PRR 1025 Doc 6 Copy of 8. WorkshopSurveySummary 11-4-13

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Survey #1 94606 Every week2 94601 Every day3 94610 I commute into SF from 19th street BART4 94612 daily5 94602 every day6 94607 At least twice per week7 94606 Every month8 94610 1 - 2 times a month9 94607 2 - 4 times a week

10 94612 every day, I live at the uptown11 94610 every day - I walk here to my workplace12 9461213 94607 live at Broadway/Franklin/8th14 94608 3 - 5 x per week15 94608 every day16 94609 every day17 94609 several times a week18 94122 Monday - Friday, I work downtown19 94611 2/week20 95037 once a month

21 94609 3-5 x/week22 94612 every day23 94611 every day (I live 0.8 miles away)24 94612 every other day!25 94618 weekly26 94612 everyday27 94612 almost everyday28 94612 every day; live and work here29 94612 I live on telegraph30 94710 maybe once a month31 94610 5-7 days a week32 94611 every day33 94612 live in uptown Oakland34 94612 once/twice a week35 94607 everyday. I live on 20th/Franklin36 94611 every day37 94612 every day38 94612 I live at 1755 Broadway39 94608 everyday

What isyour zip

code? How often do you visit downtown Oakland?


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40 94607 4-5 days a week41 94609 2 times a week42 94612 every day43 94608 several times a week44 94619 every day45 - -

46 - -47 94612 work at city hall M-F, plus some weekends48 94607 every day; I live on 10th and MLK49 94610 4-7 days a week50 94609 at least once a week51 94606 every day52 94607 I live at 8th and Broadway, work largely at home53 94612 every day; live here

94601 194610 594612 1694602 194607 794606 394608 494609 594122 194611 4

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More retail Easy transit access, cultureYes, if there was walking, shopping, cleaner The feeling of it being busmore and better public spaces and programming the vintage architecture

Diversitymore shops, food and places open on Sunday the flavor of the city. Artlife / aclurty(?) / bookstore space, trees, diversity, peo

city squareevening activities, easier evening parking, daytime shoppi buildingsbusiness, please, friends live here oaksterdam influence / libfeel safer at night more sounds, music, venues, dance spa art galleriesmore activity after 3pm - I've noticed most stores and eve besides the gorgeous decobetter and more music diversitymore local shops, open weekends, places to hang out. people, vibeI like it already, to be honest black owned businessesmore people organic growthmore arts, more retail less violence the vibrancy, the diversity,more jobs so I could have one of them the way the angled streetsmore public spaces lots of good restaurantssafer streets architecture, people out aplaces I could bring my dog Cool restaurants and musi

more restaurants, an indie movie theater, coffee, better o old buildings, scale of stremore dining, shopping, cafes, outdoor seating, events, etc I love all the beautiful histmore retail establishments, especially comparison goods ( The walkability and scale oevents live events! the people and different bbetter bike path from n. Oakland, businesses open later weather, art, architecture,I actually live in this area the diversitymore cafes that I can just hang out in, good affordable co- the architecture, homegromore stores, bars, restaurants, etc. more pedestrian traffi the diversity and urban namore parks would be nice, more retail! Affordable restaur the community art!events of interest the mix of people, architeretailbetter bike/ped facilities, more entertainment options, in historic buildingsmore places to hang out great barssitting space/community outdoor events bars on telegraphmore points of interest. Little shops. Park space that protests start thereI would spend more time downtown if there was more op the active night life, particn/a Feelmore510more parking nightlifemore ideas like this one put to work the nightlife

What would inspire you to visit downtown more often?

What is your favoritething about downtown

Oakland?


