2011 spring-planning-survey

2011 Spring Planning Workshop & Survey Results

• Meeting new neighbors

• Trying new restaurants & stores

• Great food

• Ursala’s Cooking School

• Habersham Gardens

• Did not know about it

• Out of town

• Not interested

• Time of year

• Schedule Conflicts

• High cost for families

• Not enough variety

• Didn’t want to go alone

• More publicity

• More police presence

• More scheduled trolleys

• Nightime

• Mixer at end of event in parking lot next to Antiques & Beyond

• Live music • Art booths • Parade

• Give coupons to entice people back

• More involvement from neighborhood associations and schools

• More businesses participating

• Make sure all participating businesses are open throughout the event

• Quirky, weird quality

• Diversity

• Access to shopping & restaurants

• Convenient metro location

• Not “cookie cutter”

• Mature, stable neighborhoods

Other

• Traffic congestion

• Adult entertainment businesses

• Blight on Cheshire Bridge Road

• Poor street maintenance

What current

businesses in this

area would you

like to see remain

here?

What current

businesses in this

area would you

like to see close or

relocate

elsewhere?

Other

• Distance

• Traffic speed & volume

• No place to park my dog

• Eclectic

• Hidden Gem

• A “tweener” area

• Atlanta’s Red Light District

• Transitional

• A little seedy

The End