NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
1/53
63.92% 124
27.84% 54
3.61% 7
4.64% 9
Q1Howhastheincreaseindowntown,BridgeSquare,andriverfronteventsinrecentyearsaffectedyourattendance?
Answered:194 Skipped:2
Total 194
# Comments Date
1 IcompletelyavoidBridgeSquarefortheSaturdaymarketfairsbecausetheparkingistoofaraway.Itisn'tbecauseIcan'twalk,butbecauseIamabusyperson.Theseeventskeepmeoutoftheentiredowntownaswell.IoccasionalattendculturaleventsonBridgeSquareandusuallyenjoythem.
12/20/20139:32AM
2 UnfortunatelyI'mabroadmuchofthesummer,butwhenI'mintownIloveattendingevents. 12/20/20139:16AM
3 TheSaturdaymorningartsandfoodsbizarreisaniceevent,butlacksenergythroughouttheyear.Thesamevendorsaresell ingthesameitemseveryweek,whichdiscouragesrepeatvisitsfromlocalresidentsandthereisn'tenoughadvertisingtoattractresidentsfromothercommunities.Thereshouldbemorereasonstokeeplocalscomingbackweekafterweek.
12/20/20136:48AM
4 LoveVintageBands,RiverwalkandWinterwalk.DJJDisalmosttoomuch... 12/19/20131:57PM
5 Ihavel ivedhere30years.RiverwalkMarketFairisthebestthingtohappentothistown. 12/19/20131:18PM
6 Yes!LovethebandconcertsandtheSaturdaymarkets. 12/11/201312:52PM
I'v eattended
moreevents
I'v eattended
aboutthe...
I'v eattended
fewerevents
Notapplicable
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
I'veattendedmoreevents
I'veattendedaboutthesamenumberofevents
I'veattendedfewerevents
Notapplicable
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
2/53
7 IthinkBridgeSquareisagoodplacetohavecommunityevents(duringgoodweather!).Il ikemeetingpeopleattheseeventsonBridgeSquare.It'ssuchafriendlyplace.Don'tchangeit!!Everythingaboutitisgreat.
12/11/20139:42AM
8 Asanewcomerintown,Idon'tbelievetherehavebeenanyeventshostedinBridgeSquaresinceI'vebeenhere.ButIamverymuchlookingforwardtoit,andplantoattendasmanyasIcan.
12/10/20139:26AM
9 LovetheRiverwalkMarketFair,i thaschangedmySaturdayhabits 12/7/20137:20PM
10 BecauseofMarketFair. 12/7/20134:26PM
11 Ihaveactuallyattendedfewer,butnotbecauseofinterestorthelackof;simplyafunctionofbeingolder,andnotasactive.Therearemorefunthingstoattend,ifonehastheenergy.
12/7/20131:29PM
12 Ilovehavingfrequenteventsdownthere. 12/7/201312:48PM
13 IgotoRiverwalkonceinawhile 12/7/201311:24AM
14 Hastherebeenanincrease?Thequestionpresumesso,whichmakesanyresponseaboutfrequencyofattendancecompletelysubjective.Abetterquestionwouldbe:Overthepastxyears,haveyouattendedeventsinBridgeSquaremore,same,lessoften.
12/7/20138:15AM
15 recentlymovedtotown.Onlyherelongenoughforonesummer.Sti l l learningthetown! 12/6/20138:54PM
16 Ilovetheambianceandenergyofeventsinthesevenues. 12/6/20138:40PM
17 Ilovetheriverwalkartfairandgoalmosteveryweekend. 12/6/20135:45PM
18 Handicapped-wouldlovetoattendmore 12/6/20134:47PM
19 Theplazaisaplacetol inger,whichisgreat...downtowneventshavemorespaceandmoreattractiveplacestositdownandenjoy.Also,theRiverwalkMarketfairhasincreasedthenumberoftimesthateventsdrawmetoBridgeSquare.
12/6/20132:54PM
20 It'smyfrontyard,becauseIl iveinanapartmentonEast5th. 12/6/20132:40PM
21 IdolovetheVintageBandFest!Thankyou,PaulN.AndthatCERTAINLYbroughtinalotofmetro-areaattendees,whothendroppedabitofcoinbeforeleavingtown.
12/6/20131:54PM
22 TheBridgeSquareeventshavetakenatollonBridgeSquare.Thereshouldbeaninvestmentinthespringtoc leanup,addsomegooddarksoil,andsomesod.ThegrasscurrentlylooksVERYshabby,ifnotnotexistent.Previouseffortsatspotreseedinghavenotgonewell,andweredoneatthewrongtimeoftheyear.
12/6/20131:20PM
23 Thiscommunityhasaheart,onethatallowsalltotakepridein.ThatheartisBridgeSquare 12/6/201312:26PM
24 Noticethecrowds!Moreandmoreattendevents! 12/6/201310:57AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
3/53
77.72% 150
17.10% 33
2.59% 5
2.59% 5
Q2Howhelpfularedowntown/BridgeSquare/riverfronteventsforNorthfield?
Answered:193 Skipped:3
Total 193
# Comments Date
1 NorthfieldneedsthetypeofeventsthathappenonBridgeSquare.Theyareanintegralpartofbringingalargeraudienceintothec ity.
12/20/201311:23AM
2 Theyencouragecollegestudentstovisitdowntown. 12/20/201310:54AM
3 Onlyforculturalevents.Themarketfairisnothelpfultome. 12/20/20139:32AM
4 TheyreallyenhancethefeelingofcommunityandspecialnessforNorthfield. 12/20/20139:16AM
5 Makesthedowntownanimatedandwelcoming. 12/19/20131:57PM
6 ThisisoneaspectofNorthfieldthatmakesNorthfieldaspecialplaceformyfamilyandI.IthinkaboutneighboringtownssuchasFarmington,Faribault,Owatonna,etc.,andtheydon'thavenearlythefrequencyandvarietyofeventsdowntown,inapublic square,alongtheriverasNorthfielddoes.Themoreweenhancethisspaceandthefrequencyofitsuseforpublic /communityeventsthemorebenefic ialitbecomesforourcommunity.
12/19/20131:51PM
7 Thebetteradvertisedtheyare,particularlyoutsideoftown,themorehelpfultheyare. 12/19/20131:25PM
Veryhelpful
Somewhathelpful
Notveryhelpful
Notsure
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Veryhelpful
Somewhathelpful
Notveryhelpful
Notsure
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
4/53
8 Iimaginetheseeventsbringpeopleintothedowntownvic initytoshop,buyfood&beverage,etc.aswellaspartakinginwhateverevents.Thiswouldinc ludebothNorthfieldersandout-of-towners--andobviouslythebiggereventsbringinmorefolksforevenbetterbusiness!
12/10/20139:26AM
9 TherearemultiplelocationsthroughoutNorthfieldthatservethecommunityneedforapublicgatheringspace,butBridgeSquareprovidesadditionalvibrancyduetothedowntowncommercialbusinessesandhigherdensity.BridgeSquarebenefitsfromtheattendanceofpassersbyormembersofthecommunityincorporatinganeventinBridgeSquarewiththeirotherdailyduties.
12/9/201312:10PM
10 EspeciallyloveRiverwalkMarketfair.Asashopowner,IknowIseemoretraffic onthosedays. 12/9/201311:58AM
11 GreattoseethecrowdsandIoverhearlotsofoutoftownersattheseevents 12/7/20137:20PM
12 whatsomepeopleseemtomissintheeconomyvisionforasmalltown,isthatit(theeconomy)cannothingeall,orevenmostlyononething…itmustbemadeupofagroupofincrements.Soeveryincrementhelps.
12/7/20131:29PM
13 Whatdoes"helpful"mean?AreyouaskingaboutwhetherBridgeSquareeventsattracttourists?Iftheyprovideentertainmentthatimprovesqualityofl i feforresidents?Iftheyhavesomeother--unspecified--impact?
12/7/20138:15AM
14 TheDivision-FourthStreetareaisthehubofourcommunitysocially,historically,commercially. 12/6/20138:40PM
15 Ithinkthemusicaleventsareterrific .The"old"bandswereageniusconcept. 12/6/20134:47PM
16 Theyaregivingusagreatreputationasadestination. 12/6/20132:54PM
17 Itiswhatiskeepingthedowntownvital! 12/6/20132:09PM
18 Bringspeopleintothedowntown.Greaterchancefordowntownbusinesses,restaurantstoprovideservicesandincreasesales.Dollarsturnoverlocally--bigwin.
12/6/20131:54PM
19 helpful?funandinteresting. 12/6/20131:51PM
20 Townspeopleattendevents,andImetmanyoutoftownpeopleenjoyingconcertsthissummer. 12/6/201310:57AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
5/53
31.75% 60
1.59% 3
22.75% 43
43.39% 82
10.58% 20
4.23% 8
Q3Whatthingsinhibitordiscourageyoufromattendingmoreeventsdowntown?
(Checkallthatapply)Answered:189 Skipped:7
TotalRespondents:189
# Comments Date
1 Idofeelhowever,thatNorthfieldisgoingtohavetoaddresstheissueofastoriedparkingrampatsomepointinthefuture.
12/20/201311:23AM
2 Idon'talwaysenjoylargeevents,sowedefinitelyskipsomeofthem. 12/20/20139:48AM
3 Theparkingisbadandthetraffic isawful. 12/20/20139:32AM
4 It'sapaininthebuttwhenthesquareisc losedforeventsandyouhavetogettothepostoffice.parkingissodifficult.
12/20/20138:40AM
5 BuildaParkingRamp 12/20/20137:58AM
6 Toomanypeoplethere 12/19/20136:58PM
Lackofinformationaboutthe...
Lackofaffordable
transporta...
Lackofparkingclosetotheevents
Nothing
Other
Notapplicable
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Lackofinformationabouttheevents
Lackofaffordabletransportationtoandfromtheevents
Lackofparkingc losetotheevents
Nothing
Other
Notapplicable
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
6/53
7 cvbneedstoupthemarketingofevents 12/19/20133:28PM
8 I'msickofdowntowndoingnothingbutlookingforwaystowastemoretaxmoney 12/19/20132:10PM
9 Don'talwayshearabouteventsintime. 12/19/20131:57PM
10 Thetimesofsomeevents(especiallyeveningones)canbechallengingtoattendwithyoungchildren.Soearliereventswouldbenice!:)
12/19/20131:31PM
11 Iusuallywalk,l ivingfairlyc lose.Butantic ipatingthefuturewhenI'mmoreelderly,formajorevents(l ikeWinterWalk)itwouldbegreattobeabletoparkabitawayandhavetransportation.
12/11/201312:52PM
12 I'mwithinwalkingdistancefromdowntown. 12/11/201312:49PM
13 Lackofseating 12/11/201311:50AM
14 OnceinawhiletherecouldbebetterinformationabouteventshappeningonBridgeSquare. 12/11/20139:42AM
15 Notenoughparkbenchesorpicnictablesforsomeevents. 12/10/20131:14PM
16 charliekyte 12/9/20132:21PM
17 Schedulingconfl ic ts 12/9/20132:08PM
18 LackofmoneytobuythingsIseeandwant. 12/8/20133:59PM
19 welivec loseenoughtowalk.usuallytheonlythingthatpreventsusisbedtimesorenergylevelsorlackofbabysittersbecausewehavesmallchildren.
12/8/20138:47AM
20 Lackofc losebikeparkingandlackofbikeroutestodowntown 12/7/20137:20PM
21 Busywithotherthings. 12/7/20134:26PM
22 asIsaidin#1,justafunctionofaging.Itisabsolutely'convenient';forGod'ssake,nothingismorethantenminutesawayfromanythingelseinatownthissize.
12/7/20131:29PM
23 Icanwalkthere. 12/7/201311:24AM
24 Abetterquestionwouldbesimplyaskingaboutwhatinhibitsattendingeventsdowntown,period.Maybearespondentattendsallhe/shewantstoattend."More"isn'tthepoint.
12/7/20138:15AM
25 Weather,lackofseatingspace 12/6/20136:56PM
26 Handicappedaccommodations 12/6/20134:47PM
27 badweather------isthereasystemforcancell;ingevents? 12/6/20134:08PM
28 Notenoughspaceformanyoftheevents.Couldwelookelsewhereforsomeoftheseevents? 12/6/20133:51PM
29 Weather. 12/6/20133:45PM
30 Moreparkingordowntown! 12/6/20132:54PM
31 Notalwaysinterestedintheparticularevents 12/6/20131:53PM
32 Lackofgoodweather.Lackofgoodseating.Lackofgoodsoundsystem. 12/6/20131:42PM
33 "Other":timeconstraints,notinterestedinsomeoftheevents 12/6/20131:14PM
34 Notnecessarilyanyone'sfaultbutmyown. 12/6/201312:37PM
35 Someoftheevents,suchasTasteofNorthfield,areofnointerest.Mostoftheeventsinvolvespendingmoney,andIwouldratherspendmydiscretionaryincomeelsewhere.ItemsattheRiverwalkMarketFair,forexample,aremoreexpensivethanIcanafford.
12/6/201312:10PM
36 Goodentertainment,andtimeforsocializingandmeetingoldfriends,andmakingnew. 12/6/201310:57AM
37 Theeventsaren'tthatgreat. 12/6/201310:54AM
38 LackofasafewaytobicycleonDivisionandsurroundingstreets. 12/6/20138:49AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
7/53
10.64% 20
3.19% 6
4.79% 9
19.68% 37
81.38% 153
4.79% 9
Q4WhichofthesestatementsreflectyourunderstandingofBridgeSquare's
communityroleforthese150yearsandmore?
Answered:188 Skipped:8
TotalRespondents:188
# Comments Date
1 Itshouldbebiggerandadjointheriver.Ataminimum,theshortstreetinfrontoftheHistoricalSocietyshouldcomeout.
12/20/201311:23AM
2 Ithinkitwasanshouldbethecenterofourbusinessdistric t.Thepurposeshouldbetodrawcustomerstoareabusinesses.Eventsshouldbeprimarilyculturalinnature.TheSaturdaymarketfairsconcernme.Downtownbusinessownerspayrent&taxes.AretheSaturdayvendors...whoarebusinessesthemselves...payingtheirfairsharetoconductcommerceinNorthfieldonc ityproperty.
12/20/20139:32AM
3 Itcouldbeutitl izedmore 12/19/20133:01PM
Theusesovertimearesurprising...
Theusesovertimearesurprising...
Theusesnowareprimarilyofcommerc...
Theusesnowareprimarilyforpeople...
Thiscentralplace
continues...
Other
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Theusesovertimearesurprisinglysimilar
Theusesovertimearesurprisinglydifferent
Theusesnowareprimarilyofcommercialvalue
Theusesnowareprimarilyforpeopleconnections
Thiscentralplacecontinuestobeanimportantcommunityasset
Other
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
8/53
4 IamnotawareofBridgeSquare'shistoricaluses. 12/19/20132:09PM
5 "commercial"isaloadedterm.Doyoumeanthingsl ikeafarmer'smarketortheDJJDfoodbooths.They'reokaybyme.Doyoumeanpermanentcommercialinterests?No,that'swherethepeopleconnectionsspacesholdfirm.
12/11/201312:52PM
6 Perhapsnot"surprisingly"similar,butyes,IthinkacrossNorthfield'shistory,fromwhatIunderstanditseemsthatBridgeSquarehasplayedanimportantroleinthecommunitytobeaccessibleforall,agatheringplace,etc.Ithinkwecantakethatideaandimproveuponitforthecurrent(andfuture)needsofthetownsfolk.
12/10/20139:26AM
7 Seemslikeanimportantcommunityassetnow,butIdon'tknowhowit'sbeenusedinthepast. 12/9/201311:58AM
8 ItisNorthfield'sheart,itscore,amagnetforpeoplebothfromhereandfromafar.I'msothankfulourforefathersandmothershadtheinsightandethicstoenvisionanddevelopsuchatowncenterTOBEUSEDBYPEOPLE.
12/8/20133:59PM
9 IhavenoideaandIhavel ivedherefor23years. 12/8/20132:37PM
10 Itistheflexibil i tyofthesquarethatallowsittobeanimportantcomponentofsomanydifferentactivitiesandfunctions.
12/7/20131:29PM
11 Why"surprisingly"?DoesonehavetobesurprisedtothinkBridgeSquareservesthesameordifferentroletodayasitdid150yearsago?
12/7/20138:15AM
12 What? 12/6/20139:34PM
13 ihavenoideahowitwasused150yearsago 12/6/20135:44PM
14 EarlyphotosoftheBridgeSquareareashowedittobeamajorcrossroad,whichwasanassettothemill,businessesonbothsidesoftheriverandtoresidents.ItcontinuestoserveasNorthfield'soutdoorl ivingroomandadirectwindowontotheriver,THEmajorfeaturethatdistinguishesNorthfieldfrommanyothersmalltowns.
12/6/20135:03PM
15 Ithasalwaysbeenapublic space.Itismeanttostaythatway. 12/6/20132:09PM
16 AlthoughitwasoriginallytheparkinglotforJohnNorth'smil l,i tseemedtoratherquicklybecomethecentralcommunitygatheringplace...atleastwhenNorwegianroyaltywasintown.
12/6/20131:42PM
17 Friendlygatheringplace. 12/6/201310:57AM
18 BridgeSquareistheheartofourc ityandshouldbeaplaceofbeautythatraisesthespiritsandattractspeopletotown.Itsbeautyandparklikeappearancedrawpeopletodowntownnotjusttheevents.
12/6/201310:08AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
9/53
35.79% 68
38.42% 73
21.05% 40
4.74% 9
Q5HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheSeniorCenterpopcornwagononBridge
Square?Answered:190 Skipped:6
Total 190
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 It'sanoveltradition.Justdon'tknowifi tneedstobeinthecenterofBridgeSquare. 12/20/201311:52AM
2 Itshowsthatthecommunitycaresthatit'seldercantakepartincommunityactivities. 12/20/201310:57AM
3 IthelpskeepsBridgeSquareasaculturalandsocialsetting. 12/20/20139:41AM
4 Itbringsahumanconnectiontoalovelyspotwhentherearenospecialeventshappening.Rarely,doIdrivethroughdowntownandnotnoticepeoplestoppingatthewagonforabagofpopcorn,.I'mtoldbyvolunteersatthewagonthattheyareoftenaskedforinformationaboutthecommunity.Freegoodwillambassadors!Whatadeal.
