Mobile Lab Community Questionnaire – Flourishing Communities Collaborative

This questionnaire has 16 questions which is built to understand your needs as a resident in the community. It will help us develop a program for a mobile lab in the English Avenue neighborhood.

All responses will remain anonymous and will not be tied to a specific individual. Respondents are not required to answer all questions – however, the information gathered here will help this specific project. Data gathered from this questionnaire will not be published or shared externally.

1. How old are you?

18-25 yrs

26-40 yrs

41 or above

2. Who are you living with?

Live alone

Family

Friends

Unfamiliar roommates

3. Why do you live in the English Avenue neighborhood? (You may select multiple)

It is affordable

People are friendly

I own a property here

I like the area

4. Do you have friends in the neighborhood?

Yes, they are my family

No, I don’t trust anyone

I have some who live nearby

I would like a place to make friends

5. How far do you feel safe to walk from where you currently live?

One block

A few blocks

Depends on the time of the day

Not safe at all

6. Can you perform simple DIY home repairs by yourself?

I love doing hands-on projects

I am physically not capable

I would rather use friends’ or family’s help

I need guidance to understand DIY instructions

7. Do you have help to perform DIY home repairs?

I have a toolbox and I can do it myself

I can call my friends or family

I have no one I can get help from

I always call for professional help

8. Would you like to learn how to DIY a construction project?

I know construction already

I am open to learn

I want to learn but don’t know how

I am not interested

9. How do you feel about socializing with other people in the neighborhood?

I am not a social person

I would love to have a safe space to meet people

I don’t know if I can trust people in the neighborhood

I love meeting with people in my neighborhood

10. Would you like a community gardening space in your neighborhood?

I would love that

I am curious to learn what it can offer

I am not interested

11. Would you like a community gathering space in your neighborhood?

I already have another place where I meet my neighbors

If it is safe to get there

I love the idea

Not really

12. What kind of space would you prefer for the gathering space?

Maker space

Educational space

Reading space

Socializing space

13. What resources do you need from the gathering space? (You may select multiple)

I would like to get educated about saving on utility bills

I would like to have a community garden

I would like a place to read and relax

I would like a place for my children to safely hangout with their friends

14. At what time during the day would you hang out at the gathering space?

In the morning (6 am – 10 am)

At noon (10am-2pm)

In the afternoon (2pm-6pm)

In the evening (6pm-10pm)

15. Would you like to participate in the construction of the gathering space in your neighborhood?

I would love that

I am not interested

Only if it pays

I can help if I am taught how to do it

16. If there is something that we have not covered, then please feel free to let us know what program would you like to have in this mobile lab.