northfield bridge square - online straw poll results

NorthfieldBridgeSquarestrawpoll

1/53

63.92% 124

27.84% 54

3.61% 7

4.64% 9

Q1Howhastheincreaseindowntown,BridgeSquare,andriverfronteventsinrecentyearsaffectedyourattendance?

Answered:194 Skipped:2

Total 194

# Comments Date

1 IcompletelyavoidBridgeSquarefortheSaturdaymarketfairsbecausetheparkingistoofaraway.Itisn'tbecauseIcan'twalk,butbecauseIamabusyperson.Theseeventskeepmeoutoftheentiredowntownaswell.IoccasionalattendculturaleventsonBridgeSquareandusuallyenjoythem.

12/20/20139:32AM

2 UnfortunatelyI'mabroadmuchofthesummer,butwhenI'mintownIloveattendingevents. 12/20/20139:16AM

3 TheSaturdaymorningartsandfoodsbizarreisaniceevent,butlacksenergythroughouttheyear.Thesamevendorsaresell ingthesameitemseveryweek,whichdiscouragesrepeatvisitsfromlocalresidentsandthereisn'tenoughadvertisingtoattractresidentsfromothercommunities.Thereshouldbemorereasonstokeeplocalscomingbackweekafterweek.

12/20/20136:48AM

4 LoveVintageBands,RiverwalkandWinterwalk.DJJDisalmosttoomuch... 12/19/20131:57PM

5 Ihavel ivedhere30years.RiverwalkMarketFairisthebestthingtohappentothistown. 12/19/20131:18PM

6 Yes!LovethebandconcertsandtheSaturdaymarkets. 12/11/201312:52PM

I'v eattended

moreevents

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I'veattendedmoreevents

I'veattendedaboutthesamenumberofevents

I'veattendedfewerevents

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7 IthinkBridgeSquareisagoodplacetohavecommunityevents(duringgoodweather!).Il ikemeetingpeopleattheseeventsonBridgeSquare.It'ssuchafriendlyplace.Don'tchangeit!!Everythingaboutitisgreat.

12/11/20139:42AM

8 Asanewcomerintown,Idon'tbelievetherehavebeenanyeventshostedinBridgeSquaresinceI'vebeenhere.ButIamverymuchlookingforwardtoit,andplantoattendasmanyasIcan.

12/10/20139:26AM

9 LovetheRiverwalkMarketFair,i thaschangedmySaturdayhabits 12/7/20137:20PM

10 BecauseofMarketFair. 12/7/20134:26PM

11 Ihaveactuallyattendedfewer,butnotbecauseofinterestorthelackof;simplyafunctionofbeingolder,andnotasactive.Therearemorefunthingstoattend,ifonehastheenergy.

12/7/20131:29PM

12 Ilovehavingfrequenteventsdownthere. 12/7/201312:48PM

13 IgotoRiverwalkonceinawhile 12/7/201311:24AM

14 Hastherebeenanincrease?Thequestionpresumesso,whichmakesanyresponseaboutfrequencyofattendancecompletelysubjective.Abetterquestionwouldbe:Overthepastxyears,haveyouattendedeventsinBridgeSquaremore,same,lessoften.

12/7/20138:15AM

15 recentlymovedtotown.Onlyherelongenoughforonesummer.Sti l l learningthetown! 12/6/20138:54PM

16 Ilovetheambianceandenergyofeventsinthesevenues. 12/6/20138:40PM

17 Ilovetheriverwalkartfairandgoalmosteveryweekend. 12/6/20135:45PM

18 Handicapped-wouldlovetoattendmore 12/6/20134:47PM

19 Theplazaisaplacetol inger,whichisgreat...downtowneventshavemorespaceandmoreattractiveplacestositdownandenjoy.Also,theRiverwalkMarketfairhasincreasedthenumberoftimesthateventsdrawmetoBridgeSquare.

12/6/20132:54PM

20 It'smyfrontyard,becauseIl iveinanapartmentonEast5th. 12/6/20132:40PM

21 IdolovetheVintageBandFest!Thankyou,PaulN.AndthatCERTAINLYbroughtinalotofmetro-areaattendees,whothendroppedabitofcoinbeforeleavingtown.

12/6/20131:54PM

22 TheBridgeSquareeventshavetakenatollonBridgeSquare.Thereshouldbeaninvestmentinthespringtoc leanup,addsomegooddarksoil,andsomesod.ThegrasscurrentlylooksVERYshabby,ifnotnotexistent.Previouseffortsatspotreseedinghavenotgonewell,andweredoneatthewrongtimeoftheyear.