12/20/20138:49AM
5 Thepopcornwagonhasbecomeacommunityicon.Peopletellthevolunteersthatworkthewagon,thatsummerisoffic ialwhentheyseethepopcornwagonisbackinbridgesquare.Removethepopcornwagon?ThenwhynotremoveallofthefamiliarandwelcomingaspectsinNorthfield.
12/20/20137:25AM
6 IoftenstopbyBridgeSq.justtosupporttheseniorcenterandgetabagofpopcorn. 12/20/20136:49AM
7 Noidea 12/19/20131:26PM
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Notimportant
Other
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Notimportant
Other
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
10/53
8 Very,very,very...IhaveloveditsinceIwasachild,nowitisafixtureformyownkuds.Iwouldweepifi tleft.Literally.
12/19/20131:23PM
9 LOVEit. 12/11/20131:26PM
10 WhatifthepostofficewasmadeintoaCIVICCENTER,andthepopcornwagonmovedinside,tofreeupsomespaceintheSQUARE?
12/11/20131:01PM
11 Idon'tuseit.Butitlendsanicehomeyambianceandsmalltownfeel.SoIdon'tknowifi tneedstostaybutitdoesadd.
12/11/201312:58PM
12 IlovetheideaofthePopcornWagon,andhistoricallyitseemstofitin,anditdoesmakesenseforittobeinthiscentrallocationdowntown.However,ifforlogistical,practical,orevenaestheticreasonsitneededtomoveIthinktherewouldbeothergreatlocationsforitdowntown.
12/10/20139:53AM
13 ThepopcornwagonisaratheruniqueammenityinBridgeSquare.Wouldothervendorsbeallowedtoselli temsinBridgeSquare?Perhapsagelatocartoracoffeecartcouldbeattractedtothisarea.
12/9/201312:21PM
14 Nicetohavesomerefreshmentsavailableduringniceweather.Itwouldn'thavetobethepopcornwagon--thoughitseemstodoagoodjob.
12/9/201312:15PM
15 Idoenjoyitandfrequentitoften,butperhapsitcouldmovesomewhereelse. 12/9/201311:59AM
16 noopinion 12/8/20133:54PM
17 weLOVEthepopcornwagon!!! 12/8/20138:51AM
18 Loveit!Ienjoywalkingarounddowntownmunchingonpopcorn. 12/7/20137:22PM
19 Whatwouldbethereasontoremoveit? 12/7/20131:39PM
20 It'snicebutIwouldn'tsayimportant. 12/7/201311:26AM
21 It'scharming,buteasilymoved. 12/7/20138:21AM
22 Noopinion 12/6/20139:25PM
23 Ourdaughter*loves*thewagon;it'saspecialtreatforherinthesummer. 12/6/20139:02PM
24 It'sanicetradition! 12/6/20138:44PM
25 Itmaybeimportantforpeopleotherthanmyself. 12/6/20135:51PM
26 Itlooksgreatthere. 12/6/20135:17PM
27 Iveryrarelyeatpopcorn,butIl iketoseethestandthere.ItisuniqueandaddsflavortotheSquare.AndIhaveseenthatmanyotherpeopledol ikethatpopcorn.
12/6/20132:47PM
28 ItisaniceadditiontotheSquarebutIdon'tthinkNorthfieldwouldfallapartifthewagonweretogoaway.
12/6/20132:13PM
29 Itisnicebutnotessential.Greatexcuseforadultstoletkidsfeedducks,becausel ittlekidscan'treadsigns.
12/6/20132:04PM
30 It'sfuntohave,thoughIneverpatronizeit.Butifi tgetsinthewayofsomethingmoreappealing,I'dbereadytoloseit.
12/6/20131:58PM
31 It'saverynicefeatureandseemstohavebecome"partofBridgeSquare". 12/6/20131:54PM
32 EXTREMELYIMPORTANT! 12/6/20131:23PM
33 Mykidswouldbeheartbrokenifi tleft! 12/6/20131:15PM
34 Manypeoplewalkaroundeatingthattastypopcorn. 12/6/201311:09AM
35 ThepopcornwagonhasbeentheresinceIwasachild.BridgeSquarewouldnotbethesamewithoutit.NowthatIworkdowntown,mycoworkersandIl iketogoforanafternoonsnack.Thepopcornwagonisimportantbecauseitbringspeopletothesquareduringtheworkweek,wheremostothereventsonthesquarehappenduringevenings/weekends.
12/6/201310:24AM
36 ThisisnotimportanttomebutIdon'tknowhowoftenitisusedandappreciatedbyothers. 12/6/201310:15AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
11/53
37.37% 71
35.26% 67
23.16% 44
4.21% 8
Q6HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheCivilWarMemorialonBridgeSquare?
Answered:190 Skipped:6
Total 190
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 It'sgoodtohavethememorialsomewhere.I'mnotsureifi tneedstobeonBridgeSquare. 12/20/201311:52AM
2 Notmanycommunitiesareoldenoughtohaveone. 12/20/20139:41AM
3 Idon'tknowhowlongit'sbeenthere,butseemstobewellestablished.Iseenoreasontoremoveit. 12/20/20139:18AM
4 It'sapartofthehistoric charmandgivesBridgeSquareasenseofcontinuityovertheyears. 12/20/20138:49AM
5 Maybeitcouldbemovedtoalesscentralspotinthesquaretoallowforbettermovement,etc. 12/20/20137:25AM
6 I'dpreferitberelocated. 12/19/20134:51PM
7 Idon'tthinkithastoremaininitscurrentlocation,butitisnicetohaveinthe'area'.Idon'tknowitsfullhistory.
12/19/20132:01PM
8 I'membarrassedtosaythatIdidn'tnoticethatwehadone.Coulditjointheveteransmemorial? 12/19/20131:51PM
9 Isthisreallyupfordebate?Thatiscrazy! 12/19/20131:23PM
10 Ithashistoryanditcarriesanongoingtradition-apositivetraditionandpositivetraditionissomethingtobevalued&kept
12/11/20131:26PM
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Notimportant
Other
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Veryimportant
Somewhatimportant
Notimportant
Other
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
12/53
11 Il iketheideaofmovingittoMemorialPark. 12/11/20131:01PM
12 Thisisourheritage.Il ikethehistorioc ityofit.AndhowwouldOlesandCarlscelebratetheirwinsovereachotherwithoutit?Howeverifi tcouldbemovedtoadifferentlocationindowntownthatmightbeokay.
12/11/201312:58PM
13 Ithinkthathaving"bitsofhistory,"andNorthfieldhistoryspecifically,reflectedinBridgeSquareisimportant.TheCivilWarMemorialdefinitelyqualifies!However,Ialsothinkthatitmightbeeitherincorporatedintothesquareinadifferentway,oragainiflogisticallyoraestheticallyitmakessensetomoveittosay,RiversideparkwiththeVeteransmemorial,Ithinkthatwouldbeamenable!Oneotherideaisthatsometimesthesquarefeelsal i ttle"exposed"--theopenspacecreatingakindof"fishbowl"affect.PerhapsusingtheCWMemorial,benchesorotherseating,andplantingshrubsortrees,onecouldcreatesomemore"private"or"cozy"areaswithinthesquareaswellassomeopenness.(Ofcourseontheotherhanditisreallynicetohavethoseniceopenviews--perhapsthere'sahappy-medium!)
12/10/20139:53AM
14 Idon'tfeelanyconnectionwithit-- 12/9/201312:15PM
15 noopinion 12/8/20133:54PM
16 Ithinkmemorialssuchastheseareimportantremindersofourhistory 12/8/20138:51AM
17 Whatwouldbethereasontoremoveit?areverentialandiconicsymbolofthecommunityinacentralpublic space,themostappropriatespaceforit.
12/7/20131:39PM
18 Nicetohavebutdoesn'tneedtobeinthislocation.CouldbeinMemorialParkforexample. 12/7/201311:26AM
19 Wecouldeasilyhaveamonumentdistric toverbytheveteran'smemorial. 12/7/20138:21AM
20 Noopinion 12/6/20139:25PM
21 It'smoreabenchthanamonument. 12/6/20138:44PM
22 Itprovidesahistoricaltouchstoneforourcommunity.Ifi tismovedsomewhereelse,Ithinkitneedstobereplacedwithsomethingelsethatsymbolizesthecommunitycontinuity.Amonumentforpeacemightbenice.
12/6/20135:51PM
23 Veryimportanthistoricalremembrance.Looksniceandgreatspotforsittingduringevents. 12/6/20135:17PM
24 CouldthatmonumentbemovedtothenewerWWIImemorialnearRiversideParkandHwy3? 12/6/20135:07PM
25 MoveittotheVeterans'Park. 12/6/20133:54PM
26 ThatmonumentwasdesignedfortheSquare.Ithasbeentheresinceitwasinstalledinthe1920s.Itisalsol istedintheNationalRegisternomination.Icouldseethememorialmovingc losertotheriverbutitwouldsti l l havetobec losetotheoriginallocation.
12/6/20132:13PM
27 Itdoesn'thavetostayrightwhereitis,butthememorialinsomefashionneedstobenearthedowntown(andAmesMill)asafurtherreminderofthehistoryofthec ityanditspossiblel inktotheJamesYoungergangchoosingNfldasatarget.
12/6/20132:04PM
28 It'sapieceofhistory,andsoshouldn'tbelost.Butitcouldbemovedelsewhere. 12/6/20131:58PM
29 ItseemsworthconsideringadifferentlocationwithintheBridgeSquarearea,inordertokeepit"in"BridgeSquarewhileallowingforpossiblymoreeffectivespaceuse.
12/6/20131:54PM
30 ItisessentialtokeepourCivilWarMonumentinitsplace.Can'timagineanyonewantingtomovethis!Wehonorourveterans.
12/6/201311:09AM
31 Ithinkforhistory'ssakeitshouldstaysomewhereinthevacinity,butitdoesnothavetostayinit'scurrent,prominentlocation.
12/6/201310:24AM
32 Thiscouldbemovedtotheotherwarmemoriallocationalonghighway3.However,I'mnotaveteran.Veteransmayhaveadifferentviewanditwouldbeamistaketomovesomethingthatmanypeopleviewassacred.
12/6/201310:15AM
33 ConsidermovingittoVeteran'sParktomakemoreroom 12/6/20138:52AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
13/53
48.15% 91
33.33% 63
14.81% 28
3.70% 7
Q7HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheSheldahlfountainonBridgeSquare?
Answered:189 Skipped:7
Total 189
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Peopledol ikethewaterfeatureonBridgeSquareandoftenonhotdaysandintheeveningtherearepeople--especiallyw/smallchildrengatheredthere.
12/20/201311:28AM
2 Itisnicetohaveafountain.Ipreferamoretraditionalstyle,butI'dratherhavetheSheldahlfountainvs.nofountain.
12/20/20139:41AM
3 Thisisabeautifulfountainandfocalpoint. 12/20/20139:18AM
4 PeopleLOVEthatfountain!Kidsarealwaysplayingnearit.Andit'smuchsaferthantheriver. 12/20/20138:49AM
5 Mysonrunstoiteverychancehegets! 12/19/20138:25PM
6 Ithinkthefountainshouldbemoved.Asthecenterofthesquareitisadivideranddistraction.Ifi twererelocatedtoacrossthestreetbythebridgeandriver,forexample,thesquarecouldfunctionmoreasarealeventspace.
12/19/20132:01PM
7 Idon'tknowwhatthatis. 12/19/20131:56PM
8 Waterfeatureisniceonthosehotsteamydaysbutthatfountainisugly,inmyopinion.Ilovelovetoseeamisterl iketheoneatAmmermanPavil l ion.
12/19/20131:51PM
9 ItisaNorthfieldicon! 12/19/20131:23PM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
14/53
10 I'dl iketoseeasmallerfountain…….withwaterrecycledupfromtherivertoautomaticallywaterflowersandgardensinthesquare.Ormaybeaplatformof"dancingwaters"forkidstoplayinwhenitisreallyhot…..l iketheyhaveattheAPPLEVALLEYZOO.
12/11/20131:01PM
11 Ilovewatchingthekidspaddletheirfeetonhotdays,butitdoestakeupagreatdealofspace.SoIcouldbeconvincedabetteruseofspacecouldbemade.
12/11/201312:58PM
12 Ifnotthatfountain,afountain. 12/11/20136:52AM
13 Ithinkhavingawaterfeatureofsomesortisvaluable,butIdon'tthinktheexistingfountainisparticularlyattractive.
12/10/20131:51PM
14 Someofthehistoryofthispiecemaybelostonme,butpersonallyIamnotveryattachedtothefountain,especiallyasacenterpieceofthesquare.Infact,Ithinkthismightmakeareallylovelyadditiontoriversidepark/theveteransmemorial.Or,perhapsthiscouldmovetoanotherlocationwithinthesquare,saymoreontheriverfront,orelseanotherlocationdowntown.
12/10/20139:53AM
15 Itisnotanicelookingfountain-toomodernforthelookofthesquare. 12/9/201312:37PM
16 Morefortheextraplacestositthanfortheaesthetics.. 12/9/201312:15PM
17 Kidsenjoyit. 12/9/201311:59AM
18 noopinion 12/8/20133:54PM
19 Orputinanewone. 12/8/20132:38PM
20 we'recreatedmanymemoriesatthefountaininoursixyearshere.ourkidsloveit. 12/8/20138:51AM
21 Thereisjustnoreasontomoveit…why?toreplaceitwithanotherneweramenity? 12/7/20131:39PM
22 Itdependswhatwouldreplaceit.Ireallyl ikethefountainbutfortherightidea...? 12/7/201311:26AM
23 Afountainisanicefeatureinapublic space.Thatparticularfountainisnotartisticallydistinctive. 12/7/20138:21AM
24 I'veneverunderstoodtheattractionofthefountain.Ittakesupalotofspaceandalwaysseemskindagrimy-oruseless,sinceit'sturnedoffforathirdoftheyear.
12/6/20138:44PM
25 Il ikehavingafountainthere. 12/6/20135:51PM
26 TotallymakesBridgeSquare.Veryattractive. 12/6/20135:17PM
27 Greatgatheringplaceandsourceofreliefduringhotweatherduringthemostpopulargatheringseason.
12/6/20135:07PM
28 Itcouldbemovec losertotheriver. 12/6/20132:13PM
29 Aswith#5above,Il ikeit--butifanexcitingnewplanprecludesit,I'dthinkaboutmovingitelsewhere.
12/6/20131:58PM
30 It'sprettypopularwiththechildren...infact,it'sthec losestthingwe'vegottoplaygroundequipmentinBridgeSquareanditspresenceprobablyallowsparentsofyoungchildrentoattendevents.
12/6/20131:54PM
31 Thekidslovetoplayinit,butitwouldprobablybebetterifi twouldactuallybeaninteractivewaterfeature…meanttobeplayedin.
12/6/20131:15PM
32 UnbelievablethatthiscouldbemovedfromBridgeSquare!jake'sfountainaddssomuchinterest,beauty,andchildrenlovetosplashinit,whichisexactlywhatjakewantedthemtodo.Enjoythefountain.
12/6/201311:09AM
33 Thesquareneedsafocalpointandafountainisattractiveinthewarmermonths-notveryimpressivefor6monthsoftheyear.
12/6/201310:15AM
34 It'sagreatamenity,forbothkidsandadults.It'saplacetosit,cooloffonahotday,andit'svisuallypleasing.
12/6/20138:52AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
15/53
83.16% 158
13.16% 25
2.63% 5
1.05% 2
Q8HowimportantisittoyoutokeepthetreesonBridgeSquare?
Answered:190 Skipped:6
Total 190
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Andimprovetherestofthelandscapingtoo--please!Thisisac ityhub!! 12/20/201311:28AM
2 Public spaceswithouttreesarenotverywelcomingforvisitors.Lookatparksl ikeSibleyorthesoccercomplexwheretherearefewtrees.Lesspeoplevisitthere.
12/20/201310:57AM
3 Weneedmoretreeseverywhereintown,especiallyinthebusinessdistric t. 12/20/20139:41AM
4 Shadeandasensethatthesquarehasbeenapartofthecommunityforaverylongtime. 12/20/20138:49AM
5 Needtokeeptrees,butagain,theycouldbemovedaroundsome.Iespeciallyl ikethetreesalongtheriver.
12/19/20132:01PM
6 Shade! 12/19/20131:51PM
7 Really,thetrees!?!Yes,keepthetrees! 12/19/20131:23PM
8 Il ikethetreesverymuch.Theyprovideshadeandsomecolorandmoreimportantlyoxygen!Removingthetreeswouldbekindofsad,inmyopinion!
12/10/20139:53AM
9 Itisveryimportanttohaveappropriatetreesandlandscapinginthisspace.Thespecific treeswoulddependonhowtheyfitintotheoveralllandscapingplanforBridgeSquare.
12/9/201312:21PM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
16/53
10 It'sjustalotnicerwithtrees.. 12/9/201312:15PM
11 Treesneedtobegroomedonaregularbasis.And,overtime,mayneedtobereplaced.Butthematureareveryimportantfortheoverallambiance.
12/8/20131:22PM
12 weliketoseethetreesespeciallydecoratedwithwhitel ightsforDecember.Inoticedthisyearthattwoofthetreeshavenewerlookingbluishl ightsandtherestareanicegoldenwhite.Iwonderifthatcanbechangedsothattheyareallthenicegolden??:)
12/8/20138:51AM
13 Ifnotthesespecific treesthenothermaturetrees. 12/7/20135:27PM
14 thetreesandgrassareawelcomecoolislandofnatureandgreeninthemidstofthemanyredbrickbuildingsandsurroundinghardscape.ThisisaSMALLtown,anditshouldlookl ikeasmalltown.
