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MLK SUBAREA PLAN

Appendix H: Open House Survey Results

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How often does your household shop at the following retail areas in MLK/Upper Tacoma Business District?

Stop-N-Mart?

Save-a-Lot?

MLK Business District in general?

Safeway?

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Vicala Market?

Main Street Grocery?

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Save-a-Lot?

Main Street Grocery?

Safeway?

Stop-N-Mart?

Vicala Market?

MLK Business District in …

How often does your household shop at the following retail areas in MLK/Upper Tacoma Business District?

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MLK Subarea Plan - Customer Survey

Old Town Business District?

Answer Options

Dome Business District?

6th Avenue Business District?

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How often does your household shop at the following retail areas in other Tacoma Business Districts?

Proctor Business District?

Stadium Business District?

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6th Avenue Business District?

Old Town Business District?

Proctor Business District?

Dome Business District?

How often does your household shop at the following retail areas in other Tacoma Business Districts?



1 - very low 2 - low 3 - average 4 - high 5 - very highResponse

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10% 10% 14% 19% 48% 100%5% 5% 14% 32% 45% 100%

32% 27% 23% 5% 14% 100%45% 18% 32% 0% 5% 100%68% 9% 18% 0% 5% 100%5% 27% 27% 18% 23% 100%

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Goods and services not available in MLK?

Cleaner, more pleasant looking stores elsewhere?


Better service provided elsewhere - friendly, helpful, etc?

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Answer Options

More parking elsewhere?

Better selection of goods and services offered

Lack of public restrooms?

What factors affect your decision NOT to purchase in MLK on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the least important and 5 the most important?

Lower prices provided elsewhere?

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Better selection of goods and …

Better service provided …

Lower prices provided …

More parking elsewhere?

Cleaner, more pleasant …

Lack of public restrooms?

What factors affect your decision NOT to purchase in MLK on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the least important and 5 the most important?

5 - very high 4 - high 3 - average 2 - low 1 - very low



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5% 36% 59% 0% 0% 100%18% 18% 59% 5% 0% 100%5% 15% 55% 25% 0% 100%0% 52% 43% 5% 0% 100%

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How would you rate existing conditions in MLK on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the lowest quality and 5 the highest?

Park and recreational conditions?

Maintenance of public roads, parks, and facilities?

Streetscape and public improvements?


Transportation services - roads, buses, trains?

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Answer Options

Building design and appearances?

Safety and security measures - police and fire?

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measures - …

Transportation services -

roads, buses, …

Park and recreational conditions?

Building design and

appearances?

Streetscape and public

improvements?

How would you rate existing conditions in MLK on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the lowest quality and 5 the highest?



1 very low 2 low 3 average 4 high 5 very highResponse

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15% 33% 33% 18% 3% 100%5% 31% 36% 18% 10% 100%5% 37% 34% 22% 2% 100%

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Working conditions?

Quality of jobs available?

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How would you rate the following existing conditions in MLK on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is very low and 5 is very high?

Job benefits (health insurance, etc)?

Number of jobs available?

Job support services (child/daycare)?

MLK Subarea Plan Employee Survey

Pay or wage scales?

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Pay or wage scales?

Job benefits (health …

Working conditions?

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How would you rate the following existing conditions in MLK on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is very low and 5 is very high?

5 very high 4 high 3 average 2 low 1 very low



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Owner housing - availability?

Neighborhood selection - quality and location?

answered question

How would you rate the existing housing market on a scale of 1 to 5?

Rental housing - rent levels?

Housing selection - type and design?

Owner housing - prices?


Rental housing - availability?

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How would you rate the existing housing market on a scale of 1 to 5?




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69% 18% 11% 2% 0% 100%70% 14% 11% 2% 2% 100%44% 47% 7% 2% 0% 100%84% 2% 11% 2% 0% 100%23% 45% 30% 0% 2% 100%27% 42% 20% 9% 2% 100%9% 38% 36% 11% 7% 100%

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Attend festivals in MLK?

Frequent a drinking establishment?

