15.15%
35
24.68%
57
17.32%
40
26.84%
62
231
3.24
9.92%
24
7.85%
19
16.12%
39
17.36%
42
48.76%
118
242
3.87
Benches
Bus Shelter
Monuments
Trees
Educational
Signs
Lawn
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not Valuable (no label)(no label)(no label)Very Valuable Total Weighted Average
Benches
Bus Shelter
Monuments
Trees
Educational Signs
Lawn
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Q11 Rate the value of existing park features
Answered: 247 Skipped: 61
15.57%
38
13.11%
32
20.90%
51
18.03%
44
32.38%
79
244
3.39
11.72%
28
7.95%
19
17.99%
43
22.18%
53
40.17%
96
239
3.71
10.04%
24
10.88%
26
30.13%
72
15.06%
36
33.89%
81
239
3.52
2.48%
6
2.89%
7
8.26%
20
19.01%
46
67.36%
163
242
4.46
16.02%
37
15.15%
35
24.68%
57
17.32%
40
26.84%
62
231
3.24
9.92%
24
7.85%
19
16.12%
39
17.36%
42
48.76%
118
242
3.87
Benches
Bus Shelter
Monuments
Trees
Educational
Signs
Lawn
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not Valuable (no label)(no label)(no label)Very Valuable Total Weighted Average
Benches
Bus Shelter
Monuments
Trees
Educational Signs
Lawn
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15.57%
38
13.11%
32
20.90%
51
18.03%
44
32.38%
79
244
3.39
11.72%
28
7.95%
19
17.99%
43
22.18%
53
40.17%
96
239
3.71
10.04%
24
10.88%
26
30.13%
72
15.06%
36
33.89%
81
239
3.52
2.48%
6
2.89%
7
8.26%
20
19.01%
46
67.36%
163
242
4.46
16.02%
37
15.15%
35
24.68%
57
17.32%
40
26.84%
62
231
3.24
9.92%
24
7.85%
19
16.12%
39
17.36%
42
48.76%
118
242
3.87
BenchesBus ShelterMonumentsTrees
Educational
Signs
Lawn
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not Valuable (no label)(no label)(no label)Very Valuable Total Weighted Average
Benches
Bus Shelter
Monuments
Trees
Educational Signs
Lawn
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64.63%148
27.07%62
25.76%59
23.14%53
29.69%68
70.31%161
33.19%76
Q14 How would you like to use the park in
the future? (check all that apply)
Answered: 229 Skipped: 79
Total Respondents: 229
#Other (please specify)Date
1 We need Something in the park that draws people - a waterfall or nice plantings to enjoy 11/22/2016 10:04 AM
2 No fairs!11/14/2016 9:01 AM
3 IT IS A TRAFFIC CALMER, NO OTHER GREEN SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA 11/11/2016 4:28 PM
4 Parking lot 11/10/2016 5:14 PM
5 I do not live near the park 11/9/2016 3:45 PM
6 Skatepark!11/9/2016 3:27 PM
7 cycle track for little kids;11/8/2016 2:11 PM
8 As a venue to pass by on my walks 11/8/2016 12:43 PM
Quiet/Relaxing
Dog
Walking/Dog...
Playground
Exercise
Concerts
Fairs
(farmer's...
Gardening
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Answer Choices Responses
Quiet/Relaxing
Dog Walking/Dog Park
Playground
Exercise
Concerts
Fairs (farmer's markets, crafts fair,etc.)
Gardening
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63.89%138
9.72%21
47.69%103
2.78%6
Q9 How do you usually arrive at Lafayette
Park?
Answered: 216 Skipped: 92
Total Respondents: 216
#Other (please specify)Date
1Drive by 11/9/2016 10:28 PM
2I drive a school bus around the point area 11/8/2016 9:51 AM
3I drive by it....11/8/2016 5:39 AM
4I live right across 11/7/2016 6:50 PM
5Runn 11/7/2016 6:37 PM
6N/A 11/7/2016 4:24 PM
7Only drive by, would never stop 11/7/2016 4:12 PM
8If I am walking downtown, I cut through, and I pass to and from by car on my way to work daily M-F.11/7/2016 12:35 PM
9Too many homeless and drug users 11/7/2016 11:37 AM
10n/a 11/7/2016 9:23 AM
Walk
Bike
Car
Bus
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Answer Choices Responses
Walk
Bike
Car
Bus
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47.75%85
37.08%66
57.30%102
36.52%65
5.06%9
Q8 What time of day are you usually at the
park? (check all that apply)
Answered: 178 Skipped: 130
Total Respondents: 178
Morning
Mid-day
Afternoon
Evening
Night
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Answer Choices Responses
Morning
Mid-day
Afternoon
Evening
Night
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How do you usually arrive at Lafayette Park?
