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Improving Neighborhood Conditions in Beechwood Area: Insights from Pilot Survey

This overview presents the findings from a pilot survey conducted in the Beechwood Area, aimed at understanding residents' perceptions of their neighborhood. The survey involved 14 participants and focused on trust, willingness to improve their community, satisfaction with physical conditions, and ideas for improvement. Key themes that emerged included concerns about crime, youth programs, neighborhood cleanliness, and landlord responsibilities. The results indicate moderate trust among residents and a desire for improvement, highlighting areas for intervention and community collaboration.

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Improving Neighborhood Conditions in Beechwood Area: Insights from Pilot Survey

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  1. Neighborworks Pilot Survey JenAlyse Arena, Taylor Hodge, and Adam Kinney

  2. Overview • Method • Overall descriptives • Themes • Conclusions

  3. Method • Pilot survey • Grand Avenue- test site • 14 participants • Questions • Trust • Willingness to Improve • Connection • Satisfaction with Physical Condition • How can the neighborhood be improved • Challenges

  4. Survey Design • 15 item pilot survey • Demographics • Close ended and open ended • Allowed participants to think about the issues of concern

  5. Beechwood Area

  6. Overview of Results • Moderate trust in neighbors • Residents somewhat willing to improve • In general, people feel connected within the neighborhood • Overall dissatisfaction in the physical condition of the area.

  7. Themes • Crime and Drug/Gang activity • “guns, gangs, dirty” • Youth Program • “better playground, youth summer program, loitering” • Neighborhood Cleanup • “clean yards, improve parks, clean streets” • Landlords controlling their tenants • “slumlords” • Lack of police pressure • “good honest police”

  8. Implications • Improve physical condition/cleanliness • More police intervention • Crime • Drugs/Gang • Youth Events • Recreation Center • Basketball Court

  9. Changes to the Survey • Time consuming • Eliminate an open ended question • Add in demographic question concerning tenants • Landlord on the premises • Within 30 miles • Outside 30 miles

  10. Implications Cont. • Landlords • Onsite • Control Tenants • Physical Condition • Single Dwelling Houses • Noise problems • Respect of personal property • Respect of neighbors • Collaborate with city offices • NET – Pressure absentee landlords

  11. Conclusions • Surveyed Grand Ave. • With larger sample, interesting results should ensue • Length of residence • Intention of residence • Changes to implement • Control crime and drug rates • Develop a youth program • Clean up the neighborhood • Changes to the survey

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