PUBLIC SURVEY I

Planning Process Part 1 Launch & Discovery: What Have We Heard

User Group: Those who work on the Parkway

• This user group’s most desired future amenities and design features include parking, connections to walking and biking trails, food and beverage options, free public transit (including options such as bike share, scooter share or a shuttle), and more trees and shaded areas.

Who did we hear from?

• Nearly an equal number of age ranges responded.

• 82% of respondents were white.

• 46% of respondents identified as living within a 10-minute walk of the Parkway.

• 76% of respondents regularly pass through the Parkway.

• 69% of respondents visit the Parkway more than once per year.

Common Themes: General Use

• Morning and afternoon are the preferred time of use for the Parkway.

• Nearby residents prefer to visit the Parkway all times of the day.

• People visit the Parkway regardless of the season.

• Visitation patterns of general users and those living adjacent to the Parkway were not heavily impacted by the pandemic.

• The largest identified impacts caused by events were traffic congestion, noise levels, increased litter, and challenges accessing residences.

• Visiting institutions, running, walking, exercising, or passing through to other destinations are the most popular uses of most visitors.

Common Themes: Transportation

• Most users currently walk or roll (such as by wheelchair) to the Parkway. Walking or rolling remains the preferred future method. The second and third most popular choices were driving and biking.

• Most people want safer pedestrian crossings, lower speeds, longer crossing times, protected bike lanes and crossings, and more bike racks.

• Most people would like more frequent and closer transit stops.

• Most people prefer to take public transit or walk to the Parkway, but there is still a strong desire for parking spaces among residents, workers, non-white respondents, and those age 65 and older.

• Eakins Oval and the area in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art were named most often as the most dangerous or needing the most improvement.

Common Themes: Amenities and Activities

• Most users that do not visit the Parkway or visit rarely are between the ages of 35-44.

• Lack of restrooms, activities of interest, parking, and food and beverage options are the most common reasons to not visit or only occasionally visit the Parkway.

• Recreation/exercise, institutions, passing through, and public art are main drivers for visitation.