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Uptown Street-Level Survey 2007

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Conducted on March 26th, 2007, the Uptown street-level survey focused on 4 commercial district streets: Roy, Mercer, Queen Anne Ave, and 1st Ave. N. Survey volunteers included members of the Uptown Alliance, Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce and local retired residents.

To view maps of the streets surveyed, click here.

Findings of the March 26th, 2007 street-level survey:


Community members collected assets & opportunities (what they liked and what they wanted) and deficits & concerns (what they didn't like and what they thought were problems) along the main commercial district of the Uptown neighborhood to document the positive and negative aspects of the physical environment of the area. 

 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 identified along the business with 18 incidents collected.  Community members found some of the business had transparent windows, were local and non-franchise and had outside seating.  The second most collected feature were buildings which were in good condition and architectural detail.  Currently, 98 assets were collected by community members. For a complete list of all the assets collected in the Uptown survey, click here. (Excel document)


Deficit Findings:


Table 2:


Table 2 above lists the most frequently collected negative conditions (deficits) organized by feature. Community members collected the most deficit conditions along the sidewalk with 29 incidents, which includes uneven pavement concerns, litter, and sandwich boards blocking. There were a total of 108 deficits or concerns collected by community members in the Uptown neighborhood on March 26th, 2007.  For a complete list of all the deficits collected in the Uptown survey, click here. (Excel document)


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