12/7/20131:39PM
15 Greenspaceandtreesprovideapleasantrespitefrompavement. 12/7/20138:21AM
16 Shade!Beauty! 12/6/20138:44PM
17 Weneedmoretrees,notless. 12/6/20135:51PM
18 Thetreesareveryniceandtheshadeisappreciated. 12/6/20135:17PM
19 Treesprovideshape,height,color,shade,mercy. 12/6/20135:07PM
20 Noonewantstositinthesun. 12/6/20133:53PM
21 Perhapsevenmoretrees. 12/6/20132:47PM
22 Withouttreesyoumightaswellc loseBridgeSquare! 12/6/20132:15PM
23 Onlyifthetreesweresmaller.Downtownneverhadtreesbeforeandwecoulddomuchmorewithothertypesofgreens.
12/6/20132:13PM
24 Thosetrees,oranytrees?Don'twantthefuturesquaretobetreelesshardscape. 12/6/20132:04PM
25 Again,Ilovethetrees--butseehowtheycouldinterferewithadesirablenewplan. 12/6/20131:58PM
26 It'snicetohaveal ittleshadeforeventintheheatoftheSummer.Thetreescouldberelocated...orreplacedbysomeothershadeproducingelement(s).
12/6/20131:54PM
27 orother,bettervarieties 12/6/20131:53PM
28 Yourseriouslyevenasking?Whydon'tyoujustpavethewholedamnthingover.(Sarcasm).Thisshouldstayanicecomfortablepark.ItshouldactuallyhaveMOREtrees,notless.
12/6/20131:23PM
29 Treesaddsomuchtoourc ity!MyperfectRedMapleontheeastsideofBridgeSquareaddsbeautyandshade.
12/6/201311:09AM
30 LESSCONCRETETHEBETTER,NEEDTREESTOKEEPTHEBEATDOWN. 12/6/201311:01AM
31 Thetreesandflowersmakethespaceattractiveand"l ivable."BridgeSquarewithouttreesandflowerswouldjustbeaslabofcement-howugly.
12/6/201310:15AM
32 Weneedmoreshadedowntown. 12/6/20138:52AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
17/53
84.66% 160
10.05% 19
2.65% 5
2.65% 5
Q9HowimportantisittoyoutokeepthebenchesonBridgeSquare?
Answered:189 Skipped:7
Total 189
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Again,itkeepsitasasocial&culturalgatheringplace. 12/20/20139:41AM
2 Ifanythingweneedmorebenches. 12/20/20139:18AM
3 actually,itwouldbenicetohavemoreseatingonBridgeSquare 12/20/20139:18AM
4 Again...thisisacommunitygatheringplace. 12/20/20138:49AM
5 Addmoreseating! 12/20/20138:38AM
6 Couldusemoreifthecommunitywantsthesquaretobeused. 12/20/20137:25AM
7 Iwouldalmostl iketoseemorebenches/seating. 12/19/20138:25PM
8 weneedmoreseating! 12/19/20133:22PM
9 Shouldbemorebenchesandquiet,semi-privateplacestositandtalk. 12/19/20132:01PM
10 Keepthem!Sittingisnice!OMG! 12/19/20131:23PM
11 Morebencheswouldbegreat 12/12/20137:46AM
12 Alwaysnicetohaveaplacetosit&watchwhateveritisgoingonaroundme 12/11/20131:26PM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
18/53
13 Ifeelthatsomeseatingisimportantbutthatdoesn'tmeanithastobebenches,orberightwheretheyarenow.
12/11/20131:01PM
14 Orsomeformofseating 12/11/201311:51AM
15 Needmorebenches 12/10/20131:14PM
16 Ithinkit'sveryimportanttoinc ludeseatinginBridgeSquare.Ithinkthecurrentbenchesarefine,althoughmyconcernisthattheydonotencouragesocializing,per-say,andagainIthinktheyfeelal i ttleexposedifyouwanttositandhaveaquietchatorread,etc.Someseatingarrangements(l ikel ittlecafetables/chairs)aswellasbenchesmightbenice,andarrangedinwaysthatbothinspiresocializingaswellassome"cozier"privatespotsIthinkareinorder.
12/10/20139:53AM
17 Itisveryimportanttoprovidepublic seatinginthisspace.Thespecific benchesdependonhowtheyfitintoanoveraldesignforBridgeSquare.
12/9/201312:21PM
18 Lotsoffolks(sometimesinc ludingme)haveabettertimewhentheycantakearestoccasionally.Keepthebenches
12/9/201312:15PM
19 Benchesareveryimportant!Thatbeingsaid,ifanotherdesignwouldcomplimenttheuseofthesquareevenmore,achangecouldsti l l work.
12/8/20131:22PM
20 weusethemregularly 12/8/20138:51AM
21 Peopleneedplacestorestwhilevisitingthesquare,wecouldusemorebenches 12/7/20137:22PM
22 Morebenchesplease! 12/7/20135:27PM
23 Whatpossiblevalidreasontoremovethem?Oneoftenmeetssomeoneforanimpromptuchatwhencrossingthesquare…hownice!
12/7/20131:39PM
24 Peoplel iketosit. 12/7/20138:21AM
25 Thereshouldbebenches,butnotnecessarilythosebenches 12/7/20138:12AM
26 Notnecessarilytheseparticularbenches,butcomfyseatingisnecessary.Comfierseatingwouldbeevenbetter-Adirondackchairs!
12/6/20138:44PM
27 benchesareneededbutshouldbedesignedintotheoveralllookandfeel 12/6/20135:48PM
28 Getlotsofuse. 12/6/20135:17PM
29 moreareneeded 12/6/20134:10PM
30 Il ikesittingthere. 12/6/20132:47PM
31 BenchesandTrees! 12/6/20132:15PM
32 Benchesandothersittingareasareanecessityforagreat"ThirdSpace"(orisit4thnow?--can'tkeepup).Thesebenches,inthisconfiguration,cancertainlyshift,ascantherecentgametables,asdesignsarefirmedup.
12/6/20132:04PM
33 orotherbenches 12/6/20131:53PM
34 Morebencheswouldbenice... 12/6/20131:32PM
35 Iusethebenchesoften,asdoothers.Often,Ihavesaidtostrangers,"Youhavethebestseatintown!"Theyagree.
12/6/201311:09AM
36 BridgeSquareshouldbeabeautifulplacewherepeoplewanttol ingerandmeetandrest.Eventsaregoodbuttheyarenotthemainreasonforthesquare'sexistence.
12/6/201310:15AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
19/53
33.69% 63
42.25% 79
20.32% 38
3.74% 7
Q10Howimportantisittoyoutokeepthepicnic/gametablesonBridgeSquare?
Answered:187 Skipped:9
Total 187
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Iwasnotawarethatthereweretables. 12/20/201310:57AM
2 Iactuallycan'tpic turethem.Iftheyareoverbytheriver,thatwouldbenice. 12/20/20139:41AM
3 Again,themoreplacesforpeopletositandhangout,thebetter. 12/20/20139:18AM
4 Picnic-yesGametables-no 12/20/20138:38AM
5 thepicnictableisnotwelcoming-needmorepermanentseating,betterdesigns,morecreativityinseating.thinkhighl ineinNYC.wecandobetterthanjustapicnictable.
12/19/20133:22PM
6 Idon'trememberevernotic ingthese…Wherearethey? 12/19/20132:01PM
7 Hereagain...Inevernoticed. 12/19/20131:51PM
8 Welovetobuylunchsndeatbytheriver.Itisafavoritefamilyactivity. 12/19/20131:23PM
9 Moretableswouldbegreat. 12/12/20137:46AM
10 Needmorepicnictables 12/10/20131:14PM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
20/53
11 Ican'trecallseeingthese...aretheythereonlyinsummerperhaps?Anyway,Ithinkit'spotentiallyaniceidea.
12/10/20139:53AM
12 Amplepublic seatingismoreimportantthatpicnicorgametables.Thepicnictablesarecurrentlywellusedbecausethepublic seatingisotherwiseinsuffic ient.
12/9/201312:21PM
13 Aslongasthereareextratablesforeatingevents,Idon'tcaremuchtherestofthetime 12/9/201312:15PM
14 DependsonthefutureeventsthatoccuratBridgeSquare. 12/8/20131:22PM
15 wejustusethematDJJDandTasteofNorthfield.seemsliketheycouldbemovedinforthat. 12/8/20138:51AM
16 Lovethegametables 12/7/20137:22PM
17 Therearegametables?Nevernoticeddespitehundredsofvisits.Yestopicnictables. 12/7/20135:27PM
18 they'reveryniceinthesquare,butcouldmovec losertotheriverifspaceisneededforsomereasoninthesquare'proper'.
12/7/20131:39PM
19 Nice,butnotnecessary. 12/7/20138:21AM
20 Meh. 12/6/20138:44PM
21 Especiallyimportantduringeventsbutalwaysaplus. 12/6/20135:17PM
22 Notsurethey'vebeentherelongenoughtodeterminetheirvalue. 12/6/20133:54PM
23 Goodadditiontothespace--needtogivepeoplepermissiontoslowdown. 12/6/20132:04PM
24 Thepicnictableshaveproventobequitepopular.ItseemsthatonlythatWigleycharacterwantedthegametables.
12/6/20131:54PM
25 Wecouldusecollapsiblepicnictablesforuseduringeventswherepeopleeatalot. 12/6/201311:09AM
26 Iamsothankfulthatthec itydecidedtoputthosein!Theyarefantastic andnowthesquarehaspeopleonitallthetime.Again,thesearegreatduringtheworkweekbecausewecantakeourlunchesandeatthemoutsideandberightintheheartofdowntown.
12/6/201310:24AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
21/53
55.26% 105
28.95% 55
11.58% 22
4.21% 8
Q11HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheflowerpotsonBridgeSquare?
Answered:190 Skipped:6
Total 190
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 Again,anattractiveinvitingspacewithgoodlandscapingisimportant--thatcouldinc ludethecurrentflowerpotsornot.
12/20/201311:28AM
2 Aestheticsarealwaysnice. 12/20/201310:57AM
3 Flowerpotsareveryareniceaslongastheyaremaintained. 12/20/20139:41AM
4 Colorandlove...theyaddbeauty. 12/20/20138:49AM
5 anicetouch. 12/19/20132:01PM
6 Greatcollaborationandtheyarestunning. 12/19/20131:51PM
7 Theyarelovely 12/19/20131:23PM
8 flowersandplantsarenice,butdon'tneedtoberightwheretheyarenow..orinpots. 12/11/20131:01PM
9 Il ikeflowers!Againitcreatesacolorfulandaestheticallypleasingspace.Also,againtheywayinwhichflowerpotsorflowerbedsarearrangedcanreallyshapetheatmosphereofthesquareandcanreallybeuti l izedtocreatethefeelingsImentionedabove.
12/10/20139:53AM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
22/53
10 PlantersandflowerpotsshouldbeincorporatedintotheoveralldesignforBridgeSquare.Theexistingflowerpotsmayormaynotbethebestlong-termsolutionforthisspace.
12/9/201312:21PM
11 Makesitlookgreat. 12/9/201312:15PM
12 "Potsareveryimportant.But,again,theuseofthesquareshoulddictatetheirdesign.Alsoneedtoconsiderdurabil i ty.
12/8/20131:22PM
13 Flowersyes.Intheseorotherpots. 12/7/20135:27PM
14 HelpingplantflowersanddeadheadthemduringthesummerasamemberoftheGardenClubhasbeenaverysatisfyingactivity-somanypassersbyareappreciativeandstoptochat.
12/7/20132:46PM
15 Ikeeprepeatingthis…butwhatwouldbethereasontoremovethesedecorativeelements?Peopleareconstantlycomplainingaboutthelossofconnectionsto'Nature';theflowersprovidethisaswellasdecoration.
12/7/20131:39PM
16 Doesn'thavetobeflowerpots.Butgrowingthingsareimportant. 12/7/201312:49PM
17 Theflowerpotsarejustadetail.Abetterquestionwouldbeabouttheoverallaestheticsanddecorationofthispublic space.
12/7/20138:21AM
18 Nicetohaveflowerpotsbutdon'thavetobethoseexactpots 12/7/20138:12AM
19 Livingthingsl iketheflowersandtreesareessentiallytokeepingtheplazafromfeelingarid. 12/6/20138:44PM
20 Theyarebeautiful.Weneedmorebeautificationprojectsinourtown,notfewer. 12/6/20135:51PM
21 againdesignthemintotheoveralllookandfeel 12/6/20135:48PM
22 Needsomekindoflandscaping-ifnotflowerpots,flowergarden. 12/6/20133:54PM
23 Atthistimewedon'thaveagreatideaofthefinaldesign.Thisisrated"Somewhat"toindicatetehneedforl ivingthings,notapatio.
12/6/20132:04PM
24 Flowersandnaturalgreeneryareimportant...butI'mnotweddedtopots. 12/6/20131:58PM
25 Flowerpotsarenotimportant."Permanent"plantersareveryimportant.IthinkT.J.HeinricyhadsuggestedplantersthatwereraisedtoaheightthatwouldbemoreconvenientfortheGardenClubandcreatepotentialforbuilt-inbenches.
12/6/20131:54PM
26 Perhaps,theycouldbeasmallersizetouselessspace,buttheylooklovely. 12/6/201311:09AM
27 Theplantersareaverybeautifuladditiontothedowntown.Drivingthroughothertownstheplantingshavealwaysmadethecenteroftownsfeelwarm.Addingcolortoonesworldisveryimportant.
12/6/201311:01AM
28 Thereareflowerpots? 12/6/201310:55AM
29 Flowersinthec itycenteraregorgeousandmakeNorthfieldappeartobeatownthatiscaredforandaplacewherepeoplewouldl iketospendtime.
12/6/201310:15AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
23/53
Q12Whatcommentsdoyouhaveaboutothercurrentelements/fixturesofBridge
Squarenotlistedabove?Answered:54 Skipped:142
# Responses Date
1 Wouldl iketoseeitopenedupabit...c losearoad,connectittotheriver. 12/20/201312:03PM
2 Traffic patternisthedefiningfactorregardinganyrenovationstoBridgeSquare.AsthePostOfficegoesaway,isitpossibletoconvertthestreetsontwosidesintopedestrianwalkways?Thatwouldopenthesquaretomanymorepossibil i ties.
12/20/201311:52AM
3 Reallypeople.WecouldbetterontheholidaydecorationsforBridgeSquare.Itneedstolookl ikewe'repayingattentiontothedetails.Hello.
12/20/201311:28AM
4 MaybeweshouldseewhathappenswiththepostofficebeforeputtingtoomuchmoneyintoBridgeSquare.I'msuretherewil lbesignificantreconstructionwhichmaydamageorchangethecharacterofBridgeSquare.Someonewouldhavetopayfordamage,butfixingsomethingisneverthesame.IthinkweshouldspendmoneyonfixingthedamagedRiverwalkasmentionedinthepaper.
12/20/20139:41AM
5 Thedrinkingfountainisalsoimportant.AsIsaidabove,themoreelementsthatmakeitpleasantforpeopletospendtimethere,thebetter.
12/20/20139:18AM
6 LeaveBridgeSquarealone.ThecharmofBridgeSquarewaswhatdrewustothiscommunity13yearsago.Wewerelookingforacommunitywithsoulandcharm.BridgeSquareandtheRiverFrontcontributedagreatdealtothat.
12/20/20138:49AM
7 Retainthecurrentstreetgrid. 12/20/20138:31AM
8 Needgrass! 12/19/201310:26PM
9 I'mnotsurewhatiswrongwithwhatwehave. 12/19/20133:36PM
10 closethestreetsinfrontoftheHistoricalSocietyandalongthedamtocreateagroundleveltownsquare
12/19/20133:31PM
11 IthinkthebusinessesthatsurroundBridgeSquareshouldinc ludearestaurantorcafewhichcouldspil l outontotheSquareintherightseason.Eveninwinter,thiskindoftraffic wouldanimatetheSquaremuchmorethanitisnow.
12/19/20132:01PM
12 Whileweareat,let'skeepthedrinkingfountain.IreallycannotfathomwhyBridgeSquarecouldpossiblyneedanipdate.Iloveitasis.Reallyloveit.
12/19/20131:23PM
13 Functioningdrinkingfountainsarevaluable. 12/16/20139:13PM
14 Keeptheold,suchastheCivilWarMemorial,andcombinewiththeneworrecent. 12/11/20136:13PM
15 RemovetheroadontheWestsideofBridgeSquaretomakeitalargerparkareathatdirectlyconnectswiththeriver;andletpeopleturnleftontheSEcorner.Also,keepthedam.Removingthedamandreplacingitwithrocksisareallybadidea.It'l l lookniceabouttwoweeksayearwhenthewaterisflowingfromthesnowmelt.Therestoftheyearit'l l lookl ikeapileofrockswithatrickleofwaterrunningthroughthem.
12/11/20135:18PM
16 IloveBridgesquare-lovethatit'sthecenterofmanyactivitiesandlovethatit'sagreatplacetositandfeelconnectedtosomething.Whenwewerenewtotown&knewnobodyandmychildrenwereveryl i ttle,itgavemeaplacetogotoeasilyentertainthekids&feelconnectedtoatownthatIl iked,butthatIdidn'tfeelconnectedtoyet.Itwasanopportunitytobeout&partofsomethingeventhoughIwasnotpartofsomething.NowIloveitasagatheringplace-andIsti l l useitasaresting/connectingplace
12/11/20131:26PM
17 Maybetherearemoreroadsgoingthroughtherethanneeded?Theparkcouldbemuchlargeritseems…..withoutsomanyroadsortraffic forvisitorstohavetodealwith.
