General Survey Results 1. What are the most positive aspects of the Golden Mile? (check all that apply) Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Existing mix of businesses 39.3% 292 Good access to major roads 59.6% 443 Good place to have a business 20.3% 151 The current road design 8.9% 66 Easy to reach by car 58.1% 432 Easy to reach by bicycle or on foot 8.6% 64 Easy to reach by bus or other transit 19.8% 147 Landscaping 5.2% 39 The appearance of the commercial areas 2.7% 20 Close to downtown and neighborhoods 32.6% 242 Access to nearby communities such as Myersville and Middletown 36.3% 270 Other (please specify): 7.3% 54 answered question answered question 743 743 skipped question skipped question 22 22 Number Other (please specify): 1Specfc stores 2ease of parking at most businesses 3not much 4much less traffic then the MESS that is the FSK area; though that may be due to the severely depressed economics of the Mile 5besides traffic flow and accessibility, I don’t see much positive attributes in the current Golden Mile area. 6Unique topo in immediate area and the view of distant Catoctin Mountains. 7Has so much potential...Frederic needs to really draw better and more upscale stores. 8Right now the only positive thing going for it is Home Depot 9Good restaurants 10very dangerous area for bikes and pedestrians 11closer to my house than the rt. 85 FSK mall area 12Restaurants 13Close to my home 14landscaping has improved, but could be better yet. 15traffic and poor retail selection make it a lost cause 16Dept. stores close to home 17Wonder Book and Video is the only positive aspect of the GM 18The FSK Mall area is congested, so I go to Boscov’s 19Need to do something with Fredericktown Mall 20I only go for specific businesses (i.e. Dutch Plant Farm). I don’t think there are many positive aspects. 21A Great concept , too bad it has fallen to a state of decay. 22the golden mile is a shit hole 23Boscov’s, Home Depot and other food stores 24A cluster of stores 25 A newer cultural mix with a reat mix of old small town. I returned to Md after 20 years in midwest. When I grew up in Montgomery County i would often visited Feederick to feel a small town atmosphere. We have underemplyed yung farmers in our county to tack our out of work youth how to plant various plants and flowers. Join together FFA and The future business Leaders of America. Only adult needed one retired farmer or husbnd wife team. What a simple yet novel idea. Packs of seed with co-op prices minimal. A community project to fix landscaping issues with minimal cost and great benefits. 26Less congested than FSK Mall area 27Nothing that I can see. 28Large quantity of businesses in a small, easy to access area 29Conviently located geographically between the fully developed Washington Metro area and the quickly growing residental development in neighboring PA and W Va as well as the centeral and western parts of Md. 30Very few positive aspects at present! 31Good mix of restaurants 32Toysrus 33Some target destinations, such as particular restaurants and Toys R Us. 34 I like having most everything here in easy access although traffic flows could be GREATLY improved and the Fredericktown Mall project has been very disappointing. 35The GM had so much potential to attract stores like Target/Best Buy and better shops if crime and low imcome housing were not so welcomed and embraced in that area. The two don’t mix. People and business won’t come to area’s if they don’t feel safe and feel threatened. 36shops 2. How important are the following issues facing the Golden Mile as a commercial corridor? Answer Options Very Somewhat A little Not at all Don’t Know Response Count Traffic safety? 470 182 65 18 5 740 Traffic speed? 307 256 106 63 3 735 Need for a better mix of business, services and other uses? 467 184 54 25 3 733 Overall appearance of the corridor? 491 193 44 8 2 738 Crime? 567 98 52 7 23 747 Pedestrian & bicycle access and safety? 385 200 99 28 21 733 Visual clutter? 392 227 76 26 8 729 Insufficient transit service? 121 149 160 104 180 714 Lack of connections between commercial centers? 318 203 130 52 29 732 Not enough, open, green spaces? 193 215 191 120 7 726 The road design of US-40? 180 179 203 127 26 715 Flooding? 48 107 172 195 185 707 Vacant properties? 399 179 92 26 39 735 Traffic Volume? 282 274 116 32 8 712 Other? 95 answered question 755 755 skipped question 10 10 Number Other? 