Results from keypad survey questions at the final community visioning process meeting for the Green Line extension.

1. Mystic Valley Parkway
Community Visioning Process
Keypad Polling Results – Meeting #5 – November 2, 2011
1. Are you ready for the holidays?
(Responses – 57)
32%
23% 23%
21%
2%
Yes, it’s my Yes, I could No, it means No, I’m None of the
favorite time use a few winter is already above
of the year days of approaching behind on my
vacation holiday
shopping
2. Which category best describes you?
(Meeting 1 –108 Responses, Meeting 2– 59 Responses, Meeting 3 - 47 Responses, Meeting 4 – 35 Responses,
Meeting 5 – 62 Responses)
71%
55%
54%
51%
46%
28%
26% 22%
17%
11% 15% 14% 13%
10% 11% 11% 9% 9%
6% 6% 3% 5% 4%
2% 2%
A concerned resident Government Business/property Non-profit/advocacy Other
owner groups

2. 3. Where do you live?
(Meeting 1 –111 Responses, Meeting 2– 62 Responses, Meeting 3 - 49 Responses, Meeting 4 – 36 Responses,
Meeting 5 – 65 Responses)
Meeting 1
78%
69% Meeting 2
63%
59% Meeting 3
56%
Meeting 4
Meeting 5
22%
13% 14%
14% 9% 5% 4%
10%
8% 8% 6% 8% 5% 3% 3% 9%
3%
8%
5%
6% 3% 0% 0% 2%0%2% 5% 0%0%
1%
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, Meeting 4 – 37 Responses,
Meeting 5 – 66 Responses)
54% 57% 56%
53% Meeting 1
46%
Meeting 2
Meeting 3
26% 24%
25% 24%
22% Meeting 4
14% 17% 13% 16%
9% 11% Meeting 5
8% 5% 8%
3% 4% 3% 2%
0% 0%
I own a single family I own a multi-famiy I own a I rent my home Other (none)
home home condo/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, Meeting 4 – 36, Meeting 5 –
61 Responses)
51% Meeting 1
46% Meeting 2
42%
39% Meeting 3
28% 31% Meeting 4
24%
22% Meeting 5
13% 14% 14% 18% 18%
13% 14% 12% 13% 13% 12%11%
2% 3% 5% 8% 8% 10% 8%
4% 5%
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, Meeting 4 – 36, Meeting 5 –
69 Responses)
33% Meeting 1
27% 29% 30% Meeting 2
27%
25% 26% Meeting 3
21% 20% 22% 22% Meeting 4
20% 18%
19% Meeting 5
17% 17% 17% 17%
13%
12% 10% 10%
8% 8% 8%
6%
4% 5%
2% 4%
1% 0% 0%
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, Meeting 4 – 34, Meeting 5 –
69 Responses)
90% 91% Meeting 1
84% Meeting 2
70% 74% Meeting 3
Meeting 4
Meeting 5
11% 9% 7%
7%7% 9% 7% 3%3% 3% 5%5%
2% 0% 0%2%2%3%0% 0%0% 3% 0%0%3%
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, Meeting 4 – 38, Meeting 5 –
69 Responses)
88% Meeting 1
84% 84%
Meeting 2
69% Meeting 3
65%
Meeting 4
Meeting 5
35%
31%
13% 16% 16%
Yes No

4. 9. Did today’s event improve your understanding of the topics presented?
(Meeting 5 –56 Responses)
54%
Meeting 5
27%
9% 11%
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 5 –64 Responses)
34%
30% Meeting 5
28%
8%
Excited Optimistic So so Pessimistic
11. How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the meeting? (Meeting 5 –63 Responses)
35%
Meeting 5
27%
19%
14%
5%
Very Effective Good OK Needs Poorly Managed
Improvement