This document summarizes the keypad polling results from the third community visioning meeting about a proposed extension of the Green Line to the Mystic Valley Parkway area. It shows the responses to 11 multiple choice questions asked of meeting participants. The questions covered topics like favorite warm weather activities, demographic information, housing status, length of time living in the area, and perceptions of and reactions to the potential Green Line extension. Pie charts display the response percentages for each question from the first, second and third meetings.

1. Mystic Valley Parkway
Community Visioning Process
Keypad Polling Results – Meeting #3 – May 17, 2011
1. What is your favorite warm weather activity?
(Responses – 45)
38%
Meeting 3
27%
13% 13%
9%
Head to the Outdoor sports Gardening Walking/Biking Other
beach
2. Which category best describes you?
(Meeting 1 –108 Responses, Meeting 2– 59 Responses, Meeting 3 - 47 Responses)
54% 55%
46% Meeting 1
Meeting 2
28% Meeting 3
22%
17%
15% 14%
10% 11% 11%
6% 5% 4%
2%
A concerned Government Business/property Non-profit or Other
resident owner advocate

2. 3. Where do you live?
(Meeting 1 –111 Responses, Meeting 2– 62 Responses, Meeting 3 - 49 Responses)
63% 69%
59% Meeting 1
Meeting 2
Meeting 3
14% 13%
10% 9% 8% 6% 9% 8%
3% 5% 0% 1% 3% 2% 5% 5% 4% 3%
Medford Somerville Arlington Cambridge Winchester Boston Other
4. Do you own or rent a home?
(Meeting 1 –107 Responses, Meeting 2– 62 Responses, Meeting 3 - 50 Responses)
53% 54%
46%
Meeting 1
Meeting 2
25% 26% 22%
14% 17% Meeting 3
13%
8% 5% 8%
4% 3% 2%
I own a single family I own a multi-family I own a I rent my home Other (none)
home home condominium or
townhouse
5. How long have you lived in the Medford, Somerville, Arlington, or Cambridge area?
(Meeting 1 –111 Responses, Meeting 2– 63 Responses, Meeting 3 - 50 Responses)
46% 42% Meeting 1
39%
Meeting 2
22% 24% Meeting 3
14% 18%
13% 13% 10%12% 13% 12%
8% 8%
4% 2% 2%
0 - 1 Year 2 - 5 Years 6 - 10 Years 11 - 20 Years 20+ Years I live in another
municipality

3. 6. What is your age?
(Meeting 1 –111 Responses, Meeting 2– 64 Responses, Meeting 3 - 48 Responses)
27% 27% 29%
26% Meeting 1
20% 21% 20% Meeting 2
19% 17% 18%
17% 17% Meeting 3
13%
8% 8%
5% 4%
1% 2% 0% 2%
0 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 or Better
7. How do you identify yourself?
(Meeting 1 –111 Responses, Meeting 2– 61 Responses, Meeting 3 - 44 Responses)
90%
84%
70% Meeting 1
Meeting 2
Meeting 3
7% 11% 9%
7% 3% 3% 5% 5%
2% 0% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0%
White Black or African Hispanic or Latino Asian Other Two or more
American
8. Have you attended a Green Line Extension meeting before?
(Meeting 1 –111 Responses, Meeting 2– 64 Responses, Meeting 3 - 48 Responses)
88%
Meeting 1
69%
65% Meeting 2
Meeting 3
35%
31%
13%
Yes No

4. 9. Did today’s event improve your understanding of the topics presented?
(Meeting 1 –27 Responses)
37%
26% Meeting
22% 3
15%
Definitely Somewhat A little Not really
10. How did today’s event make you feel about the possible extension of the Green Line to
Mystic Valley Parkway?
(Meeting 1 –98 Responses, Meeting 2– 49 Responses, Meeting 3 - 28 Responses)
41% 40%
Meeting 1
32% 31% 32%
29% Meeting 2
21% Meeting 3
18% 16%
14% 14%
12%
Excited Optimistic So So Pessimistic
11. How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the meeting?
(Meeting 1 –98 Responses, Meeting 2– 50 Responses, Meeting 3 - 30 Responses)
47%
41% 40%
Meeting 1
32% 32%
27% Meeting 2
Meeting 3
16% 17%
13% 12%
7% 8% 6%
3%
0%
Very Effective Good OK Needs Poorly Managed
Improvement