12/6/20131:20PM

23 Thiscommunityhasaheart,onethatallowsalltotakepridein.ThatheartisBridgeSquare 12/6/201312:26PM

24 Noticethecrowds!Moreandmoreattendevents! 12/6/201310:57AM


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77.72% 150

17.10% 33

2.59% 5

2.59% 5

Q2Howhelpfularedowntown/BridgeSquare/riverfronteventsforNorthfield?


Total 193

# Comments Date

1 NorthfieldneedsthetypeofeventsthathappenonBridgeSquare.Theyareanintegralpartofbringingalargeraudienceintothec ity.

12/20/201311:23AM

2 Theyencouragecollegestudentstovisitdowntown. 12/20/201310:54AM

3 Onlyforculturalevents.Themarketfairisnothelpfultome. 12/20/20139:32AM

4 TheyreallyenhancethefeelingofcommunityandspecialnessforNorthfield. 12/20/20139:16AM

5 Makesthedowntownanimatedandwelcoming. 12/19/20131:57PM

6 ThisisoneaspectofNorthfieldthatmakesNorthfieldaspecialplaceformyfamilyandI.IthinkaboutneighboringtownssuchasFarmington,Faribault,Owatonna,etc.,andtheydon'thavenearlythefrequencyandvarietyofeventsdowntown,inapublic square,alongtheriverasNorthfielddoes.Themoreweenhancethisspaceandthefrequencyofitsuseforpublic /communityeventsthemorebenefic ialitbecomesforourcommunity.

12/19/20131:51PM

7 Thebetteradvertisedtheyare,particularlyoutsideoftown,themorehelpfultheyare. 12/19/20131:25PM

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8 Iimaginetheseeventsbringpeopleintothedowntownvic initytoshop,buyfood&beverage,etc.aswellaspartakinginwhateverevents.Thiswouldinc ludebothNorthfieldersandout-of-towners--andobviouslythebiggereventsbringinmorefolksforevenbetterbusiness!

12/10/20139:26AM

9 TherearemultiplelocationsthroughoutNorthfieldthatservethecommunityneedforapublicgatheringspace,butBridgeSquareprovidesadditionalvibrancyduetothedowntowncommercialbusinessesandhigherdensity.BridgeSquarebenefitsfromtheattendanceofpassersbyormembersofthecommunityincorporatinganeventinBridgeSquarewiththeirotherdailyduties.

12/9/201312:10PM

10 EspeciallyloveRiverwalkMarketfair.Asashopowner,IknowIseemoretraffic onthosedays. 12/9/201311:58AM

11 GreattoseethecrowdsandIoverhearlotsofoutoftownersattheseevents 12/7/20137:20PM

12 whatsomepeopleseemtomissintheeconomyvisionforasmalltown,isthatit(theeconomy)cannothingeall,orevenmostlyononething…itmustbemadeupofagroupofincrements.Soeveryincrementhelps.

12/7/20131:29PM

13 Whatdoes"helpful"mean?AreyouaskingaboutwhetherBridgeSquareeventsattracttourists?Iftheyprovideentertainmentthatimprovesqualityofl i feforresidents?Iftheyhavesomeother--unspecified--impact?

12/7/20138:15AM

14 TheDivision-FourthStreetareaisthehubofourcommunitysocially,historically,commercially. 12/6/20138:40PM

15 Ithinkthemusicaleventsareterrific .The"old"bandswereageniusconcept. 12/6/20134:47PM

16 Theyaregivingusagreatreputationasadestination. 12/6/20132:54PM

17 Itiswhatiskeepingthedowntownvital! 12/6/20132:09PM

18 Bringspeopleintothedowntown.Greaterchancefordowntownbusinesses,restaurantstoprovideservicesandincreasesales.Dollarsturnoverlocally--bigwin.

12/6/20131:54PM

19 helpful?funandinteresting. 12/6/20131:51PM

20 Townspeopleattendevents,andImetmanyoutoftownpeopleenjoyingconcertsthissummer. 12/6/201310:57AM


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31.75% 60

1.59% 3

22.75% 43

43.39% 82

10.58% 20

4.23% 8

Q3Whatthingsinhibitordiscourageyoufromattendingmoreeventsdowntown?