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more engaging and open community spaces, i.e. a more p The beautiful da architectlive music culture, foodmore food trucks it's my homemore bike lanes, more secure bike parking (elockers), busi diversity, paramount and fkid friendly stuff like G OMCA OMCA, Chinatown, restau- -

- -more casual, cafes/eateries; welcoming seating; changing incredible architecture, wI am always in the area. I would come to Latham Square o the architecture, the peoploutdoor eating, more food open in weekend days B-bus! The new restaurantmore things going on, opportunities to interact with other transit hub, city govt. plazmore intentional spaces to hang out and interact a big mix of folks, is a tranQuit teaching, which takes me to SF a couple times a wee Its potential. Downtown, arelaxing, calming, erub (?) near active vibrancy, conceptual, crea


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Lack of safe bikewaysno parking, trash, congestiontoo many spaces/buildings are vacant, streets feel emptyempty status of street frontagecrimePR

street people, dirtthe smelly spots14th and Broadway, crime, graffitiafter dark there's a lot of harassment / intimidation around 12th and Broadway near Burger King. The citviolencesafetywhite people kicking them outtoo many empty spacesnot enough performance, violencelack of maintenance and care exhibited by the city

current level of intimidation and violencenot enough bike racks

lack of maintenance of public spaces, garbage, dirty sidewalks, graffitivacant storefronts, graffiti, trafficthe lack of weekend activity in downtown Oakland and the lack of retail options - there are a growing nunegativity duringghosttown at night, low densitythe graffiti on the buildingstoo much concrete, asphalt, many streets are too wide; things normally close early, much of it feels sortcrime, a lack of pedestrian lightingcrimecar parking, sad looking buildingsthe empty storefrontsgraffiti/crime/vacancy/blightdesolate streets on nights without a show at the fox or paramounttrash and ugly graffitibad-quality roads that sorely need to be replacedthe lack of public open space that's invitingGovernmentsafety - more police at night, graffiti -- please make it STOPnot a lot of fun places to go

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the lack of a strong sense of placeboring/not enough people at nightneed more outdoor seatingtoo much on-street parking, potholes, lack of bike lanesteenagers smoking blunts 24-7-

-not enough greenery/people on the streettrash, not enough bike lanes, how it becomes a ghosttown after business hoursnot enough activity during the day for familiestoo many dead spaces, not enough public spacesthat it is too reliant on the 9-5 crowd, dead on weekendsI really don't know. I even like City Center Plaza, even though I abhor it architecturally. Wait!!! There is soempty building space


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LandscapingBlue 5 3 4 4 5Green, blu 4 3 4 5 5green 5 3 2 3 5happy 4 3 4 3 5pink 4 4 3 5 5red-orange 3 4 1 5 2green, blue 3 4 4 5 5red-orange 4 4 5 5 5green (livin 4 2 1 4 5red-orange 4 5 5 2 4green (and 5 5 4 5 5yellow 2 4 2 4 3brown 5 5 5 5 5red-orange 5 5 3 5 5yellow, red 5 5 5 5 5purple and 5 5 4 5 5blue 4 3 3 3 5purple 5 5 5 5 5pink/black 5 4 5 5 5blue 4 4 4 3 5

orange 5 5 4 3 5green 5 4 4 4 5green (blu 5 4 4 5 5red 5 5 5 5 5green 4 5 5 5 5purple 5 5 5 5 5green, pea 5 3.5 3.5 5 5blue 3 2 5 4 1black 5 5 5 5 5depends w 3 4 2 3 5green 5 5 0 4 5green 2 3 1 4 4blue 4 3 5 3 3purple 5 5 5 4 5blue 5 4 4 3 4

5 4 4 5 5Blue 5 5 1 5 5blue/grey 5 5 1 5 5green 3 4 5 5 5

In your opinion, which of the following, if any, are important elementsof Latham Square Plaza? (Please rate each from 1 (not important) -- 5

(important))What is

yourfavorite

color?