12/11/20131:01PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
24/53
18 BridgeSquareisawonderfulmulti-usespace.It'saparkofsorts,definitelyagatheringspace,andafocusforthedowntown.Wemustcherishit,butchangingitabittokeepitheavilyusedandacenterofthecommunityisreasonable.
12/11/201312:58PM
19 IhaveconsiderableexperienceinCentalAmericanc itiesandtownswhereElCentro,orthezocolo,asitisoftencalled,isthecenterpieceofthecommunityandthegatheringspotforall...Tome,theBridgeSquaredoesnotofferthatkindoffeeloruse....youneedtomakeitnotonlypeoplefriendly,butpeopleattractive.....anabsolutemustispublic WIFIavailabethroughoutthepark...benchestositandtalk,attractivelandscaping,goodeveningl ighting,andevents,evensmall,thatwil lattractpeopleandfamiliestocomedownandinteract...Ifi twereme,Iwouldgiveseriousconsiderationtoc losingoffstreetsandmakingthempedestrianavenues.Inspecific ,Iwouldc loseoffthesouthernstreetinfrontoftheOliveOilandVinegarstore,andc loseofftheroadbetweenthesquareandtheparkbytheriver....KeepopenthenorthernroadandtheroaduptothePostOfficebuildingbutdon'thavetogothroughtothenorth....Thisnowconnctsthesquarewiththeparkbytheriverandgreatlyexpandsitsuseandattractiveness.Doingthiswouldnowallowinthefutureforperhapsarestaurantorcafewithoutsidediningorcoffeeandaplacetositandwatchpeople,etc.Tremendousattractiontohavestuffl ikethisfocusedontheSquareingoodweather..Iknowyouwon'tdomuchofthis,butfranklyotherwiseyou'rejuswtputtingl ipstickon...makeitATTRACTIVEtopeopletocometo,ormostofuswil ljustkeepwalkingbynomatterwhatyoudo.Finally,thePostofficebuildingisabigelephantthere...itisverydifficultandveryexpensivetoturnabuildingl ikethatintosomethingusableandpeoplefriendly/thecostofrefittingandremodelingthatbuildingwil lbeenormous,enoughtoputoffanyusesthatmightbeconducivetotheSQuare,soalotofthoughtmustbegiventothat.IwouldhonestlyhavetheCitybuyitandturnitintoCityOfficesandmeetingplacestokeepapublic usefeeltoit.Butifyoudon'tdoanythingelse,PLEASEputinWIFI,oryouwon'tattractmuchofanyonetothespace
12/11/20139:58AM
20 Itisabeautiful,wonderfulgatheringplaceasis.Don'tchangeit! 12/11/20139:43AM
21 Ifitain'tbroke,don'tfixit.Itseemswearelookingforasolutioninsearchofaproblemhere.Whyspendmoretaxpayermoneywhenwedon'treallyneedtoo?
12/11/20136:52AM
22 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:13PM
23 Functioningdrinkingfountainsareimportant. 12/10/20131:51PM
24 Thegrass--thisisatoughone.Havinggreengrassinsummerisnice.Butit'salotofwork,$,andcanbequiteabuggertoupkeep.Icouldseeremovingsomeofthegrassandactuallyhavingmoreofthespacepaved,aswellasinc ludingmoreflowerpotsorbedsinlocationswheretheywon'tbetrampledduringevents.Thepathways-sometimesal ittlefunnyforpedestrianuse,especiallytowardstheriverfront.Thiswouldinc ludethecrosswalksgoingfromthe"island"towardthePO,andalongtheriverfrontcrossing4th.Roads-Iforonevoteforc losingoffeitherWaterStand/orBridgeSquareRoadusingthein-streetbarricades.Bycreatingacul-de-sac,youcouldsti l l haveadequateparking,butthiswouldcreateevenmoreofa"park"feelinthesquare,wouldinspiremorepedestrianuse,allowformoreroomforthingsinc ludingsummerandwintereventsalike(perhapsanicerink!?).Sincethisisthecenteroftown,perhapssomeoftheseparkingspacesshouldbehandicapaccessibletocreateasmuchaccessibil i tyaspossible.
12/10/20139:53AM
25 Iwouldsupportplantingmoretreesforshade--especiallyifthepopcornwagondisappearsandmakesmoreroom.
12/9/20133:03PM
26 Dontwehavebetterthingstospendmoneyon... 12/9/20132:43PM
27 Pedestrianflowandaccessshouldbetheprimaryconsiderationforthisspace.Providingsomelevelofprivacyfromthesurroundingtraffic (throughhardscapingorlandscaping)shouldalsobeapriority.
12/9/201312:21PM
28 IloveBridgeSquare.Irealizechangecanbegoodsometimes,andthec ityl ikestochangeitup.TheonlythingIwouldsuggestisc losethestreettomotorvehic les....
12/8/20131:42PM
29 Findawaytoexpandthesquare. 12/7/20137:22PM
30 Donotc losethestreets.Thiscenteroftownfunctionsverywell. 12/7/20132:46PM
31 Complaintsaboutthegrassnotbeingperfect,orhardtokeepare,inmyview,sil ly.Thegreenisvisuallywelcomingasaplacetorelaxamidstthesurroundinghardscape;itdoesn'thavetobeperfect…it'sused.
12/7/20131:39PM
32 Traffic needstobere-routed.Connectthecentralplazatotheriverwithoutthe1/2blockofWaterStreetbisectingit.
12/7/20138:21AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
25/53
33 Iwouldl ikethesquaretobemorel ikeaEuropeanplaza.Takeawaythegrassandcube.Cobblestonethesurfacerightintotheroad.
12/7/20138:12AM
34 Ifanychangesaremade,IwouldlovetoseeBridgeSquarecontinuetobeagreatplaceforourcommunitytogatherinlargenumbers.Sometimesitfeelschoppedupandhardtonavigateatlargeevents.
12/7/20133:52AM
35 Lawnalwayslooktired.Ithinkweneedpermanenthardscapeinsteadofgrass.Wealsoneedmoregardensthereaswell.
12/6/20138:53PM
36 Mymainbeefaboutthesquareisthetraffic flow-thel ittlespuralongthemailboxesisannoyinganddumb,andthetraffic throughtheintersectionisoftenmuddledandnotinvitingtopedestrians.I'dlovetoseeDivisionbetweenFourthandFifthc losedtocars.
12/6/20138:44PM
37 sometimesit'sjustal i ttlesmall 12/6/20138:04PM
38 notknowingwhatcomesnext...Ithinkbridgesquareshouldbedesignedlikeaeuropeanplaza,stone,fountain,l imitedcartraffic .
12/6/20135:48PM
39 BridgeSquarehasneverlookedorfunctionedbetter.Ihaven'tseentoomanynewconcepts.SawoneoncewithapicketfencethatIreallyhated.Grasscouldmaybeusesomehelpaslongaswedon'thavetokeepoffit.
12/6/20135:17PM
40 RaisingthesectionofWaterStreetbetweenthePOand4thSt.tothecurbheightcouldslowvehiculartraffic ,andmaketheareafeelmorel ikeonebigparkwhenthestreetisc losedforevents.
12/6/20135:07PM
41 Convenientandportableseating-wheeledinandouteasily 12/6/20134:51PM
42 Theelementsinthesquarehaveevolvedovertimewithoutmuchofaplan.Evenso,itseemstoattractpeopleandtoworkasamoreformalgatheringplace.Beforewecompletelyreconstructit,weshouldlookathowtoexpandthearea,howtoconnectitwithotherelementsdowntown,etc.Itwil l behardtogetaconsensusonradicalchange,andI'mnotsurethesquaremeritsradicalchange.Ihopetheresultofthesurveyisnotareflectionofasmallgroup.Itiscriticalthatradicalchangesaretheresultofcarefulagreementonanoverallgoal.Thismaybedifficulttoachieve.
12/6/20133:54PM
43 GivepeoplereasonstobeinBridgeSquareattimesotherthanevents.Makeitadailyplacetobe. 12/6/20132:56PM
44 Let'sbesuretokeepthepostofficeontheSquare.Itbringspeopletothesquare,andjustbeingbytheSquareencouragesthemtomaybetakeamomentandrelax.
12/6/20132:47PM
45 BridgeSquareishardtoworkwithforeventsandgatherings.Itisagoodplaceforsmallgroupstogatherandtalkbutitishardforlargeevents.
12/6/20132:13PM
46 IthinkthattheCommunityBandConcertsareveryimportant.ItwouldbegreatifwecouldreshapeBridgeSquaretobetteraccommodatethoseperformancesandaudiences.
12/6/20131:54PM
47 theparticularfixturesaren'timportant,butthefunctionsareimportant. 12/6/20131:53PM
48 Grassneedstobereplaced/reseeded.Shouldinvestindurablesod.Closethestreetinfrontofthehistoric ialsociety,aswellasstopitinfrontofthepostoffice.reconnectBridgeSqaurewiththeRiver.
12/6/20131:23PM
49 I'dl iketohearmoreaboutnewproposalssothatIcouldoffermorespecific feedbackontheideasbeingtossedabout.
12/6/20131:15PM
50 Theparkingisaproblem...IthinkhoweverIwouldsuggestthatDivisionStbemadeaONEWAYthatwayalltraffic flowwil lbeinonedirectionandparkingwil lbemadeeasierwiththeflowgoingonedirection.MysuggestionwouldbetomakeitflowNORTHTOSOUTH.
12/6/201312:29PM
51 WearenowenjoyingthebeautifulChristmastreel ights!Thankstothosewhodothem! 12/6/201311:09AM
52 Wouldbegreattohaveitmoreparkl ike. 12/6/201311:01AM
53 Theflowerpotsandbasketsaddalottothewelcomingfeelingofdowntown.Thankstothevolunteersandworkersthatmaintainthem!!
12/6/201310:46AM
54 Youdidn'taskhowimportantitistokeeptraffic movingalongthesquare-tome,itisabsolutelynotnecessary.Ithinkitwouldbesofantastic tocreateamoreparkl ikesettingbygettingridofthecars!
12/6/201310:24AM
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26/53
Q13WhatdoyoulikebestaboutBridgeSquare?Whatarethesuccessfulfeatures?
Answered:108 Skipped:88
# Responses Date
1 benches,aplacetomeetandgreet,flowerandwinterpots,aplaceforthecommunitytocometogether.
12/20/201312:28PM
2 Thecentrallocation....thegatheringspot....eventcenter. 12/20/201312:07PM
3 Itisadowntownfocalpoint.It'sproximitytotheriverandmillrace. 12/20/201311:53AM
4 grass,shade,plantings,waterfeaturesomewheretogetatreat--currentlythepopcornwagon 12/20/201311:37AM
5 Itisawonderfullocalcentralizedgatheringplace.Thefountainandlandscapingmakeitattractivetolocalsandvisitors.
12/20/201310:58AM
6 Goodgatheringplace.Il ikethatitiscentralwithsomeareasflowingofffromit.Il ikethecommunityhubfactor.Ilovethebigtrees.Il ikethatthereisawaterelement,thoughI'mnotinlovewiththatparticularfountain.Il ikethattherearebenchestositonandeatasnackorpeoplewatch.
12/20/20139:54AM
7 It'sthere.Itisaniceplacetojusthangoutwithfamilyandfriends. 12/20/20139:48AM
8 thatitprovidesacentralgatheringplace.TheRiverWalkMarkethasbeenawonderfuladditiontoSaturdaymorningsdowntown.
12/20/20139:33AM
9 Thefountain,thepopcornwagon,theshadyareasandtheproximitytotheriver. 12/20/20139:20AM
10 walkingaround. 12/20/20138:44AM
11 Location,anditswalkable. 12/20/20138:39AM
12 Significant,historic ,centerc ivic squareofNorthfield. 12/20/20138:33AM
13 Ilovetheviewofthesquareasagatheringspacewithmanyagesandwalksofl i ferepresented.Mygrandchildrenlookforwardtovisitingthepopcornwagonwhentheyvisitinthesummer.Wehavelistenedtoconcertswiththesquareofpeopleenjoyingnotonlytheconcertorprogramandvisitingwithfolksaroundthesquare.Thefountainisasoothingandcomforting.DespiteitssmallsizeitremindsmeofatownsquareandIappreciatethatfeelinginNorthfield.It'sagreatcommunityspace.
12/20/20138:31AM
14 NewGametables 12/20/20138:01AM
15 TheG.T.Schjeldahlfountain,themonument. 12/20/20137:55AM
16 ThePopcornWagon.Itisthecentralfeaturedowntown.Thesquareshouldbeembracedbythecommunity.
12/20/20137:30AM
17 Itisset-uptoattractresidentsofallagesandfromallwalksofl i fe.Youneedtokeepthethingsthatallowpeopletofreelygatherandenjoythespace.
12/20/20136:50AM
18 Thefountainanditscentrallocation 12/19/20138:27PM
19 Acommunitymeetingplace. 12/19/20138:01PM
20 Greenspaceinadowntown 12/19/20137:05PM
21 Location,the"heartofcommunity"feelingoftheplace. 12/19/20134:53PM
22 centerofdowntown;accesstothewater;communitymagnet 12/19/20133:41PM
23 centralplaceforevents--greatduringvintagebandfestival 12/19/20133:24PM
24 GatheringspotforthecommunityEventssuchasThursdaysintheSummerRiverQuarterArts(notsureofrealtitleoftheSaturdayartsbooths)PopcornWagonEatingsport
12/19/20133:23PM
25 openspaceindowntown 12/19/20133:02PM
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27/53
26 Centrallocation.Hasmanyuses.Isusedbymanydifferentorganizationsandpeople. 12/19/20132:57PM
27 Itslocation-centraltothetown.Itsopenness.Thec learedgesfromthebuildingsaroundit. 12/19/20132:05PM
28 Astheparentofasmallchild,Ilovethefountainbecauseit'sentertaining.AndIlovethetreesforshade.ButmostlyIlovethehugevarietyofthingsthathappenthere.
12/19/20132:04PM
29 Centallocationalongtheriver. 12/19/20131:56PM
30 Il ikewhenthereisn'taneventgoingonyoucansitonabenchandenjoybeingdowntownandpeoplewatch.
12/19/20131:56PM
31 Itisaniceandwelcominggreenspace.Greatforfamilywalks. 12/19/20131:32PM
32 It'saniftysocialspace 12/19/20131:27PM
33 Gatheringspot.Quaint.Central.Homey.Unique.Pretty.Popcorn.Fountsin.Memorial.Freedrinkingwater.
12/19/20131:25PM
34 Thefountain,benches 12/16/20139:14PM
35 Ilovethatitiscentralhubforthedowntownwithlotsofevents. 12/11/20137:40PM
36 Space,location,river,proximitytobusinesses. 12/11/20136:17PM
37 Thefountain,benches,shade,grass,popcornwagon.It'sattractive! 12/11/20131:27PM
38 anicegatheringplaceforpeople……..withplantsandplacestositintheshade. 12/11/20131:13PM
39 Location,multi-function,gatheringspace 12/11/20131:00PM
40 TheattractiveriversidelocationSuccessfulfeaturescertainlyinc ludethepopcornwagonandfountain.
12/11/201311:56AM
41 Greenspace,viewofriver,central 12/11/201311:53AM
42 Ican'ttelloneparticularthingaboutBridgeSquare.Il ikeallofit.AsIsaid,don'tchangeit!! 12/11/20139:45AM
43 Itisgreatthewayitis. 12/11/20136:53AM
44 Bringingthecommunitytogether! 12/10/20133:22PM
45 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:14PM
46 Location;open-ness,havingsomecolor/greeninthedowntown.IenjoywalkingthroughBridgeSquarewhenI'mmakingtripsdowntownorjusttohaveadestinationforastroll,regardlessoftheweatherorseason.Farmersmarketssoundwonderful,Ican'twaittopartakeinthat!
12/10/20131:02PM
47 BridgeSquareisthecommunity"gatheringspace"ortinyl ivingroom.Sowhatifi t'snotbigenough?Wejustoverflow.It'stheplacetomeetpeople,hearconcerts,munchpopcorn,andenjoythebeautifulflowerpotsmaintainedbytheNfld.GardenClubdoneforover20years.
12/10/201310:55AM
48 Fountain,centrallocation. 12/9/20133:04PM
49 Nicegatheringspaceforpeople 12/9/20132:13PM
50 Centrallocation 12/9/20131:07PM
51 Centrallocation--thesenseofbeingintheheartoftown. 12/9/201312:16PM
52 Closetoimportantplaces,goodhang-outandmeetingspot,placetorunintofolks,placetorestandjustenjoyyoursurroundings,memoriesofsummerafternoonswithanicecreamconeorpopcorn...
12/9/201312:02PM
53 Tobeneartheriver,tohearthewaterinthefountain,toseewhat'snewinplanterseachyearbutmostlyasaplaceforpeopletositandvisitorobservewhat'sgoingonaroundthem.
12/9/20138:28AM
54 Everything.Itiswelllaidoutandeachfeatureisappreciated,evenloved. 12/8/20134:05PM
55 Thewaterfountain,popcornwagon,benchesandflowers.Allthosethingsmakemewanttogothereandhangoutwithkidsorfriends.
12/8/20132:41PM
56 Itislovelytohaveaplacetodevelopasenseofcommunity. 12/8/20131:34PM
57 gatheringplaceforpeople 12/8/20139:24AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
28/53
58 popcorn!fountain!poetryonthesidewalk! 12/8/20138:56AM
59 centralityattractivenesscommunityactivitiesandgatherings 12/8/201312:13AM
60 Itscentrallocation,surroundedbyourbeautifulhistoric buildingsandflankedbytheCannonRiver. 12/7/20137:26PM
61 Benchestositandchat.Spaceforkidstoplay.Visibil i tyfromdivisionst--cancheckitoutasyouwalkby.
12/7/20135:33PM
62 Manycrossingpaths.TheJacobsonfountainiswonderful. 12/7/20132:48PM
63 Iguessit'sobviousthatIlovethesquareasafairlyunspecific siteexceptforitsiconictownsquareelements.It'ssuccessfulbecauseofhowwelli tadaptstovarioususes.