(Checkallthatapply)Answered:189 Skipped:7

TotalRespondents:189

# Comments Date

1 Idofeelhowever,thatNorthfieldisgoingtohavetoaddresstheissueofastoriedparkingrampatsomepointinthefuture.

12/20/201311:23AM

2 Idon'talwaysenjoylargeevents,sowedefinitelyskipsomeofthem. 12/20/20139:48AM

3 Theparkingisbadandthetraffic isawful. 12/20/20139:32AM

4 It'sapaininthebuttwhenthesquareisc losedforeventsandyouhavetogettothepostoffice.parkingissodifficult.

12/20/20138:40AM

5 BuildaParkingRamp 12/20/20137:58AM

6 Toomanypeoplethere 12/19/20136:58PM

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Lackofinformationabouttheevents

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7 cvbneedstoupthemarketingofevents 12/19/20133:28PM

8 I'msickofdowntowndoingnothingbutlookingforwaystowastemoretaxmoney 12/19/20132:10PM

9 Don'talwayshearabouteventsintime. 12/19/20131:57PM

10 Thetimesofsomeevents(especiallyeveningones)canbechallengingtoattendwithyoungchildren.Soearliereventswouldbenice!:)

12/19/20131:31PM

11 Iusuallywalk,l ivingfairlyc lose.Butantic ipatingthefuturewhenI'mmoreelderly,formajorevents(l ikeWinterWalk)itwouldbegreattobeabletoparkabitawayandhavetransportation.

12/11/201312:52PM

12 I'mwithinwalkingdistancefromdowntown. 12/11/201312:49PM

13 Lackofseating 12/11/201311:50AM

14 OnceinawhiletherecouldbebetterinformationabouteventshappeningonBridgeSquare. 12/11/20139:42AM

15 Notenoughparkbenchesorpicnictablesforsomeevents. 12/10/20131:14PM

16 charliekyte 12/9/20132:21PM

17 Schedulingconfl ic ts 12/9/20132:08PM

18 LackofmoneytobuythingsIseeandwant. 12/8/20133:59PM

19 welivec loseenoughtowalk.usuallytheonlythingthatpreventsusisbedtimesorenergylevelsorlackofbabysittersbecausewehavesmallchildren.

12/8/20138:47AM

20 Lackofc losebikeparkingandlackofbikeroutestodowntown 12/7/20137:20PM

21 Busywithotherthings. 12/7/20134:26PM

22 asIsaidin#1,justafunctionofaging.Itisabsolutely'convenient';forGod'ssake,nothingismorethantenminutesawayfromanythingelseinatownthissize.

12/7/20131:29PM

23 Icanwalkthere. 12/7/201311:24AM

24 Abetterquestionwouldbesimplyaskingaboutwhatinhibitsattendingeventsdowntown,period.Maybearespondentattendsallhe/shewantstoattend."More"isn'tthepoint.

12/7/20138:15AM

25 Weather,lackofseatingspace 12/6/20136:56PM

26 Handicappedaccommodations 12/6/20134:47PM

27 badweather------isthereasystemforcancell;ingevents? 12/6/20134:08PM

28 Notenoughspaceformanyoftheevents.Couldwelookelsewhereforsomeoftheseevents? 12/6/20133:51PM

29 Weather. 12/6/20133:45PM

30 Moreparkingordowntown! 12/6/20132:54PM

31 Notalwaysinterestedintheparticularevents 12/6/20131:53PM

32 Lackofgoodweather.Lackofgoodseating.Lackofgoodsoundsystem. 12/6/20131:42PM

33 "Other":timeconstraints,notinterestedinsomeoftheevents 12/6/20131:14PM

34 Notnecessarilyanyone'sfaultbutmyown. 12/6/201312:37PM

35 Someoftheevents,suchasTasteofNorthfield,areofnointerest.Mostoftheeventsinvolvespendingmoney,andIwouldratherspendmydiscretionaryincomeelsewhere.ItemsattheRiverwalkMarketFair,forexample,aremoreexpensivethanIcanafford.

12/6/201312:10PM

36 Goodentertainment,andtimeforsocializingandmeetingoldfriends,andmakingnew. 12/6/201310:57AM

37 Theeventsaren'tthatgreat. 12/6/201310:54AM

38 LackofasafewaytobicycleonDivisionandsurroundingstreets. 12/6/20138:49AM


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10.64% 20

3.19% 6

4.79% 9

19.68% 37

81.38% 153

4.79% 9

Q4WhichofthesestatementsreflectyourunderstandingofBridgeSquare's

communityroleforthese150yearsandmore?


