Please answer the following questions about your
neighborhood and return this survey by
1.
After Hurricane
Isabel, did you find Dominion Power responsive to your requests to restore
power?
(Select only one.)
□ Yes 44%
□ Somewhat 30%
□ Not at all 14%
Didn’t
lose power 2%
Didn’t
call 4%
No
answer 6%
2.
How many days did you lack electricity after the hurricane?
(Select
only one.)
□ None 3%
□ 1-3 days 58%
□
4-5 days 23%
□ More than 5 days 14%
No
answer 2%
3.
Do you believe that burying power lines would
be an improvement in any of the following ways?
(Select
all that apply.)
□ Help to
prevent power outages in severe storms 84%
□
Help to beautify the neighborhood 81%
□
Help to reduce vehicle and pedestrian
accidents because of fewer electric poles 32%
□
No help/not necessary 9%
4.
Would you be willing to pay to have utility cables and wires buried on
your street?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes, I would
be willing to pay through special assessments 24%
□ Yes, I would be
willing to pay as an adjustment to monthly electric bill 38%
□
No, I would not pay for any of it 34%
Depends on the cost 4%
Already paid 2%
5.
How often do you lose power at your house?
(Select
only one.)
□ Frequently
and/or often without explanation 24%
□ Occasionally
or only during severe storms 60%
□
Rarely or not at all 16%
6.
Do you have adequate street lighting on your
street?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes 75%
□
No 25%
7.
Would you favor installing Carlyle or
Colonial-style streetlights with shorter, more attractive poles on your street
or other streets nearby?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
indicate location) 54%
□
No 35%
No
answer 11%
8.
Generally, do you
favor having sidewalks on most streets in the neighborhood?
(Select only one.)
□ Yes, on at least one side 56%
□ Yes, on both
sides 34%
□ No (please
explain) 9%
No answer
1%
9.
Do you have a sidewalk on at least one side of your street today?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes 74%
□
No, but would like to have one put
in 13%
□
No, but not interested in a sidewalk
in front of my house 13%
□
No answer 1%
10. Are the sidewalks or curbs and gutters on
your street in need of repair?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
comment further) 18%
□
No 77%
No sidewalks on my street 1%
No answer 4%
11. Are there any pedestrian hazards that
make walking difficult in your neighborhood?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 34%
□ No 64%
No
answer 2%
12. Are there service strips between your
sidewalk and the street or medians where you would like to have shade trees
planted?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes 11%
□ No 82%
No service
strips 2%
No
answer 5%
13. Can you identify any traffic hazards or
other traffic problems that need attention in the neighborhood?
(Select only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 61%
□ No 34%
No
answer 5%
14. If your street was found to have
excessive speed and volume, would you consider traffic calming measures which
might include flashing signs, traffic circles, parking lines, etc.?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 57%
□ No 35%
No
answer 7%
15. What improvements would you like to see
in the bus routes and bus schedules in the neighborhood?
16. Would you be more likely to take the bus
if bus shelters were installed in the neighborhood?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
indicate location) 14%
□ No 77%
No
answer 9%
17. What is your impression of the bike lanes in the neighborhood?
(Select
only one.)
□ Number of
streets having bike lanes should be increased (indicate location) 16%
□
Number of bike lanes is about right 64%
□
Number of bike lanes should be
reduced (indicate location) 8%
Don’t have bike lanes 2%
No answer 11%
18. Is parking a problem on your street?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
provide location and time of day of problem) 21%
□ No 77%
No
answer 3%
19. In 2002, a Master Plan was adopted by the
County Board which established general principles for the redevelopment of
Greenbrier Park (includes the Yorktown High athletic fields). Next year, the county Parks Dept. will go
through the design phase and produce detailed construction plans based on that
adopted Master Plan. Please list any
improvements that are most important to you and the neighborhood in the
redevelopment of Greenbrier Park?
20. Chestnut Hills Park, on Harrison Street,
has been largely designed as a park for young children, with emphasis on
activities and equipment for ages up to 10 years and passive green-space uses. Do you support continuing this as the primary
focus for Chestnut Hills park?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes 91%
□ No 4%
No
answer 5%
21. If not, what other kinds of activities
and/or equipment would you like to see in Chestnut Hills Park?
22. How do you usually travel to Chestnut
Hills Park?
(Select
all that apply.)
□ Walk 60%
□ Automobile 29%
□ Bicycle 4%
□ Other
(specify) 1%
Don’t
go there 10%
23. Would you like to see the community
garden plots at Chestnut Hills Park expanded?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes 31%
□ No 41%
No
answer 26%
24. Rock Spring
Park (between Yorktown Blvd. and Little Falls Rd. at George Mason Blvd) is
designed as a natural resource open space.
It provides a natural environment, including several flower beds for
visitors to enjoy. What improvements,
if any, would you suggest for Rock Spring Park?
