COMMUNITY SURVEY #1 Survey Overview The City of Salem Public Works Department administered an online community survey from December 4, 2017 through January 25, 2018. This survey focused on collecting the interest, views, concerns, and preferences of local residents and park users. This information was used to prepare design alternatives for the Riverfront Park Master Plan Update. A total of 868 survey responses were received, including 6 hard-copies completed at a public meeting held on January 18, 2018 and 3 responses submitted through a Spanish language version of the online survey. Survey Results 1. How often do you visit Salem’s Riverfront Park? Response Response Answer Choices Percent Count Several times a week 16.76% 145 Every week or two 37.49% 322 Several times a year 41.09% 355 Once every year or two 4.07% 35 Never 0.58% 5 Answered question 862 Skipped question 6 How often do you visit Salem’s Riverfront Park? 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Several times a Every week or Several times a Once every year Never week two year or two Riverfront Park Master Plan Update 1 Community Survey #1 2. How important are the following Riverfront Park activities to you on a scale of 1 “not important” to 5 “very important”? Weighted Response Park Features 1 2 3 4 5 Average Count Walk/run/jog on the trails 23 39 97 187 519 4.32 865 Bicycle riding/skateboarding 165 129 186 139 238 3.18 857 Participate in group walk/run events 251 157 219 120 105 2.61 852 Picnicking 121 140 228 213 147 3.14 849 Take children to the park playground 163 57 99 137 400 3.64 852 Visit park amenities (for example, the Riverfront Carousel, amphitheater, 75 90 153 192 348 3.75 858 splash pad, Rotary Pavilion, AC Gilbert House Children’s Museum) Attend a public event / concert (for example, Movies in the Park, Bite & 53 86 212 259 253 3.66 863 Brew) Attend a private event (for example, a 334 213 194 73 39 2.14 853 wedding or company party) Access the Willamette River 122 139 164 159 276 3.38 860 Enjoying nature 18 21 80 153 589 4.48 861 Answered question 867 Skipped question 1 How important are the following Riverfront Park activities to you on a scale of 1 “not important” to 5 “very important”? Enjoying nature Access the Willamette River Attend a private event Attend a public event / concert Visit park amenities Take children to the park playground Picnicking Participate in group walk/run events Bicycle riding/skateboarding Walk/run/jog on the trails 1 2 3 4 5 Not important Very important Weighted Average 2 Riverfront Park Master Plan Update Community Survey #1 3. Which park amenities do you value most? Please select 4 choices. Response Park Features Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 Count Carousel 91 50 59 76 276 Gilbert House Children’s Museum 60 65 43 36 204 Amphitheater 32 21 27 43 123 Playground 78 86 70 43 277 Splash pad 11 33 37 34 115 EcoEarth Globe 10 11 14 13 48 Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and 581 252 139 106 84 Pedestrian Bridge (connection to Minto) Union Street Railroad Bridge 445 72 204 91 78 (connection to Wallace Marine Park) Rotary Pavilion 3 5 8 8 24 Ice rink 8 21 24 33 86 Willamette River dock 16 14 30 18 78 Walking paths 111 86 188 88 473 Open Space 43 52 61 102 258 Views/access to the Willamette River 51 50 76 158 335 Willamette Queen Sternwheeler 4 7 10 15 36 Other amenity (please specify below) 9 1 1 13 24 Other amenity response 47 Answered question 862 Skipped question 6 Which park amenities do you value most? 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Riverfront Park Master Plan Update 3 Community Survey #1 Number Question 3 Response for Other Amenity 1 I LIKE THE RINK AND PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION. 2 Living Xmas Tree 3 I appreciate views to the Willamette but access to it is less important to me. 4 biking trails 5 Mountain bike paths. A bike or would be better. 6 Dragon Boat Access 7 More trails 8 Decent bathrooms. Walking the whole park with views of the river... 9 Carousel 10 Paved pump track, something like the Geer Park pump tracks 11 A new skate board park ia needed in this town. 12 farmers market / food truck pavilion 13 I love all of the above. 