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Posted August 7, 2008 on Your Town, Your Government, Get Involved by Carol Lindstrom
The Downtown Parking Survey has now been closed. When reviewing the results, please keep in mind that they represent input from a small portion of the overall population. In no way should these data be taken as representing all citizens. Town Council can use this as general input, a starting point, to help determine potential strengths and weaknesses of the various options available to them for making changes to parking in the Downtown area. Total Respondent = 45. (Not all respondents gave responses to all questions.) (summary only...for full details see report: Downtown Parking.pdf)

1. Are you a citizen of the Town of Christiansburg?
Yes: 41 (91.1%)
No:  4 (8.9%)

2. How often do you park (or try to park) in Downtown Christiansburg?
(These results are only the highest count group which was <1 time per week
1) Shopping 77.8% (28),
2) Dining 72.2% (26) ,
3) Non-Courthouse related business 81.1% (30), and
4) Courthouse related business 76.7% (23).
These numbers further indicate that the same individuals are using downtown parking for multiple uses.

3. Please rate the following aspects of your Downtown parking experiences.
a) Easy to find a parking place:
Excellent 18.2% (8)
Good 38.6% (17)
Adequate 31.8% (14)
Poor 6.8% (3)
Unacceptable 0% (0)
N/A 4.5% (2)
b) Parking is convenient to where you are going:
Excellent 14.6% (6)
Good 41.5% (17)
Adequate 31.7% (13)
Poor 9.8% (4)
Unacceptable 2.4% (1)
N/A 0% (0)

4. Overall, how do you rate the quality of parking provided?
Excellent 13.6% (6)
Good 45.5% (20)
Adequate 34.1% (15)
Poor 4.5% (2)
Unacceptable 2.3% (1)

5. How do you feel the recent Downtown road construction has affected parking?
Getting much better 11.1% (5)
Getting better 17.8% (8)
Staying about the same 53.3% (24)
Getting worse 11.1% (5)
Getting much worse 6.7% (3)

6. If parking conditions improve Downtown, will you be likely to shop there more frequently?
No change 13.6% (6)
Very likely 25.0% (11)
Somewhat likely 25.0% (11)
Unlikely 22.7% (10)
Very unlikely 13.6% (6)

7. If a time limit is established for Downtown parking, how would you rate these options?
(summary only...for full details see report: link found below
30 minutes 82.4% (14) report Not long Enough
1 hour 66.7% (14) report Not long Enough
2 hours 85.3% (29) report Just right
4 hours 90.3% (28) report Too long

Full comments from participants can be found on the report at Downtown Parking.pdf

Don't forget to check the survey page to see if there are any active surveys you wish to participate in: CITIZEN INPUT SURVEYS.
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