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PLACES FOR PEOPLE SURVEY ANALYSIS <br />Q1: What three words would you use to describe downtown Q2: What three words would you use to describe downtown <br />Eugene? (1,901 responses)Eugene’s public spaces (such as parks and squares)? <br />(1,866 responses) <br />•Dirty, Homeless, and Unsafe all came up in the top 5 most <br />frequently used words for all three choices; these themes•Dirty, homeless, and unsafe again all came up in the top 5 <br />dominated much of the survey.most frequently used words for all three choices. <br />•Respondents as a whole expressed a mix of positive and•Responses, compared to downtown, are more generally <br />negative associations with downtown, choosing wordsnegative in their connotations. Only “beautiful,” “poten- <br />ranging from “Unsafe” and “Scary” to “Vibrant,” “Fun,” andtial,” and “markets” could be construed as having any sort <br />“Improving.” Many also saw “Potential.”of positive association. <br />•Respondents used the same words to describe downtown <br />Top Words <br />- <br />1.Dirty5.35% <br />less); this could be interpreted as a general consensus <br />2.Homeless5.24% <br />among respondents on a few primary traits of downtown <br />3.Unsafe5.07% <br />with a greater mix of personal associations upon further <br />4.Scary2.61% <br />questioning. <br />5.Drugs2.50% <br />6.Potential2.17% <br />Top Words <br />7.Unwelcoming1.89% <br />1. Dirty5% <br />8.Dangerous1.70% <br />2.Homeless4.4% <br />9.Uninviting1.54% <br />3.Unsafe3.8% <br />10.Underutilized1.02% <br />4.Potential2.8% <br />5.Scary2.3% <br />6.Vibrant2.0% <br />Q3: Can you recall an enjoyable time in downtown Eugene <br />7.Busy1.9% <br />(or another downtown) that did not involve a special event? <br />8.Fun1.6% <br />What were you doing? What made it great? (1,810 responses) <br />9.Interesting1.5% <br />10.Improving1.4% <br />•“Small outing (dinner at Metro and movie – errand and ice <br />10.Eclectic1.4% <br />cream), strolling around.” <br />•wntown prior to <br />the pan handlers and vagrants. You could have lunch down- <br />town or dinner downtown. I enjoyed having meetings with <br />70 <br /> <br />