Answer Options

Medical, dental, legal services?

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Recreational facilities and services?

Eat at restaurants and coffee shops?

How often do you use the following facilities in MLK?

Barber, beauty, personal services?

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Park and trail facilities?

Shop in retail stores?

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Park and trail facilities?

Recreational facilities and …

Attend festivals in MLK?

Barber, beauty, personal …

Medical, dental, legal services?

Shop in retail stores?

Eat at restaurants …

Frequent a drinking …

How often do you use the following facilities in MLK?



$0 $1-50 $50-100 $100-250 $250-500 $500-750 $750-1000 $1000+Response

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How much do you spend in MLK during an average month?

Answer Options

Average month expenditure?answered question

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Average month expenditure?

How much do you spend in MLK during an average month?

$1000+ $750-1000 $500-750 $250-500 $100-250 $50-100 $1-50 $0


MLK Downtown Other Tacoma Federal Way Fife Puyallup LakewoodUniversity

PlaceVashon Island

Other Pierce County

King County OtherResponse

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450


Where do you live?

Answer Options

Live in?answered question

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Live in?

Where do you live?

Other King County Other Pierce County Vashon Island University Place Lakewood Puyallup Fife Federal Way Other Tacoma Downtown MLK



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Quality of parks, trails, and recreational facilities?

Preferred housing choice - type, design, etc?

answered question

How important were the following factors in your decision to NOT LIVE IN MLK?

Quality of school district?

Pirce of housing - rents and purchase price?

Quality of police, fire, and other services?


Quality of residential neighborhood?

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Pirce of housing - rents and …

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Quality of school district?

Quality of parks, trails, and …

Quality of police, fire, and other …

How important were the following factors in your decision to NOT LIVE IN MLK?



1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 25-50 50+Response

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15% 20% 12% 10% 7% 20% 17% 100%41

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MLK Subarea Plan - Business Owner Survey

How many years have you been located in MLK?

Answer Options

Years?answered question

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Years?

How many years have you been located in MLK?

50+ 25-50 21-25 16-20 11-15 6-10 1-5


Everyone Some A few NoneResponse

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83% 12% 2% 2% 100%61% 27% 7% 5% 100%55% 28% 15% 3% 100%40% 45% 10% 5% 100%20% 59% 17% 5% 100%68% 24% 5% 2% 100%3% 15% 33% 49% 100%

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Have good reading and writing skills?

Have access to adequate transportation?


Have good technical training and skills?

answered question

Answer Options

Have good management skills?

Have good computer capability?

Live in the MLK area?

What are your workforce characteristics - do your workers:

Have good office administration skills?

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Have good management …

Have access to adequate …

Live in the MLK area?

What are your workforce characteristics - do your workers:

None A few Some Everyone


1-very low 2-low 3-moderate 4-high 5-very highResponse

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17% 39% 32% 7% 5% 100%7% 56% 22% 10% 5% 100%5% 37% 34% 22% 2% 100%

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Provides quality customer goods and services?

Answer Options

Provides good development potentials and regulations?

Presents clean, aesthetic appearances and

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Existing conditions - how would you rate the following MLK image or brand to outsiders on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the lowest quality and 5 the highest?

Provides range of quality housing choices?

Provides safe, crime-free environment?

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Provides quality customer

goods and …

Provides range of quality housing …

Provides good development potentials …

Existing conditions - how would you rate the following MLK image or brand to outsiders on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the lowest quality and 5 the highest?

5-very high 4-high 3-moderate 2-low 1-very low



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Overall MLK subarea development?

MLK Way corridor development?


Tacoma General/Mary Bridge Children's Hospitals area?

answered question

Answer Options

McCarver School area development?

MLK/HIlltop Business District development?

11th Street corridor development?

Existing conditions - how would you rate the level of existing development in MLK?

St Joseph Medical Center area development?

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MLK/HIlltop Business District …

Tacoma General/Mary …

St Joseph Medical Center area …



11th Street corridor …

Existing conditions - how would you rate the level of existing development in MLK?