12/7/20132:03PM
64 Thewaterfallandtheriverbeingpartofthegatheringspace.Thesquareispartofdowntown,thusconvenienttorestaurantsandcoffeeshops.
12/7/201312:55PM
65 It'sbytheriverandthewaterfall.WorkswellforTasteofNorthfield,JesseJamesDays,Riverwalk,etc.
12/7/201311:30AM
66 Greenspace.Placestosit. 12/7/20138:22AM
67 Thefountainisbeautiful.Il ikeitasagatheringfestivityplaceandalsoaplacetomeetupatorjustsitonthesun.
12/7/20138:16AM
68 AnychangestothiscentralThirdPlaceshouldbemadewithGreatCaution.Ithinkitfunctionsverysuccessfullyatpresentwiththecurrentfeatures.
12/7/20135:58AM
69 It'scentrallocation. 12/7/20133:56AM
70 Il ikethatpeoplehangoutthere,stopandspendafewminutes,andgatherthereforevents. 12/6/20139:11PM
71 Placetositdowntowntorelax.Lovethetreesforshade.Thisistheonlyplacewherethereisshadedowntown;whywouldyouconsiderremovingthetrees?
12/6/20139:05PM
72 Theopenfeelingandtheplenitudeofwaystoeithersitandenjoythespaceorwander. 12/6/20138:48PM
73 location 12/6/20138:06PM
74 It'sacrossroads-feelsl ikethecenteroftown.Theopenspaceisthebestfeature. 12/6/20136:59PM
75 Theopenarea,thelandscaping,thepopcornwagon. 12/6/20136:17PM
76 Howeveryonehasaccessandcan"use"it.Il ikethatpeoplehavefiguredoutcreativemeanstogetthespaceusedandmakethecenteroftown,thefocusofourculturall i fehere.
12/6/20136:01PM
77 flowersbenchesfountain 12/6/20135:54PM
78 Heartofthehistoric downtown.Proximitytotheriver.VisualwindowintothedowntownfromHwy.3acrossAmesParkandtheriver.Crossroadsforlotsofpeopleandneighbors.
12/6/20135:13PM
79 Centralfocusforthetown-senseofbelongingtoNorthfieldandhistory 12/6/20135:01PM
80 -concerts,public eventsl iketheLeagueofWomenVotersanniversaryevent,peaceprotests 12/6/20134:18PM
81 Thebeautyofitinthemiddleofthetown.Lotsofpeoplewhoaretouristsorvisitingtheirfamiliescommentaboutthis.Thelovelinessofthetreecanopyforshadingofindividualsinthearea.Theywanttostaylongerunderthetreesforeventswhichlastforatime.
12/6/20134:14PM
82 Itisthegatheringplace;the"l ivingroom"ofNorthfield.Loveoutdoormusicsincethesoundbecomesonewithnature.
12/6/20134:02PM
83 Locationnearriver,thecenterofdowntown,green-trees,plants,grass,gatheringplace. 12/6/20133:59PM
84 Greatgatheringspot. 12/6/20133:49PM
85 Events 12/6/20133:01PM
86 Justthefactthatitisthere,inthecenteroftown.ItgivesNorthfieldacenter. 12/6/20132:50PM
87 ThelocationontheRiverWalk,withtreesandbenchesmakeitagreatplacetomeetfriendsandnewpeople.
12/6/20132:20PM
88 It'saflexiblepark-spaceinthecenterofdowntown,andaffordseasyaccesstotheRiverfromtheheartofdowntown.
12/6/20132:15PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
29/53
89 Ithasperformedfairlysuccessfullyformanydecadesasamulti-purposepublic space.Itcanhostrelativelylargegatheringsbutalsoserveasacalmingspaceforanindividualbreak.Hopefully,itcanbereshapedtobemoreeffectiveforbothcommunityeventsandasanaesthetic focalpoint.
12/6/20132:14PM
90 Theverybestfeaturesarethatitisacentraldowntownopenspace.Itisusedbyeveryone.Rarely(Exceptwhentrulynastyweather)isitbereftofpeople.
12/6/20132:11PM
91 Focusforthetown.Somethingopeninthemidstofcommerce. 12/6/20131:59PM
92 Thesmallsizeseemstobeafeature,notaproblem. 12/6/20131:55PM
93 Thefountain,useofspaceduringeventsl iketheVintageBandFestivalwithbandshellandplentyofspaceforaudience.
12/6/20131:34PM
94 Ithasaperfectsmalltownfeel.Ilovethestatue,thepopcornwagon,andthefountain. 12/6/20131:27PM
95 centrallocation;pedestrian-friendly(atleastsomewhat);associationwiththeriver;relativelyuncluttered-sothatmanytypesofeventscantakeplacethereintheavailablespaceandinthearrangementofthatspace.Also,Ilovethemixofpeopleenjoyingthearea,rangingfrompeoplewhofishnearthedam,toteenagershangingout,tovisitorsandresidentsjustenjoyingtheopportunitytoslowdownal ittle.
12/6/20131:22PM
96 Providesagreatcentralspacetomeet,attendcommunityeventsl ikeconcertsandmarkets,haveapicnicwhilewatchingthewaterfallandfishingtakingplace.
12/6/20131:20PM
97 Centrallocationdowntown.Greenspace.Gatheringspace. 12/6/20131:09PM
98 TheHOMEtownfeelofit 12/6/201312:32PM
99 Benches,trees,flowers,grass. 12/6/201311:57AM
100 largetrees,decoratedpots,feelingofconnectiontonaturalelements 12/6/201311:44AM
101 BridgeSquarehasbeenacongenialgatheringplacealways.Itisinvitingforoldandyoungtoenjoy.
12/6/201311:21AM
102 Popcornwagen,waterfeather,plantersandtrees. 12/6/201311:11AM
103 Communitygatheringspot,welcoming,someplaceeverybodyknows 12/6/201310:47AM
104 Greengrass,flowerpotsoverflowingwithflowersorgreensinwinter. 12/6/201310:26AM
105 Centraldrawfordowntown. 12/6/201310:25AM
106 Thesquare's"parklike"naturewithtreesandflowersbringl ifetothedowntown.Asteri lecementslabwouldbeveryeffic ientforeventsbutsurewouldn'tbepleasanttovisit.
12/6/201310:24AM
107 Everything 12/6/201310:19AM
108 It'sanamazingcommunitygatheringspotinavibrantdowntown.It'sabil i tytohostavarietyofcommunityeventsisitsbestfeature.
12/6/20138:54AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
30/53
Q14WhataretheunsuccessfulfeaturesofBridgeSquare?Answered:99 Skipped:97
# Responses Date
1 grassthatdoesn'tgrow. 12/20/201312:28PM
2 Ithinkthepositionofthemonumenthinderstheuseoftheentiresquareforevents...everythinghastohappenaroundit.
12/20/201312:07PM
3 Thefactthedirectaccesstotheriverandmillraceareinterruptedbyastreet. 12/20/201311:53AM
4 erodingpaversandsidewalk.deadordyingplantings.Inattentiontodecorating--especiallyfortheholidays.BridgeSquareisanislandsurroundedbytraffic .
12/20/201311:37AM
5 Itisnotlargeenoughforsomeofthecrowdsitattractsforspecialevents. 12/20/201310:58AM
6 Itseemslikeuseage-wiseitneedstoberethoughtout.Howcantheflowworkbetter.Howcanpeopleconnectmorewhenthereisagiantmemorialandfountaininthemiddle?Doweneedmorebenches,tables?
12/20/20139:54AM
7 TheroadinbetweentheSquareandtheriverhastoomuchtraffic .Themailboxshouldbemovedelsewhere.
12/20/20139:48AM
8 Thestreetthatgoesbetweentheriverandthesquare. 12/20/20139:20AM
9 Bigpostofficedropbox.Youcanmovethat. 12/20/20138:50AM
10 Thefactthatthere'sabusiness(thePO)thatisdifficulttogettowhenthesquareisc losedtotraffic .And,thathappensoften.Closingthesquaretotraffic isapaininthebutt.
12/20/20138:44AM
11 Thegrassisreallyinpoorconditionandal ittletoomuchconcrete.Notagoodconnectiontotheriver
12/20/20138:39AM
12 Permanentconcretepadsthatthepicnictablessiton.Alsothelargeelectricalbox. 12/20/20138:33AM
13 Forme,nothingisunsuccessfulaboutit. 12/20/20138:31AM
14 Lackofproperirragationsystem&raisedplanterbedstireducepalntdamage 12/20/20138:01AM
15 Lackofparking 12/20/20137:55AM
16 Thefountainandmemorialtakeupalotofspace.Perhapsthesefeaturescouldremainbutnotinthemiddleofthesquare.
12/20/20137:30AM
17 Alotofcarsdon'tstopwhenpeoplearecrossingthecrosswalks 12/19/20138:27PM
18 Thefountainbreaksuptheflowofthespace.Itcouldbemovedtoabetterspacesti l l inthesquare,c losertotheriverorc losertoDivisionstreet.
12/19/20137:05PM
19 I'dl iketoseemorepermanentseating. 12/19/20134:53PM
20 thesouthandweststreets;thelawnupkeep 12/19/20133:41PM
21 uglypic nic tables--grassthatdoesnotgrowsodirtisvisible...needbetterpaving--morehistoric ,suchasbricks.needsarealdesignteam.
12/19/20133:24PM
22 RoadssurroundingBridgeSquarePoorlandscaping 12/19/20133:23PM
23 lackofparking 12/19/20133:02PM
24 Limitedseatingorlevelgroundtoplacechairs. 12/19/20132:57PM
25 Ithinkthefountainatthecenter,andtheamountofofficebuildingsaroundthesquaremakeitgenerallymore'dead'anduninhabitedthanitcouldbe.
12/19/20132:05PM
26 Thememorialisfuntoc limbon,butmaybethat'snotitshighestandbestuse? 12/19/20132:04PM
27 Roadthatseparatesthesquarefromtheriver.Uglyfountain. 12/19/20131:56PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
31/53
28 Itwouldbeniceifsomehowitwasbigger. 12/19/20131:56PM
29 Traffic . 12/19/20131:32PM
30 traffic flow 12/19/20131:27PM
31 Icannotthinkofone.Truly. 12/19/20131:25PM
32 Ithinkthefountainisaniceidea,butitseemstobeabitofaneyesore(theinsideofitshouldnotbebrightblue)
12/11/20137:40PM
33 Theroadthatseparatesthesquarefromtheriver. 12/11/20136:17PM
34 Toomanyroadsandtoomuchvehiculartraffic . 12/11/20131:13PM
35 It'ssmall,crowded(fountainandmemorial),andunbalancedvisuallyanduse-wise. 12/11/20131:00PM
36 Perhapslackofseatingforelderlypeople. 12/11/201311:56AM
37 NONE 12/11/20139:45AM
38 Nothingotherthanpeoplelookingtochangeitforthesakeofchangingit.Leavewellenoughalone.
12/11/20136:53AM
39 Theverypoorupkeepofthegrass. 12/10/20133:22PM
40 None 12/10/20132:14PM
41 Notpedestrian-friendlyenough,traffic aroundthesquareisanissueintermsoftraffic confusionandthesafetyofpedestrians(eveniftherehaven'tbeenthatmanyaccidents,itdoesn'tFEELthatsafe).Idon'tl ikethatit'san"island",andwouldenjoyitmoreifi twereal ittle"cozier"andfeltalittlesafer.
12/10/20131:02PM
42 Isupposeparkingisalwaysaproblem.Whycan'tmorepeoplebike?Orwalk?Wearespoiledwithourcarsinthiscountry.Grasswil lalwaysbeaprobleminthesquarebecauseofpeopletraffic -that'sOK.Keeptrying.IlovetheCivilWarmonumentandfountain-historyandrunningwater.Nice.AtinyTrafalgarSquareforNrothfield.Keepitintact.
12/10/201310:55AM
43 Nothingcomestomind. 12/9/20133:04PM
44 autotraffic 12/9/20132:13PM
45 Vehic letraffic patternisnotoptimalforpedestrianaccess.EveniftheU.S.PostOfficestaysatthislocation,thepostboxlocatedonBridgeSquarecreatesavehic letraffic patternthatisanti-pedestrian.
12/9/20131:07PM
46 Alltheroadsthatneedtobeblockedoffifyoutrytohavealargeeventthere. 12/9/201312:43PM
47 Notmuchparkingnearby--makesitharderforfolkswithmobil ityissues(inc ludingyoungchildrenandtheirfamilies...andnorestroomsc loseby
12/9/201312:16PM
48 I'veoccasionallyseendogdoo-doointhegrass.Needtoalertwhenwalking! 12/9/201312:02PM
49 ThereisnothingthatbothersmeaboutthecurrentfeaturesandthecurrentuseofBridgeSquare. 12/8/20134:05PM
50 Newgametable.Needmorebenches. 12/8/20132:41PM
51 Someofthesigns/advertisementslackaesthetic appeal.Theystickoutl ikeasorethumb! 12/8/20131:34PM
52 withverysmallchildren,itisal i ttlenervewrackingtohavesomanyopensidestotraffic ,butI'mnotsurethereisasolutiontothat,sotheyjusthavetobewatchedcarefully
12/8/20138:56AM
53 worndowngrass 12/8/201312:13AM
54 Notenoughpedestrianscaleamentities 12/7/20137:26PM
55 Notenoughbenches. 12/7/20135:33PM
56 Gumonthesidewalksisabitugly 12/7/20132:48PM
57 Ifthegrassisseenas"unsuccessful"thenspendmoremoneyonit… 12/7/20132:03PM
58 Thelayoutoftheroadsnearby,inc ludingthatannoyingtraffic flowbythemailbox,whereyouhavetoturnrightaftermail ingaletter.CouldthemailboxbemovedsomewhereelsereasonablyconvenientbutnotinBridgeSquare?There'sareasonablenumberofplacestositandenjoythespace,butIwonderifanewdesignwouldmakethesittingspacesevenbetter.
12/7/201312:55PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
32/53
59 Needsmoreparkingnearby.IcanwalktodowntownbutI'msurethatothersaredeterredbecausethey'dl iketoparkc losertoit.
12/7/201311:30AM
60 Thetraffic pattern. 12/7/20138:22AM
61 Thegrass,walkways,monument,uglytablesandbenches.It'sdesignishodgepodgeanddoesn'tflow.Itneedstobeopenedup.
12/7/20138:16AM
62 OnechangethatcouldimprovetheSquarewouldbetoturnthestreetsonthewest(WaterStreet)andsouth(BridgeSquare)intonon-motorizedpedestrian/bicyclecorridorspermanently,withalargebike-parkingcorralservingadjacentareasofdowntown.Motorizedtraffic downtowncouldcontinuetoflowperfectlyadequatelywiththeseshortsectionsofroadunavailabletomotorizedtraffic ,andabitofadditionalparkingcouldevenbemadeavailableonWaterStreetasitapproachesfromthesouth.TheUSmaildropboxcouldeasilybemoved.
12/7/20135:58AM
63 Thatitissurroundedbyroadsonallsides.Theroadtothesouthandthewestoughttobeturnedintopedestrianwalkways.
12/6/20139:17PM
64 Itdoesn'tneedbothafountainandamonument. 12/6/20139:11PM
65 Lawn, 12/6/20139:05PM
66 Thefountainandthestreets. 12/6/20138:48PM
67 none 12/6/20138:06PM
68 LackofperimetersidewalkonNorthandWest;pastundertreeplantingsthatpreventedsittingongroundandleaningagainsttrunk.
12/6/20136:59PM
69 PARKING!! 12/6/20136:17PM
70 Sometraffic issues.Someofthefeatures,suchasthefountainandthememorialdobreakupthespace,butnottothepointofmakingitunusable.
12/6/20136:01PM
71 grass/weeds/mud,curbs,cartraffic thoughit,directionofcarflow. 12/6/20135:54PM
72 Vehiculartraffic alongWaterStreet.Iwouldl iketoseethatsectionofroadraised,andwiththatdesignatethe4thSt.bridgeasapedestrianbridgeexceptasneededbyemergencyvehic les.Primaryvehicularaccesstodowntownisalreadyat2and5Sts,the"gatewaystodowntown."Makingthebridgeapedestrianl inktothewestsideandacrosstotheQBlockcouldknitthatcoretogetheronahumanscale.
12/6/20135:13PM
73 Traffic -notidyll ic enough 12/6/20135:01PM
74 moreconversationalseating 12/6/20134:18PM
75 Crackingcement,lackofgrassneartheDivisionStreetandnearplanters,gumonthesidewalks,receptaclesnotnearthePostofficeside(southend)ofBRidgeSquare.Nolightingforthec irc legardenatnightforsummerandwinter.Lackofirrigationsystemtokeepthegrassnice.
12/6/20134:14PM
76 Toosmall,deadgrass. 12/6/20134:02PM
77 Becauseelements(popcornwagon,fountain,monument,gametables,etc.)havebeenplantedonanadhocbasis,itmakeslargegroupfunctionsdifficult.However,
12/6/20133:59PM
78 Havingthepostofficedropboxonastreetthatisfrequentlyc losedorcongesteddoesn'tmakeanysense.Whenthereisafoodevent,there'snowheretosit.Forthoseeventsthereshouldbelotsofpicnictables.ClosethestreetwiththeHistoricalSociety,Oilstore,etc.andmakethatpartofthesquare.Ithinkthereareonly4or5parkingspotsthereanywayandit'samess.
12/6/20133:49PM
79 Dailyreasonstocome,sitdownandhangout....particularlyinwinterorinc lementweather. 12/6/20133:01PM
80 Teenagersgatheringthereandhangingout. 12/6/20132:18PM
81 WhenI'mattendingverylargeevents,I'veoftenthoughtthatthe"furniture"ofNorthfield's"l ivingroom"mightberelocatedtotheedgestocreatebetterspaceforstandingordancing.I'vealsothoughtthatitgetstoomuchtraffic tosuccessfullygrowgrassandthatreshapingthemixofbuiltsurfacesandnaturalelementswouldbebetterforbooth.
