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What's your favorite thing about living in Rosedale?
What's your least favorite thing about it?
Can you give us 3 words to describe Rosedale?
Can you give us 3 words to describe yourself?
How long have you lived here?Do you plan on staying?
If you could dene Rosedale with a symbol, what
would it be?
Do you know the boundaries of Rosedale?
Who do you call rst if you have a question or concern
or need information about the neighborhood?
How do you nd out about community events?
Do you have internet access in your home? [if not,] do
you have internet access elsewhere?
Survey Questions
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A nice place.
Homey.
Established.
Multicultural.
Rich
Quiet.Safe.
Awesome.
Perceptions of Rosedale[from residents & community members]
Family-oriented.
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Its kind of a bruise.Some parts dont
look very safe.
Bad vibes.
Trashy.
Rough
Low-income.
Perceptions of Rosedale[from non-residents]
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How can we as designers and
creative problem solvers help project
the positive image of Rosedale?
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How can we simultaneously help
to promote more unity between
those who live & work there?
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Can we help bring Rosedales many
different people, businesses, projects and
initiatives together under one banner?
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And can we centralize community
information to make it easier to nd,
and to keep people connected?
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Audience
Families, Students, Bosses, Employees,
Farmers, Volunteers, Kids, and everyone
else who participates in the Rosedale
community.
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Obstacles to Rosedales Unity
The freeway cuts right through the middle of the
town, dividing the people.
Most people dont have a clear sense of Rosedales
boundaries.
Only 45% speak English as a rst language, while
6% can't speak English well or at all. (This is
slightly higher than Kansas Citys average.)
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We hope to see:
An increased amount of civic participation from people who
hadn't previously been active in their community
A rise in pride at being a part of Rosedale
An improvement in Rosedales position within the larger
Kansas City area
Social Behavior Changes
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Social Behavior ChangesWell know its working if:
The numbers participating in the various organizations and
initiatives that are already improving the community go up.
Theres a rise in self-identication as being part of Rosedale.
Acknowledgement of Rosedales social and economic
signicance from outside community increases.
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