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Planning priorities - how would you rate the following actions for business development?

Recruit, retain, expand professional services?

Establish business retention programs?

Recruit, retain, expand restaurants and entertainment?


Recruit, retain, expand hospital and medical services?

skipped question

Answer Options

Recruit tourist and art services?

Recruit, retain, expand retail businesses?

answered question

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programs?

Recruit, retain, expand retail businesses?

Recruit, retain, expand hospital and medical …

Recruit, retain, expand

professional …

Recruit tourist and art services?

Recruit, retain, expand

restaurants and …

Planning priorities - how would you rate the following actions for business development?




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Develop and identify an MLK brand and image?

Package and promote property redevelopments?


Develop promotional materials and advertising?

answered question

Answer Options

Inventory and identify available properties?

Expand MLK business web pages?

Install directional and wayfinding tourist signage?

Planning priorities - how would you rate the following actions for marketing and promotional programs?

Target and recruit selected businesses?

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Target and recruit selected …

Inventory and identify …

Package and promote …

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Planning priorities - how would you rate the following actions for marketing and promotional programs?




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MLK Subarea Plan Adult Resident

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How would you rate existing employment conditions in MLK?

Answer Options

Number of jobs available?Quality of jobs available?

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How would you rate existing educational services and opportunities in the MLK area?

Adult continuing education?

Preschools?

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Technical and college?

Answer Options

answered question

Public grades K-12?

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Preschools?

Public grades K-12?

Technical and college?

Adult continuing education?

How would you rate existing educational services and opportunities in the MLK area?




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On and off-street parking?

answered question

Answer Options

Train station, stops, and schedules?

Traffic controls and management?

Bike routes?

How would you rate existing transportation conditions, facilities, and services in MLK?

Bus routes, stops, and schedules?

skipped question

Traffic congestion?

Ferry terminal and schedules?

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Traffic congestion?

Traffic controls and …

On and off-street parking?

Bus routes, stops, and …

Train station, stops, and …

Ferry terminal and schedules?

Bike routes?

How would you rate existing transportation conditions, facilities, and services in MLK?




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15% 33% 38% 13% 0% 100%24% 38% 30% 8% 0% 100%14% 11% 28% 33% 14% 100%11% 23% 49% 11% 6% 100%8% 19% 30% 38% 5% 100%

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Answer Options


Neighborhood selection - quality and location?

answered question

How would you rate existing housing market options in MLK?


Housing selection - type and design?




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Housing selection - …

Neighborhood selection - …





How would you rate existing housing market options in MLK?




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Parks with picnicking and playgrounds?

Arts and theater buildings?

Answer Options

Indoor physical conditioning and gymnasiums?

answered question

Trail systems?

Large meeting and conference facilities?

How would you rate existing park and recreational facilities and opportunities in MLK?:

Athletic courts and fields?

Public restrooms?

Conservation areas and open spaces?

Community center classrooms and meeting rooms?

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Trail systems?

Parks with picnicking and …

Athletic courts and fields?

Indoor physical conditioning …

Community center classrooms and …

Large meeting and conference …

Arts and theater buildings?

Public restrooms?

How would you rate existing park and recreational facilities and opportunities in MLK?:




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Summer Markets?

How would you rate other existing special events in MLK?

answered question

Community Celebrations (July 4th, Halloween, Xmas


Festivals?

Answer Options

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Community Celebrations

(July 4th, Halloween, …

Summer Markets?

Festivals?

How would you rate other existing special events in MLK?




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28% 59% 10% 3% 0% 100%18% 59% 23% 0% 0% 100%18% 46% 28% 8% 0% 100%21% 38% 41% 0% 0% 100%23% 49% 26% 0% 3% 100%26% 49% 26% 0% 0% 100%21% 62% 18% 0% 0% 100%23% 59% 18% 0% 0% 100%21% 61% 18% 0% 0% 100%

392skipped question


Advertising signage - location and number?

MLK Way corridor in general?

