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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2015-01-20 Item 2 - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Allentown Neighborhood CanvassAllentown Neighborhood Canvass Listening to residents and working on solutions Overview • Door to door survey of every household in Allentown • Conducted over 7 weeks • 389 total addresses • 60% visited more than once • Flyers left when no one home • Total contacts 233 • Total surveys complete 124 • 59% contact rate • 39% response rate General Findings • Average residency: over 14 years • Median residency: 8 years • Owner occupied: 76 %, overwhelmingly single family • Average number of people in the household: 2.89 • 63% indicated they intend to live in the neighborhood in 5 years • Less than 10% indicated they spoke a language other than English at home Specific Findings — public transportation a problem On Street Parking 25 25 50 • Problem • No problem • Somewhat or unsure 48 Access to Public Transportation • Not easy • Easy or unsure 52 Biking & Walking • Unsure or not easy • Easy Specific Findings — Easy to go places with a car Sit Allentown likes parks Grocery Shopping 16 37 47 • Not easy • Easy • Somewhat or don't know Leisure Activities • Not easy or unsure • Easy Parks & Recreation • Unsure or no • Good access Specific Findings —Look & Infrastructure Look of the Neighborhood 10 42 48 40% of all respondents say the look of the neighborhood should be the top priority 18% indicated infrastructure should be the top priority, largely street lighting and sidewalks 26 Infrastructure 10 • Not happy • Happy • Unsure or somewhat • Not happy • Happy • Somewhat happy • Unsure Specific Findings — people largely feel safe and a sense of community Sense of Safety 6 9 • Don't feel safe Feel safe Sense of Community ‘11J 52 • No • Yes • Somewhat or unsure Other suggestions for improvement • Deal with speeding • Code enforcement • Issues around ditches • Need for better roads & sidewalks • BNSF • Lighting • Addressing criminal activity • Need for more police Specific Findings —Air Quality 37 Air Quality 34 • Always concerned • Never concerned • Occasionally concerned Air quality concerns attributed to: • Rendering plant • Boeing Field • BNSF Specific Findings —Noise 20 27 Noise 46 • Always concerned • Never concerned • Occasionally concerned Chief noise complaints, in order: • Boeing Field • BNSF • Trucks • Shooting range 37% indicate addressing noise should be a priority Specific Findings — Vehicle Traffic 22 Traffic 43 • Always a problem Never a problem • Somewhat People who live on 42nd, 44th, 44th PL and 124th have MUCH higher rates of reporting traffic is always a problem Speeding is overwhelmingly the top traffic - related complaint 31% indicate addressing traffic should be a priority Specific Findings — Public Safety Public Safety Response 75 • Unsure or somewhat ® Never worried Many good anecdotal stories of positive interactions with the Tukwila Police Department and their response times. Some concerns about stolen mail, particularly along 44th PL. and fire response on Grandmother's Hill due to infrastructure Specific Findings —Light Pollution • 12% identified an occasional or constant problem with light pollution • Source appears to be split between KCIA and BNSF • Higher response closer to the rail yard • 5% of respondents indicated this as a key priority Allentown's Top Three Priorities • Improving the look of the neighborhood • Addressing noise issues • Speeding and other traffic issues Next Steps - Allentown • Mailing to the neighborhood • Narrated presentation to be available online and TukTV • Ongoing cross - departmental team to identify potential solutions • Work with the neighborhood to identify and implement solutions Next Steps —Two more neighborhoods... • Goal is to do a similar canvass in two more neighborhoods in Tukwila in 2015 • More to come...