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green 5 5 4 5 55 5 5 3 4

green 5 4 5 5 5brown 4 4 3 2 3rainbow 4 4 3 3 5- - - - - -

- 5 - - - 5orange/red 5 5 5 5 55 5 3 5 5

blue, green 5 5 5 5 5blue 5 4 5 4 5

5 4 5 5 5I don't kno 5 5 4 4 5black 5 3 3 5 5Average 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.3 4.7StdDev 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.8


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functioning fountainClean space, w/ tables and seating, TRASHCANS to eat lunchtables for eating lunch. I also like the example in Bryant Park of the reading room, with magazines and nbeer gardenmore landscaping, some plants/vegetation([explaining landscaping score -- ]there are a lot of trees) lanterns in the trees all year

large iron raised beds filled with edible / medicinal plants like in peralta plaza on Coolidge in Fruitvalefood stands (small), music spaces, outdoor Dosspublic performance space with fun modular seating which could be moved around easily; green space hidance floor!place for kidsspace fore social welfare or reminders of African American culture in Oaklandall of the above to attract more peopleperformance spacebetter name. Latham square plaza is redundant, just call it Latham square or Latham plaza or Latham triashould look at which ways the wind is coming from, a wind analysis and then look at putting up some artall of the above! Certainly shaded sitting spaceplace for public seating and caf. Pretty lighting at night. Dog friendly caf??

well maintained green space w/ seating/ (trees, plantings, flowers), lots of people hanging outspace for booths/stages for events, seating, planters/trees/landscaping, art, maybe a cafdesignated pathway for bikes coming from Telegraph to reach Broadway. Bikes will cut through the plazmini theater for upcoming youthreason to draw people outplay area for the kids and a lot of trees and flowers (a lot of outdoor life and solar power everything if popavement mural that includes art nouveau elements to honor/fit with the architecture. A cool play struc?place for the high school kids to hang out. Bike lane open, lots of objects from Oakland's history, seatingfeeling/ability to make me come to meet a friend for a chat or see/hear outdoor musicoutdoor seating as cafactive recreation area. It would be nice if OSA students could use some of the area for outdoor recreatiofood trucks, ability to drink outside, a throughput lane for bikes, no carsfood trucks/performance spacelittle playground, seating tables, nets for kickball or ping-pong, green space (Astroturf/fake grass)seating in the streets, tall plants to buffer car noise and views, art and activitiesIdentity that transcends Oakland and goes global(People should frequent local dining, food trucks somewhere else) a lot a bike rack!all of the above

I would love it if Latham Square had a


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wspapers to browse

hlighting native plants and grasses; interactive / kinetic sculpture; planters made from those beautiful

ngle also, do not allow traffic to U-turn at 16th. Funnel most traffic onto 17th to Broadway, allow somepieces as wind blocks

, therefore planning for a bike pathway is better than having cyclists cut through a ped-filled space

ssible)ure for kids/adults (even if its not very big). Seating for people to just hang out, platforms that people c

and trees bring some oaks back to downtown Oakland

n


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and historical signage about this intersection

traffic noise, bike parking corral

nsive to architecture, colorful but not cluttered, everyone is on the same/right track. But design needsekly farmer's market. While food trucks offer a variety of options, I think the scale of a food truck is tooe ball, mini (sic) something to draw in on nice days. Also, Girls Incorporated is renovating a building verandscaping; bright-colored umbrellas, chairs. (in London, when I lived there -- 1972-74 -- some of the pahe ground/planters/surfaces that could be collaborations with local artists or youth groups. Quality graf

comparable to Oakland murals, trees, screens to block traffic noise and wind, reuse of artistic gates an


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ld lamppost bases; a fun playground for kids (and adults) -- maybe public art created by the Crucible. Al

traffic to continue to 16th and widen the scpevale (?) from 16th to 17th

an lay on, or that could be mini stages. Somewhere to sit and look straight down Telegraph and to look


