A Voice at the Table

OVERVIEW
The survey is open until May 20, 2019 (11:59PM EST) Participants who register an email are automatically entered into
a drawing to win one (1) of three $40 gift cards to one of the following restaurants: Suya Joint, Soleil, and Oasis Vegan
Veggie Parlor. The drawing will take place in June 2019. The three (3) winners will be contacted via email.
HOW WILL THIS INFORMATION BE SHARED?
Compiled feedback from this survey will be incorporated into a final research report and shared on our project website
in late summer 2019: http://avoiceatthetable.us/
CONTACT
Mel Isidor
misidor@sasaki.com
8) What is one space you enjoy in Roxbury?
(eg: business, performance space, park or other physical location)
1) What is your age group? (check one)
4) What _____________________________________________________________________
is your home zip code?
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9) Why do you enjoy this space?
5) What is your relationship to the Roxbury community?
(select all _____________________________________________________________________
that apply)
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2) With which race/ethnicity do you identify?
_____________________________________________________________________
(select all that apply)
spaces, or events)
10) What is one event or program you enjoyed attending
in the past year in Roxbury? (eg: a specific, performance,
_____________________________________________________________________
workshop, class, etc.)
_____________________________________________________________________
6) If you checked “used to live in Roxbury” for the
_____________________________________________________________________
previous question, why did you move out?
_____________________________________________________________________
11) Approximately how often does this event/program
_____________________________________________________________________
occur? (check one)
_________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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3) With which gender do you identify? (check one)
7) What is Roxbury’s greatest strength?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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12) Why did you enjoy this event/program?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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13) What are barriers to you attending events or
community spaces? (select all that apply)
enter buildings).
14) Imagine your ideal vision for the Roxbury community.
What exists in this vision that is currently not present?
(Dream big!)
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15) What is one question you would pose to the
community in Roxbury?
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16) Choose a color comes to mind when you hear the
word “home.” (Circle one)
17) Describe in one word, what is your superpower?
(i.e. your greatest strength or virtue)
_____________________________________________________________________
18) Enter your email below if you would like to be
entered in a drawing to win one (1) of three $40 gift cards
to one of the following restaurants: Suya Joint, Soleil, and
Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor. The drawing will take place in
June 2019. (write clearly!)
Email: _____________________________________________________________
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Why Surveys?
DIGITAL
The survey was developed in
conversation with interviews to
help us reach a larger audience
beyond our interview approach.
The survey feedback supported
and built on interview narratives
and understandings through the
collection of qualitative data.
The goal of the survey was to better understand the
strengths of the Roxbury community—both socially
and spatially. Questions were developed to identify
existing physical spaces and programming and the
social value factors that make them successful. We also
posed visioning questions to identify priorities for future
development as well as community conversations to
be addressed in order to overcome current challenges.
Additional questions around color association and the
comforts of home sought to investigate how color theory
may be leveraged as a tool for design solutions in the
built environment.
As shown to the right, we developed the survey
in both a print and digital format to make it
more accessible to different users.
A VOICE AT THE TABLE Research Survey
O 17 or younger
O 18 to 24
O 25 to 34
O 35 to 44
O 45 to 54
O 55 to 64
O 65+
☐ Black/African-American
☐ American Indian/Alaska Native
☐ Hispanic/Latino
☐ Asian
☐ Middle Eastern
☐ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
☐ White/Caucasian
☐ An identity not listed, self-identify:
☐ Prefer not to answer
O Woman
O Man
O Transgender
O Non-binary
O Genderqueer or gender nonconforming
O An identity not listed, self-identify:
O Prefer not to answer
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☐ Currently live in Roxbury
☐ Used to live in Roxbury, but have since moved
☐ Work/have worked in Roxbury
☐ Organize events/programs in Roxbury
☐ Neighborhood visitor (i.e. attending businesses, public
☐ Other - Write In: _______________________________________________
O Weekly or more
O 2-3 times a month
O Once a month
O A couple times a year
O Once a year (annually)
O Only once (not a recurring event)
☐ I am too busy/have no free time.
☐ It is too expensive for me to attend.
☐ It is hard to find information about events/spaces.
☐ There is a lack of diversity/representation in the space.
☐ It is not physically accessible (i.e. no places to sit or ramps to
☐ It is too far away for convenient travel.
☐ It is lacking childcare or child-friendly activities.
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