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Chinatown-International District Street-Level Survey, July 2005

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On July 28, 2005 the second Chinatown-International District street-level survey was conducted. This was the first survey where assets were collected in addition to deficits. Both the positive and negative conditions were collected by one team.
Map of Streets Surveyed in Chinatown-International District


The map above shows all seven routes surveyed.  Survey volunteers included youth from IDHA’s WILD program and elders from Chinatown-International District.  For map details, click on the specific route below:

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Findings of the July 28, 2005 street-level survey:

Community members collected deficits & concerns (what they didn't like and what they thought were problems) along the areas of the main business district of the Admiral neighborhood.   

To learn more about the information being collected in our street-level surveys, click here.

Asset Findings:

Table 1:



Table 1 above lists the most frequently collected positive conditions (assets) organized by feature.  For example, most of the asset or opportunity incidents were found in the Business category with 9 incidents collected.  The second most collected category were Public Art conditions with 8 incidents collected.  Community members also discovered that Planters in the neighborhood provided blooming greenery to the neighborhood.  On July 28, 2005 the youth and elders collected 32 assets.  For a complete list of all the assets collected in the survey, click here. (Excel document)


Deficit Findings:

Table 2:




Table 2 above lists the most frequently collected negative conditions (deficits) organized by feature.  64 conditions were found in the sidewalk category.  A majority of the sidewalk conditions indicated uneven pavement and sidewalks which were being repaired or under construction.  Tree pits and buildings were the second most collected feature. The conditions of the tree pits were of concern due to missing pavers and/or grates.  Roadway conditions were the third most collected feature, the problem with roadways revolved around potholes, littler and uneven pavement. In total, there were 242 deficits or concerns collected by the youth and elders in the International District on July 28th, 2005.  For a complete list of all the deficits collected during this survey, click here. (Excel document)



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