Answer Options

Public spaces and plazas?

answered question

General cleanliness?

MLK/Hilltop Business District in general?

How would you rate existing design conditions and appearances in MLK?

Streetscape - street lights, trees, landscaping?

11th Avenue corridor in general?

Building appearances in general?

Artworks and beautification (flower baskets)?

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23%

21%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Building appearances …

General cleanliness?

Advertising signage - …

Streetscape - street lights, …

Public spaces and plazas?

Artworks and beautification …

MLK/Hilltop Business …

MLK Way corridor in …

11th Avenue corridor in …

How would you rate existing design conditions and appearances in MLK?




Count

8% 68% 24% 0% 0% 100%14% 62% 22% 3% 0% 100%3% 0% 47% 42% 8% 100%3% 13% 39% 37% 8% 100%3% 32% 49% 16% 0% 100%

16% 53% 29% 3% 0% 100%16% 50% 32% 3% 0% 100%

383


Tacoma General/Mary Bridge Children's Hospitals area?

answered question

Answer Options


MLK/Hilltop Business District development?

11th Avenue corridor development?

How would you rate the level of existing development in MLK?

St Joseph Medical Center area development?

skipped question

Overall MLK subarea development?


0%

0%

8%

8%

0%

0%

0%

0%

3%

42%

37%

16%

3%

3%

24%

22%

47%

39%

49%

29%

32%

68%

62%

0%

13%

32%

53%

50%

8%

14%

3%

3%

3%

16%

16%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Overall MLK subarea …

MLK/Hilltop Business …

Tacoma General/Mary …

St Joseph Medical …

McCarver School area …

MLK Way corridor …

11th Avenue corridor …

How would you rate the level of existing development in MLK?




Count

21% 46% 23% 8% 3% 100%16% 34% 39% 8% 3% 100%24% 47% 21% 5% 3% 100%38% 46% 8% 5% 3% 100%

392

How would you rate existing sustainability conditions in MLK?

Economic self-sufficiency (live/work within MLK)?

Environmental protections?

skipped question


Greenhouse gas reduction measures?

Answer Options

answered question

Recycling programs?

3%

3%

3%

3%

8%

8%

5%

5%

23%

39%

21%

8%

46%

34%

47%

46%

21%

16%

24%

38%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Environmental protections?

Recycling programs?

Greenhouse gas reduction

measures?

Economic self-sufficiency

(live/work …

How would you rate existing sustainability conditions in MLK?



1 - very low 2 - low 3 - moderate 4 - high 5 - very highResponse

Count

0% 3% 10% 38% 49% 100%28% 26% 15% 21% 10% 100%0% 3% 31% 36% 31% 100%5% 10% 15% 36% 33% 100%0% 0% 15% 36% 49% 100%

392skipped question

Please rate the following short-term (strategic) planning priorities for MLK using a 1 to 5 scale where 1 is a very low and 5 is a very high priority? How would you rate the need to attract the following types of new business development to MLK?

Recruit more arts and tourist services?

Recruit more retail businesses?

answered question


Recruit more professional services?

Answer Options

Recruit more restaurants and entertainment?

Recruit more hospital and medical services?

49%

10%

31%

33%

49%

38%

21%

36%

36%

36%

10%

15%

31%

15%

15%

3%

26%

3%

10%

0%

0%

28%

0%

5%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Recruit more retail

businesses?

Recruit more hospital and medical …

Recruit more professional

services?

Recruit more arts and tourist

services?

Recruit more restaurants and entertainment?

Please rate the following short-term (strategic) planning priorities for MLK using a 1 to 5 scale where 1 is a very low and 5 is a very high priority? How would you rate the need to attract the following types of new business development to MLK?

5 - very high 4 - high 3 - moderate 2 - low 1 - very low



Count

3% 5% 28% 36% 28% 100%0% 3% 13% 41% 44% 100%0% 8% 23% 26% 44% 100%

10% 15% 23% 31% 21% 100%39

2

How important is it to attract the following types of households to live in MLK?

Older empty-nester households?