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to be elegant, modern. Playful inspiring and changing large for this plaza. Food carts or booths would be a more appropriate size for the space. Also, w/ the n

close on 16th street. They are an amazing non-profit, it would be great to get feedback from Girls, Inc.,rks had "1 o'clock clubs" at playgrounds, with locked lean-tos containing art supplies. someone would cfiti. Something for kids to sit on that may align parallel to the buildings. Maybe an homage to the street

such from Oakland as shown in slides that blends things that are of Oakland. Don't like vibrant street p


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so it would be so interesting to reference Latham Square's connection to the Humane Society Animals i

at the cathedral building


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umber of restaurants and cafes in the neighborhoods, food trucks may create a negative impact of devFirst Place for youth, and the many, many other non-profits in the area to see what would be useful an

ome to open the lean-tos and provide supplies for children to do art work for 1-2 hours)car or an old business (I like the picture of the old cycle store) to be themed throughout the square. I lo

ainting from slides -- overwhelming and looks poorly maintained


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e 5 ft. high, situated around seating areas

trucks, probably along the Rotunda side of the street (so seating can be in the sun). There are more foo


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d establishments in Uptown than in previous years, but a lot of the brick and mortar ones are expensiv


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, and other cheaper options aren't very healthy or quality. This seems like one area of Oakland where t


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ese can be more of a permanent fixture. Bicycle parking cycle track that con


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What is your favorite color? Color ResponsesBlue Green 16Green, blue Blue 15green Red 9happy Orange 7pink Purple 5

red-orange, tomato-red Black 3green, blue and red Yellow 2red-orange, tomato-red Brown 2green (living things) Pink 2red-orange, tomato-red Grey 1green (and blues too) Rainbow 1yellow Happy 1brownred-orange, tomato-redyellow, redpurple and greenbluepurplepink/black comboblueorangegreengreen (blue and red are second)redgreenpurple

green, peacock blue! Orange!blueblackdepends what it is forgreengreenbluepurpleblue

Blue

blue/greygreengreen

greenbrownrainbow--

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orange/red

blue, green, purpleblue

I don't know, man! Too hard!

black


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ed Orange Purple Black Yellow Brown Pink Grey Rainbow Happy


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They said.. Which I'd call..Every week WeeklyEvery day DailyI commute into SF from 19th street BART Several times a weekdaily Dailyevery day Daily

At least twice per week Several times a weekEvery month Monthly1 - 2 times a month Monthly2 - 4 times a week Several times a weekevery day, I live at the uptown Dailyevery day - I walk here to my workplace Dailylive at Broadway/Franklin/8th Daily3 - 5 x per week Several times a weekevery day Dailyevery day Dailyseveral times a week Several times a weekMonday - Friday, I work downtown Several times a week2/week Several times a weekonce a month Monthly3-5 x/week Several times a weekevery day Dailyevery day (I live 0.8 miles away) Dailyevery other day! Several times a weekweekly Weeklyeveryday Dailyalmost everyday Several times a week

every day; live and work here DailyI live on telegraph Dailymaybe once a month Monthly5-7 days a week Several times a weekevery day Dailylive in uptown Oakland Dailyonce/twice a week Several times a weekeveryday. I live on 20th/Franklin Dailyevery day Dailyevery day DailyI live at 1755 Broadway Daily

everyday Daily4-5 days a week Several times a week2 times a week Several times a weekevery day Dailyseveral times a week Several times a weekevery day Dailywork at city hall M-F, plus some weekends Several times a weekevery day; I live on 10th and MLK Daily4-7 days a week Several times a week

Seve


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at least once a week Weeklyevery day DailyI live at 8th and Broadway, work largely at home Dailyevery day; live here Daily


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Monthly 4Weekly 3

Several times a week 17Daily 26

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Statistic Seating

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max 5 5 5 5 5q3 5 5 5 5 5median 5 4 4 5 5

q1 4 4 3 4 5min 2 2 0 2 1mean 4.461538 4.18627451 3.754902 4.294118 4.673076923

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