BEYOND THE PIER COMMUNITY INPUT REPORT Completed October 2020 Prepared by PAGE 0 Beyond the Pier Input Summary Report Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Engagement & Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Focus Group Sessions ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Local Business Owners ................................................................................................................................. 3 Tri-Cities Area Community Leaders ........................................................................................................... 6 Water Recreation Group .............................................................................................................................. 8 Local Development Community ............................................................................................................... 10 Combined Results ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Pop-Up Engagement ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Penny Jar Investment Activity .................................................................................................................... 14 Mapping Activity ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Community Design Workshops and Charrette Overview ......................................................................... 18 Public Workshop ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Student Workshops .................................................................................................................................... 22 Outdoor Design Charrette ........................................................................................................................ 26 Community Survey .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Methodology and General Information ................................................................................................... 30 Data Entry and Measurement .................................................................................................................... 30 Welcome Page ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Place-Based Questions .............................................................................................................................. 32 Background Questions .............................................................................................................................. 41 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 44 Conclusion & Next Steps ................................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix 1 ........................................................................................................................................................... 47 Appendix 2 ........................................................................................................................................................... 50 Appendix 3 ........................................................................................................................................................... 52 List of Figures & Maps Figure 1. In which community is your primary residence? .............................................................................. 3 Figure 2. Which of the following best characterizes your primary connection to the City of Grand Haven? (Select all that apply) ............................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3. Which of the following benefits of the waterfront are most important to you? (Select up to 3) 4 Figure 4. In which community is your primary residence? .............................................................................. 6 Figure 5. Which of the following best characterizes your primary connection to the City of Grand Haven? (Select all that apply) ............................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 6. Which of the following benefits of the waterfront are most important to you? (Select up to 3) 7 Figure 7. In which community is your primary residence? .............................................................................. 8 Figure 8. Which of the following best characterizes your primary connection to the City of Grand Haven? (Select all that apply) ............................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 9. Which of the following benefits of the waterfront are most important to you? (Select up to 3) 9 Figure 10. In which community is your primary residence? .......................................................................... 10 PAGE 1 Beyond the Pier Input Summary Report Figure 11. Which of the following best characterizes your primary connection to the City of Grand Haven? (Select all that apply) ............................................................................................................................. 10 Figure 12. Which of the following benefits of the waterfront are most important to you? (Select up to 3) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Figure 13. Combined results: Which of the following benefits of the waterfront are most important to you? (Select up to 3) ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Figure 14. Penny Jar Activity: Distribution of Responses .............................................................................. 14 Figure 15. Penny Jar Activity: Distribution of Pennies at Each Event ........................................................... 15 Figure 16. Penny Jar Activity: Percentage of Total Pennies .......................................................................... 16 Figure 17. Entertainment activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown ............................. 20 Figure 18. Business activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown ....................................... 20 Figure 19. Winter activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown ........................................... 21 Figure 20. Greenspace activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown ................................. 21 Figure 21. Entertainment activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by students ........ 23 Figure 22. Business activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by students .................. 23 Figure 23. Greenspace activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by students ............ 24 Figure 24. Winter activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by students ..................... 24 Figure 25. Entertainment activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by charrette attendees .............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Figure 26. Business activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by charrette attendees ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 27. Greenspace activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by charrette attendees .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Figure 28. Winter activation options desired at Chinook Pier and downtown by charrette attendees .. 28 Figure 29. Most popular facilities at Chinook Pier and downtown .............................................................. 33 Figure 30. Reasons for not visiting the downtown and waterfront ............................................................... 34 Figure 31. Types of places desired downtown and along the waterfront ................................................... 35 Figure 32. Groups that may be underserved by current uses and amenities downtown and along the waterfront ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 Figure 33. Ways in which waterfront access may be improved