12/6/20132:14PM
82 Thestreets.Justgetridofthestreetalongsidetheoil/vinegarplaceandmailbox. 12/6/20132:11PM
83 Italwayslooksabitunkempt. 12/6/20131:59PM
84 Ifthesquareisbeingused,somesignageshouldnotifycardrivers. 12/6/20131:55PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
33/53
85 NonethatIcanthinkof. 12/6/20131:34PM
86 Stil l toomuchconcrete,needsstreetsc losedontwosides. 12/6/20131:27PM
87 Seemyanswertoq.15. 12/6/20131:22PM
88 Traffic…eliminatetheroadarounditandjustmakeitallgreenspace. 12/6/20131:20PM
89 Nothingreallydetractsfromit. 12/6/20131:09PM
90 parking 12/6/201312:32PM
91 unmaintainedgrassnotlargeenoughdirtygeese 12/6/201311:44AM
92 Itwouldbehelpfultobringmorefoldingchairsinforconcerts.ItissoinvitingtomethatIfinditdifficulttorespondtothisquestion.
12/6/201311:21AM
93 Thetwostreetsonthetwosidesofitcouldgoandmakespaceforeventsandmoreparkspace. 12/6/201311:11AM
94 None--Iloveit. 12/6/201310:47AM
95 traffic ! 12/6/201310:26AM
96 Parking,lackof. 12/6/201310:25AM
97 Thespaceistoosmallforsomeoftheeventspeoplearetryingtosqueezeinthere.Theheavytraffic usemakemaintainingthegrassdifficult-
12/6/201310:24AM
98 Nothing 12/6/201310:19AM
99 Poorgrass.Lackofseating. 12/6/20138:54AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
34/53
Q15Listideasthatyouwoulddotoimprovethisplacethatcouldbedoneright
awayandthatwouldnotcostalot.Answered:67 Skipped:129
# Responses Date
1 CloseastreetandconnecttheSquaretotheriver.Improvetheflowandtraffic patternsw/anewlandscapingplan.Relocateonoftheexistinglargefeatures--statue,popcornwagon,waterfeature
12/20/201311:37AM
2 PutinaLittleFreeLibrary. 12/20/20139:54AM
3 Maintainitbetter.Morelandscaping,trees.Agazeboorsomesimilarstructure? 12/20/20139:48AM
4 havemorecommunityeventsoutsidearoundBridgeSquare... 12/20/20139:33AM
5 Addmoreseating. 12/20/20139:20AM
6 Ifyoumovedthefountain,you'dhavemoreroomforvendorsandwouldn'thavetoc losethesquaredownsooften.
12/20/20138:44AM
7 Improvepassivegreenspace-grassyareas.Removeconcretepadswithpicnictables.Perhapsmorewoodenbenches.
12/20/20138:33AM
8 Raisedplanterbeds,Irragationsystem,newsodforthepark 12/20/20138:01AM
9 Schedulemorecommunityeventsinthesquare.MoviesintheSquare.TaiChiintheSquare,etc. 12/20/20137:30AM
10 Morepermanentseating!:-) 12/19/20134:53PM
11 Noproblemsnow. 12/19/20133:37PM
12 Ithinkeverythingcostsalot. 12/19/20133:24PM
13 takeoutthevehicularroadssurroundingBridgeSquare(exceptDivisionStreet)andturnthemintopedestrianroads.(withpavers).
12/19/20133:23PM
14 ShortenthetimesignageisallowedtositonsquareieUnitedWay.Notallowpoliticalgatheringstohappenasaregularscheduledevent-ongoing.
12/19/20132:57PM
15 Considerc losingWaterStbetweentheP.OandFourthstreet. 12/19/20132:05PM
16 Closeofftheroadthatseparatesthesquarefromtheriver(WaterSt.?)Wouldbenicetohaveanoutdoorpavil l ionorbandshelli fi tcouldbedonewithoutblockingtheviewoftheriver.
12/19/20131:56PM
17 SavethePostOffice 12/19/20131:27PM
18 Leaveitalone.Free:) 12/19/20131:25PM
19 Eliminatetheroadway,addmoregreenspace,enhancethewalkwaytothepresentriveredgefurthersouth.
12/11/20136:17PM
20 RemovetheroadontheWestsideofBridgeSquaretomakeitalargerparkareathatdirectlyconnectswiththeriver;andletpeopleturnleftontheSEcorner.Also,keepthedam.Removingthedamandreplacingitwithrocksisareallybadidea.It'l l lookniceabouttwoweeksayearwhenthewaterisflowingfromthesnowmelt.Therestoftheyearit'l l lookl ikeapileofrockswithatrickleofwaterrunningthroughthem.
12/11/20135:19PM
21 Ithinkthattheyjustrecentlydidsomeofthat….withthenewpavingetc. 12/11/20131:13PM
22 Movethemailboxesandc loseofftheroadinfrontoftheHistoricalSocietyandvinegarstore.Thatwouldenlargethespace.
12/11/20131:00PM
23 Getridofthe"forsale"signinfrontofourhistoricalpostoffice 12/11/201311:56AM
24 Sinceeventsaresporadictraffic flowgetsinterruptedsometimeswithoutanypriorwarning.Itwouldbeeasierifi twaseitheralwaysopenoralwaysc losedtotraffic .
12/11/201311:53AM
25 Can'tthinkofany 12/11/20139:45AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
35/53
26 Installaworkingsprinklersystem. 12/10/20133:22PM
27 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:14PM
28 Blockingoffoneortwooftheroads(WaterSt.ontheriverside,orBridgeSquare);slowingdownvehic letraffic aroundthesquarewithsignage,orperhapsaspeedbumportextured/narrowedroadwaytopreventvehic lesfromgoingsofast.Createbicycleparkinga-plentyandmoreseatingoptions.
12/10/20131:02PM
29 HowaboutaKioskwithcurrentevents,matchingtheoneon5thandWaterSt.?Thelatterisnotmaintainedwell-changeweeklyifpossible.HasanyoneeverputapeoplemarkertoseehowmanypeoplepassthatSquaredaily?(l ikecarrecordersfornumberofcars)I'l l betit'sinthehundreds...IfatouristfoundBridgeSquare(notveryeasy),howcouldtheyfindoutwhatisgoingonintown?TheChamberisinadifficultandunknownlocationanddoesl ittletopromotethisc ity.I'vehadstrangersaskmeonthestreetwheretheycanfindoutwhatishappening.
12/10/201310:55AM
30 Plantmoretrees. 12/9/20133:04PM
31 Leaveitthewayitis 12/9/20132:44PM
32 moreplacesforfolkstositandenjoythespace 12/9/20132:13PM
33 Reducethestreetwidthsurroundingthesquareandprovidecovedparkingwithpedestrianbump-outs.Considercovedparkingonbothsidesofthestreetinfrontofthepostoffice/NHSbuilding.Thecovedparkingwouldalsoprovidepermanentlocationforvendorunitsduringeventsandmaintainaccessforpedestriansandemergencyvehic les.
12/9/20131:07PM
34 Iwonderifi twouldbepossibletoeliminateWaterSt.between4thandthepostoffice?DriverscangotodivisionStandtakearighttogettowaterst.businesses/home.AndthepartofWaterStthathastheparkingcouldbeone-way.Thentheparkareawouldbecomelargerandmorepedestrianfriendlybetweenthepopcornwagonandthedamwouldbecomesafer.Wewouldn'tlooseverymanyparkingspaces!
12/9/201312:43PM
35 Idon'thaveideas,butitwouldbenicetoopentheimaginationbylookingatotherreallyeffectivetownsquarestoseewhattheydothatpeoplelove.Haveyoualldonethis?Howaboutthrowingoutsomenewideasfromsuchanexploration?Thatsurveywouldbebetterthanthisone.
12/8/20132:41PM
36 Toobadthestreetrunningnorthandsouththatdividesthesquarecannotbepermanentlyremovedandreplacedwith_____youfi l l intheblank(e.g.,grass,benches,flowers,severaltrees).
12/8/20131:34PM
37 maybesomebenchesintheshadeforhotsummerdays.adjacenttopopcornwagon?maybeachalkboardandsidewalkchalkwherepeoplecoulddrawandleavemessages.
12/8/20138:56AM
38 Closetheroadinfrontoftheoilshopandexpandthesquare 12/7/20137:26PM
39 Benches.HaveImentionedbenches? 12/7/20135:33PM
40 Calmthepeoplewhocomplainaboutthegrassbysoddingitatthebeginningofeveryyear,andinstallsomesprinklers.kidswouldplayinthesprinklerswhenthey'reon!
12/7/20132:03PM
41 CloseWaterStreetandplantgrass. 12/7/20138:22AM
42 Ithinkthewholethingneedstoberedesigned.Shortcheapfixesarenottheanswer. 12/7/20138:16AM
43 Seeabove.Theroadscouldbec losedoffwithsomethingassimpleaslargeplantersorsomethingelsedecorativeandrelativelylow-cost.
12/7/20135:58AM
44 Closetraffic onthesidebetweenthesquareandhistoricalsociety.Makeitgrassandsidewalkandconnectitphysicallytothoseblogsonthesouthsideofthesquare.
12/6/20139:11PM
45 Moreshadetrees,moreplantings 12/6/20139:05PM
46 What's"alot"?Better,uptodateseatingwouldbenice. 12/6/20138:48PM
47 Moregrass,lessmulch. 12/6/20136:59PM
48 Moreflowers.Apeacememorial.MayberepositioningtheCivilwarmemorial. 12/6/20136:01PM
49 changethetraffic flowintoaroundaboutformat,onewaygoingnorthpastthemuniandpostoffice,onewaywestpasttheoilstore,onewayeastfromthebridgetodivision.duringeventsusemetalstakestoblocktraffic
12/6/20135:54PM
50 RaiseWaterStreettocurblevel. 12/6/20135:13PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
36/53
51 Keep4thstreet-grinduptherestinfavorofgreenspace 12/6/20135:01PM
52 Newcementpadwhichislargerthanthatpresentirrigation/soilimprovementlowbushesnearDivisionStreettokeeppeopleonsidewalksNewGrassadditionalbenchesFixthefountain.IsitsafeforchildrenwithallthoseexposedpartsshowingLiketoseesomebrickworkonthesite,notjustcementwhichshowscracksandgumwell
12/6/20134:14PM
53 Morebenches. 12/6/20134:02PM
54 Seeabove.Picnictablescouldbemovedfromotherplacestemporarily. 12/6/20133:49PM
55 ActonmattersbeforeCityCounciltoimproveparkingandsafetransittothedowntownfromtheWestSide.
12/6/20133:01PM
56 Somethingalongthel inesof"adoptapark"whereeveryonewhoworksdowntownandwalkstothepostofficepicksupsometrashalongtheway.
12/6/20132:14PM
57 MovethemailboxdownneartheMuni.Tearupthatstreet--orallowtheskateboarderstouseitafterblockingtheends.
12/6/20132:11PM
58 See#14 12/6/20131:55PM
59 Cleanitmoreoften.Itgetsdirtyandunattractive. 12/6/20131:34PM
60 SODSODSOD!Needtoredothegrassorresod.Upgradethewaterfountain.Scrubandc leanthesidewalkstoremovegreasefromDJJDdays.MovethePostalDropoffBox.Screenthepowerboxwithplantings.Addabetterconcretepadforthepopcornwagon.
12/6/20131:27PM
61 Theremustbesomewaystoorganizethepavedspacearoundthefountainandthememorial(bothofwhichIthinkareimportanttoretain)toemphasizethesefeaturesandtheirhistorical/presentvalue.Rightnow,IthinktheymaybeperceivedasobstaclestoBridgeSquareratherthanascentralandimportantfeatures.Aneasy(necessarybutnotsuffic ient)waytostartwouldbetousethekiosktopostadiagramofthesquareandadescriptionofitshistory,andthehistoryofthefountainandofthememorial(andmaybeoftheriver).Onthekiosk,theinformationcouldbeshortandlargelyvisual,withQRcodesthatwouldallowvisitorstoaccessamoredetailedaccount.
12/6/20131:22PM
62 MakeDivisionstreetaONEwayflowingNORTHTOSOUTHthiswouldgiveeasiertraffic flow 12/6/201312:32PM
63 closeoffstreetthatdividestheparkgetridofgeesec leanupaftergeese 12/6/201311:44AM
64 Acouplemorebenches. 12/6/201311:21AM
65 Nothingatthistime. 12/6/201311:11AM
66 perhapsreplacingthegrasswithbrickworkandsomeraisedplantingsandbencheswouldbebettersincethegrassissohardtomaintainwithfoottraffic .Replacinggrasswithjustcementwalkwaywouldnotbeanimprovement.
12/6/201310:24AM
67 Landscaping 12/6/20138:54AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
37/53
Q16WhatchangeswouldyoumaketoBridgeSquareinthelongtermthatwould
havethebiggestimpact?Answered:68 Skipped:128
# Responses Date
1 Movethemonumentoutofthecenter....perhapsthefountainaswell...butkeepingitinthesquare.Orexpandthesquaretowardstherivermakingamoreopenareaforevents
12/20/201312:07PM
2 Encouragemoreactivity.Connectittosouthsidebusinessesandortherivertoallowforoutdoorseatingandapossiblecafeanchor.MakeBridgeSquarelargerandmoreaccessibletofoottraffic(seeabove)
12/20/201311:37AM
3 Iftheriversidestreet(Water)wasc losedandbecameapartofthepark,itwouldincreaseit'ssizeandcontinuethegreenspace.
12/20/201310:58AM
4 Figureoutwaystodiscouragetraffic onthewestonsouthsides. 12/20/20139:48AM
5 changesintraffic patternsaroundBridgeSquareperhaps? 12/20/20139:33AM
6 removethestreetbetweenthesquareandtheriverandexpandBridgeSquare. 12/20/20139:20AM
7 OncethePostOfficeisgone...removethebigdriveupmailboxandplaceitsomewhereelseintown.
12/20/20138:50AM
8 Donotc loseittotraffic .Or,dedicateparkinginac losebyareaforthosefolksthathavetogettobridgesquareforbusinesswhenthevendorsarethere.
12/20/20138:44AM
9 redesignetheconcretevsgrassareafrogatherings. 12/20/20138:01AM
10 Addfeaturessuchasmoreseatingandtablesthatmakesitmoreinvitingandconvenientforpeopletohavelunchthere,etc.
12/20/20137:30AM
11 Moretrees,grassandflowers 12/19/20137:05PM
12 makeitamoreamenabletolotsofsittingaround,ingroups,encouragingcommunityandconversations.getridoffountainifnecessary.fountaindoesnotseemcleanorwellmaintained.
12/19/20133:24PM
13 AddparkingacrossDivisionStreetbehindthebusinesses.s 12/19/20133:23PM
14 Nothing.Doeseverythinghavetohaveabigimpact?SomethingIthinkisimportantmaynotbetoothers-somethingyouthinkisimportantmaynotmeananythingtome.Let'skeeptheSquaresimpleandopenandwelcomingtoeveryone.
12/19/20132:57PM
15 Leaveitalone.It'sfinethewayitis 12/19/20132:12PM
16 Movethefountainandthememorial,addbenchesandtreesandgetbusinessesonthesquarewhosepatronswil linteractwiththeSquaremore.ConsiderwaysinwhichtheWaterStreetareasbothsouthandnorthcanfeelmorel ikenaturalextensionsofBridgeSquare.Supportforadynamic,engaginguseoftheoldPostOfficewouldbeahugeaddition.
12/19/20132:05PM
17 Thestreetgoingthroughonthewestsidenexttotheriverseemslikesuchawasteofspacetome.Thepublic usescouldbeverymuchenhancedwithminimalinconveniencetodriversbyremovingthatl i ttlesectionofstreet.
12/19/20132:04PM
18 Closetheroadandenlargethespace. 12/19/20131:56PM
19 Ithinkmakeitbiggerandlessenthetraffic aroundit,maybec losingastreetortwo. 12/19/20131:56PM
20 :( 12/19/20131:25PM
21 Artist-designedbenchesand/orpathwayscouldbegreat. 12/11/20137:40PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
38/53
22 RemovetheroadontheWestsideofBridgeSquaretomakeitalargerparkareathatdirectlyconnectswiththeriver;andletpeopleturnleftontheSEcorner.Also,keepthedam.Removingthedamandreplacingitwithrocksisareallybadidea.It'l l lookniceabouttwoweeksayearwhenthewaterisflowingfromthesnowmelt.Therestoftheyearit'l l lookl ikeapileofrockswithatrickleofwaterrunningthroughthem.
12/11/20135:19PM
23 Removesomeofthestreet(car)traffic……andthenarrangethingssortofaroundtheexterior…..sothereisalargergatheringspaceinthecenter.Maybeapavedareainthecenterwheremusicalgroupscouldplay(ortheaterperformances)withroomforchairsfortheaudience360degreesaroundit.ATRUECENTERforthepark.It'snowmissingaCENTER.RemovingthefountainandthestatuewouldfreeupaLOTofspace.
12/11/20131:13PM
24 Takingouttheroadonthesouthsideandexpandingthesquaretothesidewalk.Alternatively,leavingthatroad,andtakingouttheconnectionto4thstreet.Cutdownontraffic andexpandthespace.