¿En cuál districto de Salem vive usted?
What time of day are you usually at the park?
¿A qué hora del día está usted usualmente en el parque?
138 people
21 people
103 people
6 people
85 people 148 people
62 people
59 people
53 people
68 people
161 people
76 people
65 people
102 people
65 people
9 people
People who answered usually walk
to the park, though a lot of people
get there by car too.
Even though there is a bus stop,
very few people who answered the
survey arrive at the park by bus.
People who answered the survey
rarely spend time in the park at
night. Most people seem to go there
in the morning or afternoon.
What amenities would you like to have in the park
¿Cuáles beneficios quiera tener en el parque?
Do you feel safe in the park?
¿Se siente usted seguro en el parque?
What would make you feel safe in the park?
¿Qué le ayudaría sentirse más seguro en el parque?
Lighting at night was by far the
most popular amenity that people
selected in the survey. Gardens,
flowers and grass were also
popular.
Write in answers included:
Trash Cans: 6 people
Food Trucks/Vendors: 4 people
Police/Cameras: 2 people
Community Garden: 2 people
Parking Lot: 2 people
Splash Pad: 1 person
Fruit Trees: 1 person
Dog Park: 1 person
Better Bus Shelter: 1 person
Drinking Fountain: 1 person
Good Maintenance: 1 person
Skate park: 1 person
Lots of people do not feel safe in
the park. The majority of comments
sited illegal activity and a fear of
current park users as the reasons.
Cleanliness and lighting were also
mentioned frequently.
Those who felt safe in the park
often sited the clear sight lines and
daylight as important factors.
More light was the most popular
choice on this list.
Write in answers included:
Address Homelessness and
Addiction: 47 people
More Police: 19 people
Change Benches: 4 people
Clean Up: 5 people
Greater Visibility: 5 people
Kids Programming: 3 people
Q15 What amenities would you like to have
in the park? (choose up to four options)
Answered: 246 Skipped: 62
More Benches
Picnic Tables
Game Tables
(checkers,...
Trees
Lighting at
Night
New Walking
Paths
Lots of Sun
Mix of Sun and
Shade
Historical
Information
Community Info
Board
Art
Bike Racks
Playground
Equipment
Exercise
equipment
Grass
Garden/flowers
Other (please
specify)
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45 people
29 people
51 people
53 people
165 people
33 people
14 people
65 people
46 people
35 people
60 people
33 people
49 people
16 people
70 people
106 people
27 people
44.08%67
86.84%132
19.08%29
8.55%13
7.24%11
40.13%61
Q13 If you answered No, what would make
you feel safe at the park? (check all that
apply)
Answered: 152 Skipped: 156
Total Respondents: 152
#Other (please specify)Date
1homeless/addiction more police Better police enforcement preventing public drinking and drug possesion.11/26/2016 11:39 AM
2homeless/addiction more police More police patrol at night. And in the early morning--5 a.m.!-when the park is
full of homeless loud people.
11/24/2016 1:58 PM
3traffic calming The intersections around the park are not conducive to pedestrian and make the park feel less safe 11/22/2016 8:54 PM
4clean up Cleaner with more plantings 11/22/2016 10:00 AM
5more police Law enforcement 11/22/2016 8:00 AM
6clean up greater visibility The park is very sad, poorly taken care of, after the weekend, it is full of litter. Bollards
with ground lighting along the cross paths would add to safety.
11/15/2016 3:56 PM
More people
More light
More paths
Fewer Trees
Fences
Better Cross
Walks/ Stree...
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Answer Choices Responses
More people
More light
More paths
Fewer Trees
Fences
Better Cross Walks/ Street Lights
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67 people
29 people
14 people
11 people
61 people
132 people
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Nearby Parks
Photos
Plazas Programming
Lighting Art and Play
Lawns and Planting Paths