YOUR TOWN ALABAMA NEEDS YOU!!! Send in photos from your vacations (or your home towns) of vanishing Americana. Survey Results
Are you still involved in the same community that you represented at the Your Town Alabama Workshop?
YES |
74 |
82.2% |
NO |
4 |
4.4% |
Multiple Communities |
7 |
7.8% |
No Answer |
5 |
5.7% |
Why did you attend the Your Town Workshop?
To learn more about planning/tools for growth/historical preservation/local resources |
42 |
46.7% |
Contribute to community |
17 |
18.9% |
Recommended by others |
8 |
8.9% |
Concerned about growth |
8 |
8.9% |
To learn about new ideas in community planning |
6 |
6.7% |
Networking |
2 |
2.2% |
Other |
7 |
7.7% |
How did you find out about the Your Town Workshop?
Your Town Alumni |
17 |
Other |
21 |
University Center for Economic Development |
9 |
Your Town Board of Director |
4 |
Alabama Main Street Program |
3 |
Auburn University |
1 |
Regional Planning Commission |
2 |
Resource Conservation & Development Council |
11 |
Unsure |
3 |
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
1 |
Region 2020 |
1 |
No Answer |
6 |
Design Alabama |
1 |
Alabama Historical Commission |
3 |
Alabama Communities of Excellence |
1 |
I am interested in Your Town Alabama, Inc. addressing the following topics in future workshops/newsletters:
Funding for Community Development |
75 |
Local resources available for technical assistance |
51 |
Success stories from other Your Town graduates |
53 |
Comprehensive Planning |
51 |
Ordinances |
52 |
Land Trusts/Easements |
36 |
Other |
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2 |
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1 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
If you could add anything to the Your Town Workshop, what would it be?
More information on funding |
5 |
More information on community building/motivation |
3 |
More time to cover topics |
3 |
More before and after photos |
1 |
More regional meetings |
1 |
More coverage of tools for growth (ordinances, subdivision techniques, codes, wastewater management) |
7 |
More information on retail development/downtown revitalization |
3 |
Follow-up Courses/Alumni Events/Newsletter |
9 |
More time on presentations |
1 |
After the Your Town Workshop, did you follow up with any other complimentary program(s)?
Alabama Communities of Excellence |
15 |
Small Town Design Initiative |
14 |
Regional Planning Commission |
28 |
Relevant Workshops (Zoning, Smart Growth..) |
3 |
Auburn Landscape Architecture Department |
1 |
ADECA |
1 |
Design Alabama |
2 |
Alabama Historical Commission |
1 |
Alabama Power |
1 |
(For more information on the survey results, including comments and notes from the survey, check out the pdf version.)
