Birmingham Community Innovation Survey Items

Part 1 of 5 Innovation in Neighborhoods

Birmingham’s Citizen’s Participation Plan organized and subdivided the City into 99 neighborhoods. In which neighborhood do you live?

 

If you live outside of Birmingham, please enter the name of your neighborhood or subdivision here:

 

Birmingham’s Citizen’s Participation Plan organized and subdivided the City into 99 neighborhoods. In which neighborhood do you work?

 

If you work outside of Birmingham, please enter the city/community of your primary work location:

 

How much time do you spend doing the following activities within Birmingham’s city limits?

			A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	None at all
Living
Working
Playing
Learning
Shopping
Worshipping
Serving/Volunteering

How satisfied are you with the quality of life in your neighborhood?

• Extremely satisfied
• Somewhat satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Somewhat dissatisfied
• Extremely dissatisfied

How much innovation is needed in the following areas in order to make your neighborhood a better place to live?

			A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	None at all
Access to information and resources from the neighborhood association
Access to information and resources from the Mayor’s office
Access to information and resources from the City Council
Arts/Cultural Activities
Community education on tax policies
K-12 Public Education
Police enforcement
School Wellness
Vacant/Abandoned/Blighted Property

Part 2 of 5 Innovation in Communications

Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:

I feel informed regarding the current state of affairs in the City of Birmingham.

• Strongly agree
• Somewhat agree
• Neither agree nor disagree
• Somewhat disagree
• Strongly disagree

How satisfied are you with the level of communication between you and the following entities?

			Extremely satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Extremely dissatisfied
My neighbors
Mayor’s office
City Council
Neighborhood association
School Board Representative
Local K-12 Principals
Police Precinct

Through which of the following channels would you prefer to give your ideas for needed improvement and innovation to your local leaders?

			Prefer a great deal	Prefer a lot	Prefer a moderate amount	Prefer slightly	Do not prefer
At my place of worship
City council meetings
Email
Face to face visit to my home
Facebook
Neighborhood association meetings
NextDoor App
Telephone
Text messaging
Twitter

Through which of the following channels would you prefer to receive communications from your local leaders regarding the actions they are taking to implement change in your community?

			Prefer a great deal	Prefer a lot	Prefer a moderate amount	Prefer slightly	Do not prefer
At my place of worship
City council meetings
Email
Face to face visit to my home
Facebook
Neighborhood association meetings
NextDoor App
Telephone
Text messaging
Twitter

Part 3 of 5 Innovation in Public Administration

Please indicate your agreement with the following statement: I am confident in this elected leader’s ability to support the innovation necessary to improve conditions in Birmingham.

			Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
Mayor William A. Bell, Sr.
District 1: Lashunda Scales
District 2: Kim Rafferty
District 3: Valerie Abbott
District 4: William Parker
District 5: Johnathan Austin
District 6: Sheila Tyson
District 7: Jay Roberson
District 8: Steven Hoyt
District 9: Marcus Lundy
The leadership of my local neighborhood association

How much confidence do you have in the ability of Birmingham’s current elected leaders to encourage and manage innovation in the following areas?

			A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	None at all
Create the best environment to live, work, play, learn, worship, serve and shop
Identify a specific target market or demographic to recruit to Birmingham
Retain residents
Retain businesses
Train and develop new and existing leaders
Tell Birmingham’s story
Develop physical and online touch points through which people can learn about and experience Birmingham
Create internal and external collaboration
Operational management and execution
Use and acquisition of resources
Manage expenses
Generate revenue

As you understand it, the roles, responsibilities and powers of the Mayor and the City Council of Birmingham are:

• Exactly the same
• Somewhat the same
• Honestly, I don’t know what they do
• Somewhat different
• Completely different

Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:

I am clear on the strategic plan of the City of Birmingham going forward.

• Strongly agree
• Somewhat agree
• Neither agree nor disagree
• Somewhat disagree
• Strongly disagree

Feel free to use this space to offer any ideas, recommendations or clarifications to your selections above.

Part 4 of 5 Innovation in Community Health Policy

How much innovation is needed to address the following issues in your neighborhood?

			A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	None at all
Crime
Diabetes
Elderly shut-in residents (those who can’t physically care for themselves)
Empty lots and abandoned homes
Environmental pollution
High blood pressure
Lack of sidewalks, walking trails and clean parks
Overweight or Obesity
Teen pregnancy
Traffic safety (e.g. speeding cars, no railroad crossing guards)

How much innovation is needed to expand access to these aspects in your neighborhood.

			A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	None at all
Entertainment Options
Entrepreneurial Resources (e.g. training, office space, etc)
Healthy food options
Jobs
Personal Banking options
Professional Development
Quality K-12 Education
Retail outlets
Startup Capital
Transportation (e.g. bike lanes, bus system, taxis, Uber)

In your opinion, are there more or fewer teenagers in your neighborhood than 5 years ago?

• More
• Less
• About the same

In the next 3-5 years, I plan to:

• remain in my current Birmingham residence.
• remain in my current residence outside of Birmingham.
• relocate from my current Birmingham residence to a different residence within Birmingham.
• relocate from my current Birmingham residence to a different residence outside of Birmingham.
• relocate from my current residence outside of Birmingham to a different residence outside of Birmingham.

What change to your neighborhood would most improve the quality of life for you and your family? Please provide a detailed description.

 

Almost done. Any final comments?

 

We plan to conduct these types of surveys regularly. How can we improve this survey going forward?

 

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