14 Kayak docking station on the Willamette River dock 15 Kayak launch at dock 16 TheWillamette Queen is lame and needs a remodel 17 Bike paths 18 drinking fountain 19 Please do not crowd the park with more structures...leave open spaces The dock is small and seems unsafe. A larger dock would be nice but low on the list. 20 Amphitheater priority #1 21 Good restaurant(s) with river view. 22 Would like coffee shop in park 23 Festivals like the Bite! Remaining eco-friendly to our environment, preserving nature, recycling, and maintaining 24 the infrastructure with earth conscious materials 25 Fix the roads in salem Blackberries &, dead tree imb & debris need to be cleared from the river bank. It's an 26 eyesore now! 27 Anything all can enjoy and open, natural space 28 Amphitheater and Pavilion as essential to events 29 I work downtown so having picnic tables not around the playground is nice for lunch timea 30 quality public restrooms Access to the river for our dragon boats. We have five teams using two boats and are out 31 on the river every day. Would like to have space to dock a third boat. 32 Bathrooms 4 Riverfront Park Master Plan Update Community Survey #1 Number Question 3 Response for Other Amenity 33 Connectivity to downtown, west Salem and Minto brown Boat house for non-motorized craft (canoes, kayaks, rowing shells, dragon boats, paddle 34 boards) 35 Small fenced dog area 36 The Willamette Queen offers to value to the park 37 The Carosel &Union St Railroad Bridge&open spaces 38 Access to nature 39 view nature 40 Habitat;nature 41 Large low profile dock: rowing, dragon boats, paddle sports 42 Habitat; nature 43 nature 44 Summer Festivals 45 Access to Pringle Creek @ the Wil. Slough 46 Patinar sobre ruedas durante el verano (* Rollerskating during the summer) 47 Conciertos en español (* Concerts in Spanish) * Denotes translated text Riverfront Park Master Plan Update 5 Community Survey #1 4. What do you like / enjoy most about Riverfront Park? Response Count 742 Answered question 742 Skipped question 129 Number Question 4 Response Text 1 It's family friendly. 2 Concerts, events, kids playspace 3 I enjoyed the ice rink and the open space. 4 Close to city center walking/running/biking paths and the amphitheater So many things to enjoy - including all of the items in the last question - that it is nearly 5 impossible to choose a favorite. Also, it is fun to see all of the community enjoying this space. I also like that there are more year-round activities now. enjoy that it is a urban park with all of the different activites but crossing over to minto 6 island park you have a very natural park so focus on a park with structure since we now have a way to get to nature by crossing minto island bridge 7 River access and a walk in the park. 8 Proximity to river and downtown, open-ness, connection to Minto and Wallace 9 Lots to do and access points to the railroad bridge and pedestrian bridge. It's a beautiful place to walk my dog and sit down and just relax for a while and enjoy the 10 view of the river. 11 A safe place to walk alone. Open space and views are the most important part of Riverfront Park. Our wonderful 12 Urban Forest precludes openness and views of the sky and horizon. 13 Open space with walking trails 14 Access to a variety of recreation opportunities The opportunity to be in the urban core and have such exceptional access to nature, 15 especially via the Minto bridge, and abundant opportunities to engage our children in the park amenities Paths, we enjoy walking/biking on safe paths. The expansiveness of the park, it's open, 16 there's lots of space & nature The wide paths with enough room for multiple people to fit, and grass on the sides of the 17 paths invade you're going fast on a bike or other things and you need to slow down or avoid people. The open space, green grass, the playground for kids, the carousel, and bridge to Minto 18 Brown. Parking is lacking though. 19 The wide open spaces! Lots of walking room and fields to play in. The connection to the river views, the calming presence of the water, and the opportunity 20 to walk or bike over a quiet bridge. 21 PATHS CONNNECTING RIVERFRONT TO WALLACE AND MINTO BROWN. 22 I LIKE ITS CONTROL LOCATION WITH THE BRIDGE OUTLETS. 6 Riverfront Park Master Plan Update Community Survey #1 Number Question 4 Response Text 23 VIEW AND RIVER. 24 HOW OUR CITIZENS USE IT ALL THE TIME IN MANY WAYS. 25 Biking to it through Minto/Brown 26 river acess and walking and bike riding paths: the connection to Minto Brown Park 27 Convenient access to Minto and Wallace, comfortable and safe place to walk/run at night I love the open space, connection to nature, the features that bring out families (carousel, 28 playground, Gilbert House).