Young adult households?

skipped question


Middle age families with children?

Answer Options

answered question

Young families with children?

28%

44%

44%

21%

36%

41%

26%

31%

28%

13%

23%

23%

5%

3%

8%

15%

3%

0%

0%

10%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Young adult households?

Young families with children?

Middle age families with

children?

Older empty-nester

households?

How important is it to attract the following types of households to live in MLK?




Count

5% 21% 50% 13% 11% 100%3% 11% 53% 21% 13% 100%5% 30% 41% 14% 11% 100%

21% 28% 31% 10% 10% 100%11% 30% 38% 11% 11% 100%

392skipped question

How would you rate the following maintenance conditions overall in MLK?

Maintaining local streets and roads?

Maintaining stormwater systems?

answered question


Maintaining sidewalks and pedestrian areas?

Answer Options

Maintaining public buildings?

Maintaining parks and recreation facilities?

11%

13%

11%

10%

11%

13%

21%

14%

10%

11%

50%

53%

41%

31%

38%

21%

11%

30%

28%

30%

5%

3%

5%

21%

11%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Maintaining stormwater systems?

Maintaining parks and

recreation …

Maintaining sidewalks and pedestrian …

Maintaining local streets and roads?

Maintaining public

buildings?

How would you rate the following maintenance conditions overall in MLK?




Count

0% 0% 3% 36% 62% 100%19% 24% 30% 3% 24% 100%8% 19% 27% 16% 30% 100%8% 13% 42% 16% 21% 100%3% 3% 35% 16% 43% 100%

392skipped question

Where would you like to see additional shopping, entertainment, and service opportunities created in MLK?

McCarver School area?

MLK/Hilltop Business District?

answered question


St Joseph Medical Center area?

Answer Options

Elsewhere along MLK Way corridor?

Tacoma General/Mary Bridge Children's Hospital area?

62%

24%

30%

21%

43%

36%

3%

16%

16%

16%

3%

30%

27%

42%

35%

0%

24%

19%

13%

3%

0%

19%

8%

8%

3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

MLK/Hilltop Business District?

Tacoma General/Mary

Bridge …

St Joseph Medical Center

area?

McCarver School area?

Elsewhere along MLK Way

corridor?

Where would you like to see additional shopping, entertainment, and service opportunities created in MLK?




Count

11% 22% 35% 24% 8% 100%41% 32% 19% 5% 3% 100%27% 11% 43% 14% 5% 100%59% 27% 5% 3% 5% 100%3% 8% 32% 22% 35% 100%6% 15% 33% 21% 24% 100%

383skipped question

Answer Options

Neighbors/friends?

City television channel?

answered question

To what extent do the following sources provide you obtain information about MLK?

Radio?

Newspapers?

Other?


City website?

8%

3%

5%

5%

35%

24%

24%

5%

14%

3%

22%

21%

35%

19%

43%

5%

32%

33%

22%

32%

11%

27%

8%

15%

11%

41%

27%

59%

3%

6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Newspapers?

City television channel?

City website?

Radio?

Neighbors/friends?

Other?

To what extent do the following sources provide you obtain information about MLK?



no maybe yesResponse

Count

11% 46% 43% 100%37

4


Are you currently or are you willing to become involved in MLK subarea planning process?

Answer Options

Become involved?answered question

skipped question

43% 46% 11%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Become involved?

Are you currently or are you willing to become involved in MLK subarea planning process?

yes maybe no


Response Percent

10.3%17.9%53.8%10.3%2.6%5.1%

392skipped question

Answer Options

Elsewhere in King County?

MLK?

answered question

Please provide the following characteristics so that we may compare your opinions with others in the survey sample. Where do you work?

Elsewhere in Pierce County?

Retired?

Elsewhere in Washington State?


Tacoma?

Retired?, 10.3%

MLK?, 17.9%

Tacoma?, 53.8%

Elsewhere in Pierce

County?, 10.3%

Elsewhere in King County?,

2.6%

Elsewhere in Washington State?, 5.1%


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