TotalRespondents:188

# Comments Date

1 Itshouldbebiggerandadjointheriver.Ataminimum,theshortstreetinfrontoftheHistoricalSocietyshouldcomeout.

12/20/201311:23AM

2 Ithinkitwasanshouldbethecenterofourbusinessdistric t.Thepurposeshouldbetodrawcustomerstoareabusinesses.Eventsshouldbeprimarilyculturalinnature.TheSaturdaymarketfairsconcernme.Downtownbusinessownerspayrent&taxes.AretheSaturdayvendors...whoarebusinessesthemselves...payingtheirfairsharetoconductcommerceinNorthfieldonc ityproperty.

12/20/20139:32AM

3 Itcouldbeutitl izedmore 12/19/20133:01PM

Theusesovertimearesurprising...

Theusesovertimearesurprising...

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Theusesnowareprimarilyforpeople...

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Theusesovertimearesurprisinglysimilar

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Theusesnowareprimarilyofcommercialvalue

Theusesnowareprimarilyforpeopleconnections

Thiscentralplacecontinuestobeanimportantcommunityasset

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4 IamnotawareofBridgeSquare'shistoricaluses. 12/19/20132:09PM

5 "commercial"isaloadedterm.Doyoumeanthingsl ikeafarmer'smarketortheDJJDfoodbooths.They'reokaybyme.Doyoumeanpermanentcommercialinterests?No,that'swherethepeopleconnectionsspacesholdfirm.

12/11/201312:52PM

6 Perhapsnot"surprisingly"similar,butyes,IthinkacrossNorthfield'shistory,fromwhatIunderstanditseemsthatBridgeSquarehasplayedanimportantroleinthecommunitytobeaccessibleforall,agatheringplace,etc.Ithinkwecantakethatideaandimproveuponitforthecurrent(andfuture)needsofthetownsfolk.

12/10/20139:26AM

7 Seemslikeanimportantcommunityassetnow,butIdon'tknowhowit'sbeenusedinthepast. 12/9/201311:58AM

8 ItisNorthfield'sheart,itscore,amagnetforpeoplebothfromhereandfromafar.I'msothankfulourforefathersandmothershadtheinsightandethicstoenvisionanddevelopsuchatowncenterTOBEUSEDBYPEOPLE.

12/8/20133:59PM

9 IhavenoideaandIhavel ivedherefor23years. 12/8/20132:37PM

10 Itistheflexibil i tyofthesquarethatallowsittobeanimportantcomponentofsomanydifferentactivitiesandfunctions.

12/7/20131:29PM

11 Why"surprisingly"?DoesonehavetobesurprisedtothinkBridgeSquareservesthesameordifferentroletodayasitdid150yearsago?

12/7/20138:15AM

12 What? 12/6/20139:34PM

13 ihavenoideahowitwasused150yearsago 12/6/20135:44PM

14 EarlyphotosoftheBridgeSquareareashowedittobeamajorcrossroad,whichwasanassettothemill,businessesonbothsidesoftheriverandtoresidents.ItcontinuestoserveasNorthfield'soutdoorl ivingroomandadirectwindowontotheriver,THEmajorfeaturethatdistinguishesNorthfieldfrommanyothersmalltowns.

12/6/20135:03PM

15 Ithasalwaysbeenapublic space.Itismeanttostaythatway. 12/6/20132:09PM

16 AlthoughitwasoriginallytheparkinglotforJohnNorth'smil l,i tseemedtoratherquicklybecomethecentralcommunitygatheringplace...atleastwhenNorwegianroyaltywasintown.

12/6/20131:42PM

17 Friendlygatheringplace. 12/6/201310:57AM

18 BridgeSquareistheheartofourc ityandshouldbeaplaceofbeautythatraisesthespiritsandattractspeopletotown.Itsbeautyandparklikeappearancedrawpeopletodowntownnotjusttheevents.

12/6/201310:08AM


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35.79% 68

38.42% 73

21.05% 40

4.74% 9

Q5HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheSeniorCenterpopcornwagononBridge

Square?Answered:190 Skipped:6

Total 190

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 It'sanoveltradition.Justdon'tknowifi tneedstobeinthecenterofBridgeSquare. 12/20/201311:52AM

2 Itshowsthatthecommunitycaresthatit'seldercantakepartincommunityactivities. 12/20/201310:57AM

3 IthelpskeepsBridgeSquareasaculturalandsocialsetting. 12/20/20139:41AM

4 Itbringsahumanconnectiontoalovelyspotwhentherearenospecialeventshappening.Rarely,doIdrivethroughdowntownandnotnoticepeoplestoppingatthewagonforabagofpopcorn,.I'mtoldbyvolunteersatthewagonthattheyareoftenaskedforinformationaboutthecommunity.Freegoodwillambassadors!Whatadeal.

