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Asset Route 1 Asset Route 2 Asset Route 3 Asset Route 4	Map of Streets Surveyed in Greenwood - Phinney Ridge click on any map for a larger view	Deficit Route 1 Deficit Route 2 Deficit Route 3 Deficit Route 4

The maps above show the six surveys planned: A1 & A2 & A3 & A4 represent the positive "asset" condition routes and D1 & D2 & D3 & D4 represent the "deficit" condition routes. Survey volunteers included residents of the Greenwood-Phinney Ridge neighborhood with help from Sustainable Seattle volunteers. For map details, click on the specific route map and for data findings, keep reading!

Findings of the May 20^th, 2006 street-level survey:

Community members collected assets & opportunities (what they liked) as well as deficits & concerns (what they didn't like and what they thought were problems) along the areas of the main business district of the Greenwood-Phinney Ridge 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 74 incidents collected local, non-franchise business which both have unique character and reflect the community.  The second most collected category were Building conditions with 41 incidents collected.  The buildings had good architectural detail, were in good condition and served as landmarks in the community.  Community members also discovered that the sidewalks in the neighborhood provided good and safe walking spaces.  Currently, community members have collected 264 assets in Greenwood-Phinney Ridge on May 20^th  2006.  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.  46 sidewalk conditions were found.  A majority of the sidewalk conditions indicated uneven pavement and litter on the sidewalk.  Buildings were the second most frequently collected feature, 34 conditions were found in this category; the concerns were mostly commercial vacancies and graffiti. Planting strips were the third collected feature, 21 incidents of the weeds and invasive plants in the planting strips.  In total, there were 199 deficits or concerns collected by community members in the Greenwood-Phinney Ridge neighborhood on May 20^th, 2006.  For a complete list of all the deficits collected during this survey, click here. (Excel document)

Deficit Conditions Found and Sent to the City of Seattle

There are four deficit conditions which are recognized by Sustainable Seattle as priorities. These include: graffiti, potholes, large dumping and serious incidents of uneven pavement. These conditions are sent to the respective City of Seattle agency immediately after they have been collected. This pie graph summarizes the number of these priorities which were sent to the City as compared to the total number of deficit concerns collected. In the Greenwood and Phinney Ridge neighborhoods there were a total of 199 deficit conditions collected out of which 57 were sent to the City as priorities.  For a list of the conditions sent to the City of Seattle, please click here. (Excel document) The City of Seattle has addressed all of the uneven pavement incidents sent as priorities by Sustainable Seattle.

What do you think of the results of the street-level survey in the Greenwood-Phinney Ridge neighborhood?

If you work or live in Greenwood-Phinney Ridge, we would love to hear what you think of these findings.  Your opinion is important for understanding community priorities related to the physical environment along the main business district of the neighborhood.

Please click HERE to tell us what you think of the results and share your thoughts about the neighborhood!

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