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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 16 <br />Participants view information displays and talk with staff at the River Road Corridor Open House at <br />Kelly Middle School on Sept. 25, 2018. <br />Open-Ended Comments <br />There was a total of 161 open-ended comments from the online open house and the in-person open <br />house comment forms. The most frequent type of comment related to specific improvement or <br />additional service requests. These requests and suggestions were broad, though the River Road corridor <br />was the most common for suggested changes or improvements. <br />Other comment themes included: <br />• Bike and Pedestrian Improvements. 25 comments voiced support for better, safer biking <br />infrastructure. 16 comments voiced support for better walking infrastructure. <br />• General support. 22 comments voiced general support for transit improvements. Common <br />reasons included providing transportation alternatives, reducing traffic, and environmental or <br />climate change concerns. <br />• Traffic concerns. 17 comments mentioned concerns about possible increased traffic for motor <br />vehicles due to the MovingAhead investments. <br />• Financial Concerns. Seven comments mentioned concerns regarding the overall cost of the <br />investments compared to the expected benefits. <br />• Stop Spacing Concerns. Six comments mentioned concerns about the increased spacing <br />between stops in some of the investment options. <br />See Appendix 2 for the demographics of open house participants. <br />See Appendix 3 for all open-ended comments from open house participants. <br /> <br />February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1