12/11/20131:00PM
25 Certainlynothingradicalthatwouldchangethepresentambianceofthisgatheringplace 12/11/201311:56AM
26 Removethedam. 12/11/201311:53AM
27 Don'tchangeanything;it'sveryimportanttodowntownNorthfieldasis. 12/11/20139:45AM
28 Somehowmakeitlarger?? 12/10/20133:22PM
29 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:14PM
30 Morehard-surfacesandlessgrass,improvetheseatingusingeitherhardsurfaces,stairs,etc.orwithcafe-styletablesandchairs,improvethel ightingsothatitisinvitingyear-round.Createseatingarrangementsthatbothpromotesocializing(asin,severalseatsorbenchesgatheredinspots),aswellassomemoreprivatel ittle"nooks"thatinviteapersontositandstayawhilewithacupofcoffeeoragoodbook!Permanentlyc losingoffoneortwoofthestreetswouldbethebiggestandbestchangeinmyopinion,asthiswouldreallymakeitfeell ikeaparkandnotjustan"island"inthemiddleoftown.Itwouldbemoreofadestinationandlessofaplacetowalkthroughtogetfroma-b.
12/10/20131:02PM
31 Notsure-justkeepitmaintained.IfthePostOfficesells,canthec itybuyitandturnitintoamarketandc ityinformationcenter?Thenitcouldbeanindoor"BridgeSquare"allyearround.
12/10/201310:55AM
32 Plantmoretrees. 12/9/20133:04PM
33 Keepthegreenspace 12/9/20132:13PM
34 Createa"nocarzone"onamorefrequentbasis.ClosetheBridgeSquarestreetstoautomobiletraffic onSaturdaymorningsduringtheRiverWalkMarketFairaswellasFridayevenings.Thiscouldbedonebyinvestinginasemi-permanentbarricadesystemthatlooksattractiveandiseasytoassembleandinstall.
12/9/20131:07PM
35 Ithinkc losingoffthatshortbitofWaterStbythedamwouldmakeabigdifference.AlsoplantingnewtreesasthebigCottonwoodsdieoff.
12/9/201312:43PM
36 Seeanswertoquestion15. 12/8/20132:41PM
37 ??Amnotsurewhatkindofc leaningsystemcouldhelpthec itycrewtobeevenmoreeffectiveastheycontinuewiththeiroutstandingefforttokeepthesquarec leanandinviting.
12/8/20131:34PM
38 Tieitintothefourthstbridgeandtheriverwalk 12/7/20137:26PM
39 Avoidmakingdrastic changesbecauseitworkssowellforthecommunityinitscurrentconfiguration.
12/7/20132:48PM
40 TheonlystructuralchangeIwouldevenconsiderwouldbetoputpaversonthesmallsectionofstreetbetweenthecurrentsquare'proper',andtheriver,andl imittheaccessonthatsection.Thenrelocatethemailboxonthesouthside.
12/7/20132:03PM
41 AddanearbyChipotle.:)Keepschedulingdowntownevents. 12/7/201311:30AM
42 Imentionedthemabove 12/7/20138:16AM
43 IntegrateBridgeSquareintoamodifiedCannonRivergreenwaycorridorthroughdowntownthatinc ludesarestoredrapids(damremoval)andpedestrian/bicyclefac il i ties.
12/7/20135:58AM
44 Seeabove.Removetraffic 12/6/20139:17PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
39/53
45 Keepitpedestrianfriendly. 12/6/20139:11PM
46 Developotherplacesl ikeAmesParkandRiversidetotakesomeofthepressureoffforevents. 12/6/20139:05PM
47 Makingitevenmorepedestrianfriendly(seecommentsrestreets)andopeningitupforeveneasieruseforeventsl ikeconcerts,themarketfair,etc
12/6/20138:48PM
48 Don'tknow. 12/6/20136:59PM
49 Createmoreparking. 12/6/20136:17PM
50 Idon'tknow.Maybemakealargersquareofuninterruptedspaceforconcerts,etc.maybesomebuiltinSerenaseatingforasunkenperformancespace?
12/6/20136:01PM
51 removecurbsandgrassandreplacewithgranitestonepaversinapattern, 12/6/20135:54PM
52 Seesuggestionunder#14. 12/6/20135:13PM
53 BEtterwaytohandletraffic ? 12/6/20134:18PM
54 Let'sdosomethingreasonable.Pricetagisaconcern.Morebenchesandflowersc losetotheupperandlowerRiverwalk.Smalltables,suchasthoseattheLibrary,nearthelowerRiverwalkinthenicheareas.RemovalofrocksandinsteadputtingplantingsontheupperwallsneartheRiverwalk.EncouragepeopledobranchoutfromthesmallBridgeSquareArea,sothatWaterSt.wil lnothavetobetornup.FlowerpotswhicharepermanentinthelowerRiverwalktomaximizetheentireRiverwalk.PuttentsfortheRiverwalkMarketSquarealongtheupperRiverwalkforexposureandoffthelawnonBSQ.ThereisBSQ.andtheRiverwalk.Let'stieitalltogethertomaximizespaceandusage.LookattheusageoftheSquarebygroups.BikeGroupsandRunningGroupsusetostartandendatCentralPark.Ithinkthatisagreatidea.Wehavesuchasmalldowntown.Withalltheparkswehave,let'susethemtogoodadvantage,notjusttomow.IftheVintageBandknowshowtobranchoutsoshould,socouldothergroups.Let'sdosomeeditingofgroupstootherspots.
12/6/20134:14PM
55 CloseWaterStreetandl inksquaretoriverwalk. 12/6/20133:59PM
56 Keepitshadyandlovely.It'shotinthesummer. 12/6/20133:49PM
57 Createspaceswherepeoplewil lcomeandgatheryearround,regardlessofweather.IthinkoftheTropicsTrailattheMinnesotaZoo....haveaglassed-inspacewithyearroundwarmthandplants.DothisadjacenttoBridgeSquare...inthespacebetweenthePostOfficeandLiquorStore.Workthebuildingsintotheretailspaceofit.AlleventsseemtotakeplacebetweenJune1andJesseJamesDays,withtheexceptionofWinterWalk.Give8monthsworthofreasonstobedowntown.
12/6/20133:01PM
58 TrytoenlargetheBridgeSquareareabyreducing,constric tingorreroutingvehiculartraffic . 12/6/20132:20PM
59 See#14. 12/6/20132:14PM
60 Notsure 12/6/20131:55PM
61 Nomajorchanges. 12/6/20131:34PM
62 Closestreetsaroundit. 12/6/20131:27PM
63 Turnthepostofficeintoamuchneededgoodrestaurant.Closeoffthestreetinfrontofitandbuildapatioforseatingthatgetsyouc losertotheriver.
12/6/20131:20PM
64 IwouldeliminatetheshortstreetgoingthruBRIDGESquare(theoneonthewestsidegoingeastandwest)
12/6/201312:32PM
65 maybeincorporatesometinygravelwheregrasshasthemostproblemgrowing 12/6/201311:44AM
66 ToughquestionasIloveBridgeSquarethewayitis,andhasbeenfor200years!Iamaloyalfanandpromoter.
12/6/201311:21AM
67 Usethethreedrivingstreetsandturnthemintoonebigspace. 12/6/201311:11AM
68 Closingoneormoreofthesmallstreetsmightbeagoodwaytoenlargethesquarebutagoodanalysisoftheeffectontraffic flowandbusinessaccessshouldbeundertakenfirst.
12/6/201310:24AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
40/53
Q17Whatspecifictypesofprogrammingideasandmanagementstrategiescouldbedevelopedwithoutsidepartners?Please
listideasandpartners.Answered:36 Skipped:160
# Responses Date
1 CreateastrategyfortheuseofthePostOfficeasasocialhubforthec ity.Increasewalkabil ity. 12/20/201311:37AM
2 Entertainmentandculturalevents.Idon'tthinkyouneedtogooutsideoftowntoomuch,though.Wehavetonsoftalentedpeoplerighthere.StOlaf,Carleton,NorthfieldSchooks,NAG,CannonValleyRegionalOrch,NorthfieldYouthChoirs,CannonValleyYouthOrchestra,NorthfieldHistoricalSociety,etc.
12/20/20139:48AM
3 Iamaversetousingthisspacefortheenrichmentofafewbusinessfolks--focusshouldbeonitsmostsuccessfulelements,anoutdoorgatheringspace,whetheritbeaschooloutdoorconcert,avintageBandfestival,concessionsforJesseJames,standinginsolidaritywith"peace",weekendfestivalsduringthesummertohighlightlocalgoods,etc.
12/20/20138:31AM
4 Perhapsthisisonmymindbecauseit'stheholidays,buthavingaSantasetupmoreregularlywouldbefun.
12/19/20138:27PM
5 centralsitetoregister/coordinateusage;marketingbythecvbincreased;bi-annualplanningsessionswitheventcoordinatorstoleveragepartnerships(seel istofattendeesattheeventplanningmeetingleadbyToddBhyeratthegolfcourselastyear);easytousecoveredperformancearea(non-permanent);
12/19/20133:41PM
6 focusonriver 12/19/20133:02PM
7 Whyinvolveoutsidepartners? 12/19/20132:57PM
8 Couldn'tweconsolidatetheFarmer'smarketsinNorthfieldtohaveone,largerandmoresuccessfulmarketonBridgeSquareandWaterStreet?
12/19/20132:05PM
9 Morefamilyfriendlyprograming.MostprogramsIattendseemtobepopulatedwithmostlyseniorc itizens.
12/19/20131:56PM
10 moremusic 12/19/20131:27PM
11 It'sgoingtobeveryinterestingtoseewhatgoesintothepostofficespace.ItcouldpossiblyhelpshapethefutureofBridgeSquare.Agreatrestaurantcouldbeexcellent.
12/11/20137:40PM
12 PurchasingthePostoffice…….tobeusedduringthesummerhours…..forpark-goingvendors…suchasthepopcornwagonandothers.Makeitreallyquaintandspecial.Forfinancialreasons,maybeitcouldbec losedduringthecoldestwintermonths.ItwouldbeagreatplaceforCITY/TOWNINFORMATION…..andmapsandschedulesandtoursetc.ItwouldbeREALLYnicetosomehowincorporaterestaurantsanddiningonthestreet……whilel isteningtoconcerts…….astheyhaveinBoulder,Colorado.Ac irc leofdiningaroundtheexteriorofthepark…..andanicelargeCENTER"STAGE"forpresentations,andmusic iansorperformersetc.Justmakeitworkawholelotbetterthanitdoesnow.
12/11/20131:13PM
13 Idon'tknow. 12/11/20139:45AM
14 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:14PM
15 Healthfairs,farmersmarkets(Iknowthisisalreadyhappening),perhapsanicerinkorsomeotherkindofinvitingreasontopopininthewintertime...evenal ittle"warminghut"withcocoaorc ider...partneringwithbusinessesintown(TandemBagels,Hideaway,BlueMonday,Bakery,etc.)toselltreatsorbeverages.
12/10/20131:02PM
16 Hmmm... 12/10/201310:55AM
17 Notc learabouttheoptions. 12/9/20133:04PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
41/53
18 Considerthe"Adoptahighway"modelforupkeepandprogramming,wherelocalbusinessandnon-profitscanoffertohelpkeepitc leanandtosuggestideasforusingthespace.
12/9/20132:13PM
19 TheCityClerk'sofficeisakeypartnerforapprovalofallpermitsandl iabil i tyinsurancerequirements.TheNDDCcouldalsobeakeypartnerinthisprocess,whichcouldbeadeliverableoftheannualcontractwiththeCityofNorthfield.
12/9/20131:07PM
20 Idon'tknow. 12/8/20132:41PM
21 Continuingtoconsideractivitiesthatwil lcreateacomingtogetherofdiversegroupsacrossdifferentl ines--ethnic ity,c lass,income,interests
12/8/201312:13AM
22 I'dl iketoseetheDepotsomehowcombinedwithB.S.Alsomoreconnectionwithdowntownmerchants,NSD,andCAC.
12/6/20136:17PM
23 Theater.Concerts.EtcExpandtheideaofthesquareallalongtheriverfrontpark.Asculpturegardenalongtheriver?
12/6/20136:01PM
24 BrewpubinthePO,iftheUSPSpersistsonsell ingthatbuilding. 12/6/20135:13PM
25 SolHurok,PTBarnum,LadyGaga,andatrombonistfromStOlaf. 12/6/20135:01PM
26 DowntownCouncil 12/6/20134:18PM
27 BridgeSquaredoesbelongtoallNorthfieldersandtheNDDCisnotthesolevoicetodeterminethateverythingmustoccurdowntowntosupportbusinesses.Whilesupportingthemisimportant,theydonothavetohavealltheseactivitiestakingplacedowntownjusttosupportbusinesses.Manypeoplegather,butdonotactuallysupportthestoreswheninvolvedinactivities.Let'sthinkitthroughanddeterminethebestspotforeachofthegroupsandwherewouldbethebestplacefortheirgrouptobe.Blockingoffstreetstoputabandinthestreetandcrowdingeverybodyintoasmallareaisnothowthisisdoneinothercommunities.Let'snotpretendthatitisbiggerthanitis.Evenifweextendeditintothestreet,itwouldsti l l becrowdedforsomeoftheseactivities.
12/6/20134:14PM
28 TheCVBandEDAshouldsweepthewalkseveryWednesday. 12/6/20132:14PM
29 Currentactivitiesaregoodmodels 12/6/20131:55PM
30 Moreartsevents,partnerwithNAGorotherorganizationstopresentoutdoorperformances,exhibits. 12/6/20131:34PM
31 Unifiedplacetocoordinateallevents.OftenBridgeSquareeventsstompontopofeachotherwithnegativeresults.Riverwalkandothereventscompeteforthesamespaceonsomeweekends.
12/6/20131:27PM
32 I'dlovetoseemoresummerconcerts/outdoortheater/moviesonanightlybasisaswehadinAmes,IAbeforemovinghere.PerhapsCentralParkwouldbeabetterlocalforthoseandbuildingabandshellthere.
12/6/20131:20PM
33 na 12/6/201312:32PM
34 weneedaParksSuperintendentandregularwateringwithac itytruck 12/6/201311:44AM
35 Let'sbringtheDixielandMusiceveningback. 12/6/201311:21AM
36 Il ikethatlocalgroupscanschedulethespaceforevents.Thesesmalldiverseeventsbringlivelinesstothesquareandbringvisibil i tytothegroups.Thisisanimportantfunctionforthesquare.Weshouldnothoweverbetryingtocrameventsintothesquarethataretoolargeforthespaceandthenthinkthereissomethingwrongwiththespace.
12/6/201310:24AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
42/53
Q18WhatothercommentsorsuggestionsdoyouhavethatarerelatedtoBridge
Square?Answered:40 Skipped:156
# Responses Date
1 Yousaidthissurveywouldbeshort.............. 12/20/201311:37AM
2 IthinktheSaturdaymarketfairshouldbediscontinued.Idon'tthinkthepatronsorthevendorscareaboutheplaceatall.Itcausesalotofwearandtearanddisruptionontheweekend.
12/20/20139:48AM
3 Whenpeopleknowthattherearefamily-friendlyactivities/entertainmentonBridgeSquareonaregularbasis,sayeveryThursdayorSaturdaymorning(suchasRiverWalkMarket)theywil lbegintomakethispartoftheirregularroutine.Ifactivitiesarehitandmiss,peoplewil lnotfindoutaboutthingsorvisitregularly...
12/20/20139:33AM
4 Seeabove. 12/20/20138:31AM
5 Itain'tbroke,sowhy"fix"it. 12/19/20135:20PM
6 studythehighl ineinNewYorkc ity!wecandosomethingl ikethathereonsmallerscale.lotsofpotential.invitedesignsfromaroundthecountry!drawattentionbymentioningJessieJames,historic riverfronttown,needscreativedesignforcentraltownsquare.mightdrawsomegreatdesignsfromstudentsaroundthecountry.
12/19/20133:24PM
7 Keepthesquareopenandinvitingtoall-residentsandvisitors.Isn'tanopen-uncomplicatedareaathingtoappreciate?
12/19/20132:57PM
8 Theartfairshouldbeonceayear.It'sstupidtohaveanartfaireveryweekend 12/19/20132:12PM
9 Don'tbeafraidtothinkbigandlongterm.AlsoconsiderissuesofviewsandperspectivesoftheSquarefromelsewhere,highway3,andDivisionSt.
12/19/20132:05PM
10 Thankyoutothegroupundertakingthiseffort. 12/19/20131:56PM
11 themixofvehicularandpedestriantraffic demandsre-thinking 12/19/20131:27PM
12 Greatthewayitis,nochangesneeded. 12/17/20138:35PM
13 RemovetheroadontheWestsideofBridgeSquaretomakeitalargerparkareathatdirectlyconnectswiththeriver;andletpeopleturnleftontheSEcorner.Also,keepthedam.Removingthedamandreplacingitwithrocksisareallybadidea.It'l l lookniceabouttwoweeksayearwhenthewaterisflowingfromthesnowmelt.Therestoftheyearit'l l lookl ikeapileofrockswithatrickleofwaterrunningthroughthem.
12/11/20135:19PM
14 That'saboutit.I'dsayitisbesttoeitherMAKEITGREAT……..orleaveitasitis. 12/11/20131:13PM
15 Thanksfordoingthis!!! 12/11/20131:00PM
16 Northfieldisveryfortunatetohavethis"oasis"intheheartofthebusinessdistric t. 12/11/201311:56AM
17 PleasekeepBridgeSquareasitisnow. 12/11/20139:45AM
18 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:14PM
19 Bicyclelanesorsignageontheroadsthatmakeitveryc learthatbicyclistsarealsousingthemaintraffic lane;adequatebicycleparking,especiallyforbigevents(orevenfree"valet"bicycleparking).Getmoreyoungpeople,bothchildren,teensandthoseintheir20s-30s,togetinvolvedwiththeplanningandcreateideasaboutwhatthey'dl iketoseeinthefuture.PlanningaheadtounderstandnotonlywhatdoweneedNOWforBridgeSquare,butwhatmightweliketoseeoverthespanofthenext50yrsintermsofgrowthinpopulation,contemporarystylethatalsoembracesthehistoricalheritage,etc.
12/10/20131:02PM
20 Let'skeepthepostoffice. 12/9/20133:04PM
21 Getanewfountain!!! 12/9/201312:43PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
43/53
22 HonestlyI'veneverthoughtthatanythingneedstobechangedaboutit,butI'mopentothepossibil i tythatthereareproblemsI'mnotawareof.
