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Roseville Parks and Re(:reation
<br /> government departments often has placed our survey research at the heart of strategic and master
<br /> planning projects. The survey research professionals at NRC, when we were local government
<br /> employees, led the research efforts of the City of Boulder Planning Department for more than five
<br /> years. As part of a planning process, we have worked extensively with appointed committees and
<br /> task forces of government staff or the public as well as elected councils, commissions or boards to
<br /> design and conduct surveys.
<br /> NRC and GreenPlay staff assigned to this project have extensive experience working with parks and
<br /> recreation managers, communication staff, staff charged with planning for sustainable communities
<br /> and elected and appointed stakeholders as well as the public at large. Our parks and recreation
<br /> surveys have asked participants about their engagement in various recreation activities, their
<br /> familiarity with and use of parks and recreation facilities, and/or their satisfaction with park and
<br /> recreation facilities and offerings (e.g., Dublin, CA 'arks and Recreation Survey, South Suburban 'arks
<br /> and Recreation District Survey, Town of Castle Rock Community Recreation Survey, Walnut Creek Older Adult
<br /> Recreation and Social Services Needs Assessment). Often the results from these surveys are used in
<br /> creating or updating a master plan, and may also include questions about the types of offerings
<br /> residents would like to see, or the priority placed on various types of facilities or potential new
<br /> projects (e.g., Town of Parker, CO Community Values Survey, City of Clearwater, FL 'arks and Recreation
<br /> Survey, Valmont City 'ark, Boulder, CO, Wildtivood, MO 'arks and Recreation Survey, Douglas County 'arks,
<br /> Trails and Open Space Master Flan Survey, North Jeffco 'ark and Recreation District Customer Survey, Town
<br /> of Castle Rock Community Recreation Survey).
<br /> These surveys may also include questions about resident willingness to pay for certain types of
<br /> activities or the use of specific facilities (e.g., City of Boulder 'arks and Recreation Survey, City of Golden
<br /> 'arks and Recreation Survey). As a stand-alone survey (e.g., Westminster 'arks Ballot Issue Survey, City of
<br /> Boulder 'arks Survey) or as part of a larger survey (e.g., Hyland Hills Recreation District Resident Survey,
<br /> Foothills 'ark and Recreation District Resident Survey), support for or opposition to fee increases, bond
<br /> initiatives, or tax increases to support parks and recreation may be evaluated. The in-person
<br /> intercept user surveys we have overseen have been used to determine how and the extent to which
<br /> city parks and recreation facilities, mountain parks or open space are being used (e.g., Boulder
<br /> Mountain 'arks Visitor Counts and Survey Project, Lakewood Open Space and 'arks User Survey, Boulder
<br /> Reservoir User Survey). We recently completed a study about sustainable development and livable
<br /> communities for the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) for which a scientific
<br /> survey of the public was followed by several workshops with developers, land use planners and
<br /> business people from the Denver-metro region, wherein findings were discussed and issues were
<br /> identified as part of a long range planning process.
<br /> Our work in Minnesota has included:
<br /> Dakota County MN Citizen Surveys 2003, 2006
<br /> Scott County MN Citizen Surveys 2003,2006
<br /> Carver County, MN Citizen Survey 2004
<br /> Minneapolis, MN Resident Survey 2005, 2008
<br /> Washington County Citizen Survey 2006
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