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Springwood Park Engagement Round 1 Results:

Kent Parks would like to thank Mother Africa and Falis Community Services for their help recruiting participants and facilitating in-language survey administration to our community members.

The Springwood Park Engagement Round 1 was the first time the website EngageKentParks.com was used to facilitate most of the engagement for a project. This was also the beginning of in-person engagement activities and use of kiosks for engagement purposes. Through these efforts we received the following response:

• 116 on-line survey responses,
• 31 on-line vision board comments
• 102 in-field staff-public interactions
• 1,291 in-field vision board comment

The results from those efforts are as follows.

Kiosk: The kiosk vision boards were divided into Character, Amenities, and Activities, the results will be divided the same way. These were posted on the kiosk and EngageKentParks.com for 8 weeks. The signage in the park was monitored every 3 days photographed, results recorded, and replaced if needed. The in-field sessions were conducted on 2 week-day evenings and 1 weekend day. During the in-person sessions 102 people interreacted with staff and participated in the vision board activity. These people were a diverse mix of races, ethnicities, primary language spoken, and wide range of ages. Full kiosk results are shown in Appendix A.

• The top 2 of 9 Character pictures chosen were: 3 (shade trees) and 7 (plaza).
• The top 5 of 24 Amenities pictures chosen were: 11 (shelter and tables), 12 (outdoor BBQ), 19 (pole lights), 20 (path lights), and 33 (green stormwater).
• The top 8 of 34 Activities pictures chosen were: 35 (hill slide), 37 (tree house), 48 (spinner), 57 (zipline), 61 (swings) ,64 (slides), 65 (tower), and 66 (multi-sport court).

The top three that received the more votes were: 35 (hill slide), 57 (zip line) and 61 (swings).

Survey: The results of the survey are given by the question number:

1. How close do you live to Springwood Park?

Seen in the graphic below, 18% of respondents live next door to the park and 35% live 1 block or less from the park.

2. How often do you visit Springwood Park?

38% of survey respondents visit the park on a weekly basis, and 21% daily.

3. How do you get to Springwood Park?

Respondents answered that 43% walk to the park, 17% ride a bike, and 32% drive, while 8% take the bus.

4. Do any members of your household have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? If yes, what type of accommodation is needed to serve you?

25% of respondents said that someone in the household has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Of those affirmative respondents 37% said that the accommodation they need is for adaptive equipment.

5. Where do you enter the park?

The south side of the park is where 31% entered. The second most used entrances were equally North (24%) and West Sides (24%).

6. Which amenities do you use most while at the park?

The amenities used most by respondents while in the park were the walking path and playground, followed by the open lawns and benches.

7. What activities would you like to do at the park?

The top 5 activities that respondents liked to do most at the park were: 1. Walk or run; 2. Play at Playground; 3. Gather with family or friends; 4. Experience nature; and 5. Sit/relax. There were 2 “other” responses that were: walking club, of which there is one that meets almost every weekend and the second was play basketball.

8. Do you feel safe using the park during the day?

80% of respondents indicated that they felt safe using the park during the day.

9. What can be done to improve the safety of the park?

Respondents stated that additional lighting (41%) and more people using the park (25%) were the top two improvements that could be made to make the park feel safer.

10. Is there anything that makes the park challenging for you to use?

It is clear from the graphic below that limited seating is a major obstacle for park users, followed closely by lack of lighting and exposure to sun or rain.

11. What natural elements do you like at the park?

The most liked natural element in the park are the trees, 33%, followed by the open lawn, 25% and plants, 18%. The element least chosen was the changes in topography, 8%.

12. What improvements could we make at Springwood Park that would increase your park use?

The top improvement that would make respondents use the park more are tied at 16%, more tables and improved and expanded playground. Next (12%) is nature play (natural logs and boulders), followed by a three-way tie for; more shelter space, more spaces to gather, and additional benches and seating areas.

13. What is unique about the neighborhood that could be reflected in the park?

When asked to reflect on what the makes the neighborhood unique respondents stated that location and diversity were the top two unique elements of Springwood Park.

14. What language is spoken most often at home?

Respondents were asked which languages is spoken most at home and the top 4 answers were: 1. English; 2. Mahaa; 3. Maymay; and 4. Kiswahili.

15. With what race or ethnicity do you identify?

As seen in the chart below approximately 49% of respondents are Black or African, 29% are white, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic/Latino/a/x.