12/9/201312:02PM
23 BridgeSquareismyfavoritepartofNorthfield. 12/8/20132:41PM
24 HaveRiverWalkonSaturdaysontheriverwalk,insteadofallcrunchedintothesquare.Likeitwasinthebeginning.
12/8/20131:43PM
25 mostly,Il iketokeepthingsthewaytheyarefortraditionsandmemoriessake.Idon'tthinkalotneedstobechanged,butwhatisthereneedstobeprotectedandsaved.
12/8/20138:56AM
26 Itisawonderfulassetandshouldcontinuetobeusedandenhanced 12/8/201312:13AM
27 Iwouldloveforittobeevenmoreintergenerational.Aplacewhereolderpeoplestrolland/orsit,teensarewelcomeandwanttobe,youngfamiliesgather.Howtouseitasawaytocreateahabitandcultureofeveningwalksandsocializingevenwhenthereisnotanevent?
12/7/20135:33PM
28 InmyPOV,itisabsolutelyessentialthattheCitypurchasethePostOfficebuilding.Thecouncilhasstatedthat700K-1Mil,isareasonableamountofmoneytospendonaprojectso:purchasethePOforhalfthatamount,thenusetheresttoestablishpublic meetingspaceinthebackworkarea,leavingthelobbyforreceptions,etc.Establishit'suseas"TheNewAthenaeum"(theoriginalAthenaeumbuildingsti l l existoneblockaway)andfurtherenhanceanINCREMENTofNF'seconomicviabil i tybyhousingtheCannonValleyElderCollegiumthere,i.e.,Northfieldasacenterforl i felonglearning.HaveCVECclassesthere,aswellasotherpublic meetings,debates,etc.Tolosetheopportunitytodevelopanappropriateuseofthathistoric buildingontheSquareisinconceivable.***bytheway:wroteaboutthisconcepttotheCouncillastweek,andgotnotasinglereply!aretheynotinterestedatallintheconceptofthec ityretainingcontrolofthatbuilding,orwasita'diss'tothisspecific writer?
12/7/20132:03PM
29 StudyEuropeanplazasandsquares. 12/7/20138:16AM
30 Changeforthesakeofchangeisnotagoodidea,orifi tworksdon'tfixit 12/7/201312:53AM
31 AsfindasIamofthesquare,I'meagertoseetheareaimproved!Ithinkitcanbeevenmoreimportanttodowntownandtothec ity.
12/6/20138:48PM
32 Keepthesquare.Itistheheartofthec ity. 12/6/20136:01PM
33 Dowhatisreasonableforoursizedtown,blendsin,ishistoric andcanbedonesooner,ratherthanlater.
12/6/20134:14PM
34 IfwearedefiningBridgeSquareasJohnNorthlaidoutthefourrocksofMil lSquare,asIunderstandit,BridgeSquareisessentiallyfromthewallsofthebuildingsNorth,East,andSouthandtherivertotheWest.Ithinksomedesignreshapingthatbetterintegratesthesidewalks,thestreets,andthetwoplaza/parkpiecesofBridgeSquarewouldmakeformoreeffic ient/effectiveuseofthepublic space.
12/6/20132:14PM
35 Nocomments,Il ikethesquare! 12/6/20131:34PM
36 Keepitparkl ike,andawarmgatheringplaceforall.Keeptheconcretetoaminimum. 12/6/20131:27PM
37 na 12/6/201312:32PM
38 Elementsofnatureareimportant,trees,flowers,placestositandrest. 12/6/201311:57AM
39 Myhopeisthattowniesarel istenedto;thenyouwil lknowhowweappreciateBridgeSquare. 12/6/201311:21AM
40 ThankyoutotheCityforhavinganopendialogueabouttheopportunitiesforthesquare.ItiswonderfultoknowthatCitystaffandvolunteersareworkinghardtobetterourcommunity.
12/6/201310:26AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
44/53
Q19RateBridgeSquare:comfortandimage
Answered:164 Skipped:32
0%0
4.27%7
14.02%23
44.51%73
37.20%61
0%0
164
4.15
0%0
1.24%2
13.04%21
27.95%45
57.76%93
0%0
161
4.42
1.23%2
3.09%5
16.05%26
38.27%62
41.36%67
0%0
162
4.15
1.88%3
16.88%27
30.63%49
35.63%57
13.75%22
1.25%2
160
3.43
# Comments Date
1 needmoreseating 12/20/20139:40AM
2 needmuchbetterseating,andmoreofit.thememorialisnotgoodforseating. 12/19/20133:25PM
3 It'snotbadasitis……butcouldbeaWHOLELOTbetter……forthethingsitispresentlyusedfor. 12/11/20131:16PM
4 pleaseseeothercomments 12/10/20131:13PM
5 morebenches/picnictablesinshadewouldbenice 12/8/20138:58AM
6 WehaveyoungkidsandIwouldlovetonothavecartraffic ontheshortpieceofWaterStbetween4thStandthePostOffice.IrealizethiswouldnotbepracticalbutitwouldmakeagreatconnectionandflowtotheRiverWalk.
12/7/20134:02AM
7 NeedsSod. 12/6/20131:28PM
Overallattractivenes
s
FeelingofSafety
Cleanliness/Qualityof
Maintenance
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Overallattractiveness
FeelingofSafety
Cleanliness/QualityofMaintenance
Comfortofplacestosit
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
45/53
Q20RateBridgeSquare:accessandlinkages
Answered:162 Skipped:34
0%0
14.81%24
29.01%47
37.65%61
16.67%27
1.85%3
162
3.57
0%0
3.70%6
13.58%22
36.42%59
45.68%74
0.62%1
162
4.25
1.23%2
11.73%19
13.58%22
23.46%38
49.38%80
0.62%1
162
4.09
0.63%1
13.84%22
34.59%55
27.04%43
15.72%25
8.18%13
159
3.47
# Comments Date
1 Whatsignage? 12/20/20139:52AM
2 connectivitytotheRiverisfine,butc losingthestreetbetweenthepostofficeandtheothersideofBridgeSquarewouldimprovepedestriansafety.
12/20/20139:40AM
3 Hwy3viewneedstobemoreopen;dangerofstreetcrossings 12/19/20133:43PM
4 RelocateBridgeSquareBarberstomakeBridgeSquaremorevisibletotheRiverwalkbehindPerman'sbuilding.
12/19/20133:15PM
5 Whydoesitneedtobevisablefromadistance? 12/19/20133:07PM
6 IwishtherankingsystemWouldread"improvementneeded"insteadto"poor"asitsoundssonegative.
12/19/20131:59PM
Visibilityfroma
distance
Easeinwalkingto
BridgeSquare
Connectiv itytotheRiver
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signage
0 1 2 3 4 5
Verypoor Poor Adequate Good Verygood N/A Total AverageRating
Visibil i tyfromadistance
EaseinwalkingtoBridgeSquare
ConnectivitytotheRiver
Clarityofinformation/signage
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
46/53
7 ThebestpartaboutBridgeSquareisitscentrallocation,thatit'saccessibleandeasytowalk,bike,ordriveto.IfIdidn'tknowthatitwasthere,though,Imightnotfinditorseethatitwasa"historic"orspecialpartofthedowntown.Somekindofsmallsignagemightbenice--orevenadowntowndirectory,rotatingartexhibitsandthecontinuationofeventshere--aswellasperhapssomekindofdisplaychronic lingthehistoryofNorthfieldand/orBridgeSquarecouldbefun.Theconnectivitytotheriverisgreat,butcouldbemuchimprovedespeciallyifi thadamorepark-l ikefeeltoit.
12/10/20131:13PM
8 Isitl i tupatnight?Ireallydon'tknow.Ifi tisn't,i tshouldbe. 12/8/20134:08PM
9 signageonHighway3couldbeimproved 12/8/20131:45PM
10 Itisalovelycentralplaceandtheimprovementstotheriverareaaremagnificent 12/8/201312:15AM
11 Iwouldlovetosomehowlosethecartraffic throughthesquare.Theseparationofthemainpartofthesquarefromtheriverisunfortunate.
12/7/201312:57PM
12 PleaseNOmoredowntownsignage.It'sgettingsoobnoxious.Ithinkifyoubrickedtheplazawithoutc coulblendthesquarewiththeriversedge.Whatarchitectdesignedtheriverwalk?Getthatpersoninboardannfcompletethelook.
12/7/20138:21AM
13 ClosingWaterStreetbetweenBridgeSquareandtheriverwouldbeamajorimprovement. 12/7/20136:00AM
14 Seeabovecomment. 12/7/20134:02AM
15 Betterriverconnectionnow-improvementtobedesired 12/6/20135:04PM
16 Signage?Notdesignatedtomyknowledge 12/6/20134:17PM
17 DowewantalotofsignageinBridgeSquare? 12/6/20132:16PM
18 Walking:Dependsonwhereyouarecomingfrom.FromEastsideoftownveryeasy;fromWestsidenotsomuch.
12/6/20131:36PM
19 directionalinformationisnowOK(andmuchbetterthanitusedtobe);asIsayinanswertoq15,ifthere'sinterpretiveanddescriptiveinformationaboutthesquareitself,i t'snotobvioustome.
12/6/20131:24PM
20 WhatasoothingsoundtoheartheCannonRiverdam!GetyourPositiveIons!Inoticetouristswithcamerasoften,andtownspeopleappreciateit...asdofishermen.
12/6/201311:29AM
21 Continuingthesquaretotheriver'sedgewouldbeterrific aslongasc losingthatsmallroaddoesn'tcausetoomuchdifficultywithtraffic flowandbusinessaccess.
12/6/201310:28AM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
47/53
Q21RateBridgeSquare:useandactivitiesAnswered:162 Skipped:34
0%0
3.70%6
14.81%24
51.85%84
28.40%46
1.23%2
162
4.06
0%0
4.35%7
26.09%42
47.20%76
21.12%34
1.24%2
161
3.86
0%0
7.55%12
23.90%38
36.48%58
23.27%37
8.81%14
159
3.83
0%0
11.80%19
33.54%54
32.92%53
19.25%31
2.48%4
161
3.61
# Comments Date
1 IthinktheSaturdaymarketfairistoobusyandtakesawayfromtheeconomicvitalityoftherestofdowntown.
12/20/20139:52AM
2 IreallyenjoyRiverWalkMarket.IamnotinNorthfieldduringthesummermonths,socan'tspeaktothefrequencyofcommunityactivitiesduringwhatIpresumeisthemostactivetime.Ithinkitcouldbemuchmoreactive/vitalinthefallandspring,however
12/20/20139:40AM
3 Therecouldbemoreactivitiesinothertimesoftheyearthansummer. 12/20/20139:21AM
4 lotsofuntappedpotential 12/19/20133:43PM
5 Ithinkit'sgreatthatitcanbeusedfortheRiverwalkFestival-BandConcerts-TasteofNorthfield-DJJDsuchawidevarietyofeventsandactivitiesthatshowoffourcommunitytosuchavarietyofpeople.
12/19/20133:07PM
Frequencyofcommunityactiv ities...
Overallbusy-nessoftheSquare
Economicv itality
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accommodat...
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
48/53
6 Again,Ithinkcreatingmoreofaparkbyeliminatingthe"island"andblockingofaroadortwowouldvastlyimproveallofthis.ThePObuildingandotherbusinessesareofcourseintegraltotheeconomicvitality--embracingthesespacesanduti l izingthemtotheirfullpotential.forinstance,isn'tthePOahugebuildingtoonlybeusingthesmalllobby?AndwhilethePOdoesbringintraffic ,perhapssomethingelsemightbringinevenmore.PerhapsthatspacemaybesomedayintegratedintoBridgeSquaremorefullyasapartofthecommunity's"gathering"spot!Partneringwithallofthesebusinessesduringtheplanning/implementationwil lbeveryusefulforalong-termsolutionthatmakeseveryonehappy.
12/10/20131:13PM
7 Flexibil i tyrelatedtoaccessibil i ty=parking. 12/6/20136:18PM
8 Again.Toomanygroupsintool ittlearea.Rethinkthis. 12/6/20134:17PM
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
49/53
Q22RateBridgeSquare:sociabilityAnswered:160 Skipped:36
0%0
10.69%17
20.75%33
43.40%69
22.64%36
2.52%4
159
3.80
0.63%1
5.03%8
18.87%30
35.22%56
34.59%55
5.66%9
159
4.04
0%0
1.89%3
11.32%18
39.62%63
46.54%74
0.63%1
159
4.32
0%0
6.29%10
18.87%30
33.96%54
38.99%62
1.89%3
159
4.08
# Comments Date
1 Whatvolunteerismexceptforthepopcornwagonandflowers?Itistoosmallforverylargecrowdsifyouconsiderparkingandtraffic .
12/20/20139:52AM
2 ThevolunteersthatrunthePopcornWagonactasambassadorsforNorthfield.Everydaytheyareaskedbyvisitorsquestionsaboutthetown,thebankraid,wheretoeat,etc.WhereelsedoesthistypeofwelcomeservicehappenindowntownNorthfieldonaneverydaybasis?
12/20/20137:36AM
3 Notmuchfortheyoungestkids. 12/11/20131:16PM
4 Idon'tfeelthatI'vespentenoughtimethereyettofullyunderstandhowthesociabil i tyworksintermsofevents.Fromtheday-to-day,Ifeell ikethesociabil i tycouldbemuchimproved.Howeveritisveryc learthatNorthfielderstakeprideandasenseofownershipinthisspace,andthateveryonewantstoseeitbeabeautifulandfunctionalcommunitygatheringspot!
12/10/20131:13PM
5 gardenc lubdeservesspecialrecognition-apermanent,tasteful,unobtrusive!sign 12/8/20131:45PM
6 GodBlesstheGardenc lubfortheireffortsinkeepingitgreen! 12/6/20131:28PM
7 HaveweeverhadsuchavarietyoftownvisitorsfromVintagebandstoBikers?!IamproudtobeaNorthfielder!
12/6/201311:29AM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
50/53
35% 56
65% 104
Q23HaveyoubeeninvolvedinotherBridgeSquareorNorthfield-related
planningeffortsinthelastfewyears?Answered:160 Skipped:36
Total 160
# Comments Date
1 CROPWalkinyearspast. 12/20/20138:32AM
2 Lots-NorthfieldNoontimeOrganRecitals'CannonValleyRegionalOrchestra;NorthfieldArtsGuild;Mayor'sCommissiononArts&Culture;WinterWalkpromotiononBridgeSquare.
12/10/201310:58AM
3 thesurveyisatadtoolong 12/8/20131:45PM
4 AsaCityCouncilmemberduringthe90'sweplannedandplanned.Didn'tdomuch.AsaParkBoardmemberinearly2000,wetackleditagain.Thereareprobablyadozen"plansforbridgeSquare"sequesteredinCityHall.
12/7/20132:52PM
5 therewasalengthyredesignprocesswithHoisington-Koeglergroupabout10yearsago,underoneoftheirprinc ipals,PaulPaige..lotsofpublic meetingsandeachgroupvyingfortheirareaofinteresttobemostprominentIbelievethatredesignprocessfailedbecausethedesigngotwaytoo"fussy"withtoomanyadditionalincrements,andwasalsoquiteexpensiveforthetime…300KplusasIrecall.andl ittleifanyagreementonafinaldesign
12/7/20132:03PM
6 NothingBridgeSquare-related.Engagedinvariousothercommunityplanninginitiatives. 12/7/20136:02AM
7 OnlywiththePublic Works.Noformalgroupsunti lnow. 12/6/20134:18PM
8 NHSevents,PeaceVigil,politicalrall ies,DecadeofPeaceRally 12/6/20134:03PM
9 Bothasanorganizerandasapartic ipant. 12/6/201310:28AM
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NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
51/53
7.32% 12
26.83% 44
32.32% 53
29.27% 48
3.05% 5
1.22% 2
Q24AbouthowlonghaveyoulivedintheNorthfieldarea?Answered:164 Skipped:32
Total 164
# Comments Date
1 ImovedtoNorthfieldbecauseitwasanicequietcommunityinthesummerandvibrantwhenschoolisinsession.Isti l l l ikethat.
12/20/20139:53AM
2 Bornhere,left,returnedtoraisrfamily.Myfamilyownedabusinessonthesquarefor40years. 12/19/20131:28PM
3 WhenIwasasmallkid,wewouldgatheratourArmorytogetflowers,walktoBridgeSquare,andthrowthemintheCannonRiverinhonorofveteran'son"ArmisticeDay,"whichmadeusl ifelongpatriots.Aschildren,weplayednearthemonuments,andasNHSstudents,wehadphotostakenbyit.Wechildrenevenhadfunsmallturtleraces!Everhearofthem?BridgeSquare,ourgatheringplaceinlateryearsforMemorialDayservicesunti lwegotourbeautifulMemorialPark.
12/6/201311:39AM
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25-49years
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50+years
25-49years
10-24years
2-9years
Ayearorless
Notapplicable
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
52/53
3.70% 6
10.49% 17
25.31% 41
24.07% 39
20.99% 34
13.58% 22
1.85% 3
0% 0
Q25Howoldareyou?Answered:162 Skipped:34
Total 162
# Comments Date
1 Youshouldaskaquestionaboutwhetherornotweevenneedtospendmoneyonthis.It'sfinethewayitis,spendthemoneyonsomethingthatmatters.
12/19/20132:14PM
2 Franklythisisnoneofyourbusinessnotdoesitmattertothesurveyandproject. 12/11/20136:54AM
3 Thiswholethingisawasteoftimeandmoney!Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade!
12/10/20132:16PM
4 Butfeelmuchyounger;-) 12/7/20136:02AM
80orolder
70-79
60-69
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20-29
19oryounger
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80orolder
70-79
60-69
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19oryounger
NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll
53/53
5 Obviously,IlovemytownNorthfield!Thanksforall! 12/6/201311:39AM