25. Which of the following local shopping
areas do you frequent?
(Select
all that apply.)
□ Lee-Harrison
Shopping Center 96%
□ Other stores
at Lee/Harrison intersection (e.g. Safeway, CVS, etc.) 87%
□ Garden City
shops (at Lee/George Mason) 43%
□ Other stores
and shops on Lee Highway 62%
26. What improvements, if any, would you recommend
to the appearance, traffic flow, services or stores provided by the commercial
buildings and shopping areas in the neighborhood?
27. What additional types of businesses would
you like to see in our neighborhood?
28. Would you patronize the Garden City
shopping area, on Lee Highway at George Mason, more often if it was improved?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
explain) 68%
□ No (please
explain) 18%
No
answer 14%
29. Please identify any specific improvements
you would like to see at the Garden City shopping area?
30. What ideas or suggestions do you have for
beautifying your neighborhood?
31. Can you identify any sites in the
neighborhood that would be good locations for public art work such as murals or
sculptures?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 16%
□ No 65%
No
answer 20%
32. Can you identify any areas where there is
overgrown vegetation or a need to improve plantings, particularly on public
property?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 22%
□ No 58%
No
answer 20%
33. Do you think that the neighborhood has a
problem with any of the following?
(Select
all that apply and note location of problem(s).)
□ Trash 24%
□ Vermin 25%
□ Signs 5%
□ Maintenance of
public areas 8%
□
Graffiti 5%
□
Weeds and/or invasive plants 13%
□ Deer 1%
□
Other (please specify) 8%
34. Is there a problem with noise on your
street?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 25%
□ No 69%
No
answer 5%
35. Are there any structures, abandoned
vehicles, or areas in the neighborhood that you consider eyesores or safety
hazards?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify source of noise) 19%
□ No 72%
No answer 9%
36. Are you aware of any areas in the
neighborhood that have a problem with vandalism or could be improved from a
standpoint of public safety?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 7%
□ No 83%
No answer 9%
37. Would you participate in a Neighborhood
Watch program?
(Select
only one.)
□ Already
participate in Neighborhood Watch 5%
□ Yes 59%
□ No 27%
No
answer 9%
38. Do you feel that adequate safeguards are
in place for notification of residents in the event of an emergency?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 28%
□ No 46%
Don’t
have enough information to answer/not sure 6%
No
answer 21%
39. Have you signed up for Arlington County’s
new e-mail/digital emergency alert system (see http://www.arlingtonalert.com)?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes 11%
□ No, not yet 22%
□ Don’t know
anything about the program 64%
No
answer 4%
40. Are there problems with code violations
in your neighborhood?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 12%
□ No 70%
Don’t
know/Not sure 4%
No
answer 15%
41. In-fill development can be defined as
development of single family homes in between or behind existing homes or replacing
existing homes with much larger houses.
Please tell us your opinion of this practice?
(Select
only one.)
□ Support it
(please explain) 21%
□ Don’t support
it (please explain) 51%
□ No opinion 22%
No
answer 6%
42. The County has adopted changes in
residential zoning provisions to clarify height measurements at 35 feet, back
lot line measurements and restrictions on pipe-stems (houses in back of
houses). The major remaining issue is
lot coverage. Currently, residential
houses can cover 56% of a lot’s surface.
Would you support further limiting coverage as a means of reducing
the bulk of new houses?
(Select only one.)
□
Yes 59%
□
No 32%
No
answer 9%
43. Would you favor the establishment of any
other additional guidelines for new housing development or improvements in the
neighborhood?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
explain) 34%
□ No 38%
No
answer 27%
44. Are you aware of any
properties/structures/locations in our neighborhood that you think should be
considered historic due to age, architecture, previous owner, or usage?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 8%
□
No 87%
No
answer 5%
45. Should the Yorktown Civic Association
(YCA) undertake a project of providing markers for significant and/or historic
properties in our neighborhood?
(Select
only one.)
□ Yes (please
identify) 33%
□ No 47%
Not
sure 1%
No
answer 20%
46. How many years have you lived at your
current location?
(Select
only one.)
□ less than 3
years 18%
□ 3 to 6 years 17%
□ 7 to 12 years 20%
□ 13 to 20 years 15%
□ over 20 years 30%
No
answer 1%
47. What are the three things you like most
about this neighborhood?
48. What are three things about this
neighborhood that need improvement?
49. Do you rent or own your home?
(Select
only one.)
□ Rent 5%
□ Own 93%
No
answer 1%
50. How many children are living in your
home?
(Select
only one.)
□ None 57%
□ One 18%
□ Two 17%
□ Three 5%
□ Four 1%
□ More than four 1%
No answer 2%
51. Please provide any additional comments or
suggestions not covered by the other questions.
52. Please list the street and block you live
on or the closest intersection (e.g. 2600 N. Columbus or Columbus and 26th
Street)?
(Provide
one response only.)