1types of retail/better shopping offerings 2Too many liquor stores and junky stores 3Urban decay caused by the E Frederick project relocating the riff-raff 4Ability of pedestrian traffic to cross Rt 40. Sidewalks 5There used to be mall walking at Frederick Towne Mall. Now we have to go to FSK for that, which means I see and use those busineesses more. 6visually depressing 7 I want a wide range of businesses, so that they appeal to a variety of incomes and tastes. Because their are a large number of apartments & families, I would like to know if their are enough programs for youth (rec centers, after school, and summer activities). I would like to see a way to police officers to have a visual, friendly presence, like the historic district. For example, you can see police on bikes or standing on corners chatting with people. I think this is an important prevention effort. I don’t think the Golden Mile is all bad, I think it needs to be updated to reflect the populations needs. 8poor pedestrian access, can’t move between shopping centers 9The Golden Mile area needs a cohesive overall look to make it special. Perhaps having all the areas dressed with historic storefronts? 10Types of business offerings 11Not a very modern interactive space...sometimes you have to drive just to connect to shopping centers that are right next to one another. 12we don’t need businesses that cater to the poorest element of the area. start looking at business that appeal to homeowners. 13sprawl 14Let’s not settle for ugliness, please institute some standards. Sign blight is hideous 15What have other parts of the Country done with similar challenges? 16Clean up the golden mile-it’s ugly especially the mall. 17Specifically not bicycle or pedestrian friendly 18The Fredericktowne Mall needs is redevelopment now!!!!!! We need strong upscale retailers. Frederick is a good market! 19no bike lanes or safe route to ride, access under Hwy 15 20Congestion coming off Rt. 15 and backing up traffic on Rt. 40. 21the mall is a huge wasted area 22The Golden Mile needs to be bicycle-friendly -- this includes bike lanes and bike storage/parking and benches. 23need of transit service from the west (braddock hgts/middletown 24It has been tried before to connect commercial centers but private owners aren’t interested 25timing of traffic lights if awful 26the feeling that the city has neglected this area and put all the focus on the 85 corridor and downtown 27Inviting sites,out door seating, some elegant restaurants, some interesting boutiqyes and more 28Access to stores without reentering and reexiting rt 40 29On both sides of 40 you find a getto and crime 30the crime - we won’t shop there after dark. esp in the mall area 31Need a vibrant mall 32CRIME IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL! NO ONE WILL GO THERE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED!! 33Timing of traffic lights 34Public Library 35Quality of commercial businesses and services to the public 36The Frederick Mall desperately needs help, as it sends a very negative message about business in the community due to all the closed shops, and people hanging around. 37Theme appearance (historical) or architectural continuity 38Smal sign clutter, unsafe routes for pedestrians, concentration of low income housing 39Crime being #1 40Traffic clogging up at intersection with Rt 15 41Someone must tackle the commercial are as one unit, set standards, adjust entrances, repave lots and find financing to fund exterior upgrades unify landscaping and signage 42A safe place for young people to gather. 43general decay - abandoned mall 44It would be wonderful if it could be safe for pedestrian and bike traffic. 45Hard to walk and very difficult to safety bicycle. 14Let’s not settle for ugliness, please institute some standards. Sign blight is hideous 46 Since MD hasnt passed the no distraction while driving law we have no choice but to limit our speed limit. When a child dies from being hit by a soccor mom in a rush to nowhere that imortant will we wake 15What have other parts of the Country done with similar challenges? up. It will happen just when? We also do not what what happened in PG county with the rod racing to occur our Golden Mile. Our fine officers need to point to a far less congested area for our youth to sow there oats so to speak a area with know businesses or schools yet with wide lanes and say cornfields on either side. There was such a area in MOntgomery County before development overtook it I for one and 16Clean up the golden mile-it’s ugly especially the mall. so many other parents would rather my child smash a few ears of corn than a brick yard. Officially cannot be let us say endorsed but to save lifes its a option.