12/20/20138:49AM

5 Thepopcornwagonhasbecomeacommunityicon.Peopletellthevolunteersthatworkthewagon,thatsummerisoffic ialwhentheyseethepopcornwagonisbackinbridgesquare.Removethepopcornwagon?ThenwhynotremoveallofthefamiliarandwelcomingaspectsinNorthfield.

12/20/20137:25AM

6 IoftenstopbyBridgeSq.justtosupporttheseniorcenterandgetabagofpopcorn. 12/20/20136:49AM

7 Noidea 12/19/20131:26PM

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8 Very,very,very...IhaveloveditsinceIwasachild,nowitisafixtureformyownkuds.Iwouldweepifi tleft.Literally.

12/19/20131:23PM

9 LOVEit. 12/11/20131:26PM

10 WhatifthepostofficewasmadeintoaCIVICCENTER,andthepopcornwagonmovedinside,tofreeupsomespaceintheSQUARE?

12/11/20131:01PM

11 Idon'tuseit.Butitlendsanicehomeyambianceandsmalltownfeel.SoIdon'tknowifi tneedstostaybutitdoesadd.

12/11/201312:58PM

12 IlovetheideaofthePopcornWagon,andhistoricallyitseemstofitin,anditdoesmakesenseforittobeinthiscentrallocationdowntown.However,ifforlogistical,practical,orevenaestheticreasonsitneededtomoveIthinktherewouldbeothergreatlocationsforitdowntown.

12/10/20139:53AM

13 ThepopcornwagonisaratheruniqueammenityinBridgeSquare.Wouldothervendorsbeallowedtoselli temsinBridgeSquare?Perhapsagelatocartoracoffeecartcouldbeattractedtothisarea.

12/9/201312:21PM

14 Nicetohavesomerefreshmentsavailableduringniceweather.Itwouldn'thavetobethepopcornwagon--thoughitseemstodoagoodjob.

12/9/201312:15PM

15 Idoenjoyitandfrequentitoften,butperhapsitcouldmovesomewhereelse. 12/9/201311:59AM

16 noopinion 12/8/20133:54PM

17 weLOVEthepopcornwagon!!! 12/8/20138:51AM

18 Loveit!Ienjoywalkingarounddowntownmunchingonpopcorn. 12/7/20137:22PM

19 Whatwouldbethereasontoremoveit? 12/7/20131:39PM

20 It'snicebutIwouldn'tsayimportant. 12/7/201311:26AM

21 It'scharming,buteasilymoved. 12/7/20138:21AM

22 Noopinion 12/6/20139:25PM

23 Ourdaughter*loves*thewagon;it'saspecialtreatforherinthesummer. 12/6/20139:02PM

24 It'sanicetradition! 12/6/20138:44PM

25 Itmaybeimportantforpeopleotherthanmyself. 12/6/20135:51PM

26 Itlooksgreatthere. 12/6/20135:17PM

27 Iveryrarelyeatpopcorn,butIl iketoseethestandthere.ItisuniqueandaddsflavortotheSquare.AndIhaveseenthatmanyotherpeopledol ikethatpopcorn.

12/6/20132:47PM

28 ItisaniceadditiontotheSquarebutIdon'tthinkNorthfieldwouldfallapartifthewagonweretogoaway.

12/6/20132:13PM

29 Itisnicebutnotessential.Greatexcuseforadultstoletkidsfeedducks,becausel ittlekidscan'treadsigns.

12/6/20132:04PM

30 It'sfuntohave,thoughIneverpatronizeit.Butifi tgetsinthewayofsomethingmoreappealing,I'dbereadytoloseit.

12/6/20131:58PM

31 It'saverynicefeatureandseemstohavebecome"partofBridgeSquare". 12/6/20131:54PM

32 EXTREMELYIMPORTANT! 12/6/20131:23PM

33 Mykidswouldbeheartbrokenifi tleft! 12/6/20131:15PM

34 Manypeoplewalkaroundeatingthattastypopcorn. 12/6/201311:09AM

35 ThepopcornwagonhasbeentheresinceIwasachild.BridgeSquarewouldnotbethesamewithoutit.NowthatIworkdowntown,mycoworkersandIl iketogoforanafternoonsnack.Thepopcornwagonisimportantbecauseitbringspeopletothesquareduringtheworkweek,wheremostothereventsonthesquarehappenduringevenings/weekends.

12/6/201310:24AM

36 ThisisnotimportanttomebutIdon'tknowhowoftenitisusedandappreciatedbyothers. 12/6/201310:15AM


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37.37% 71

35.26% 67

23.16% 44

4.21% 8

Q6HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheCivilWarMemorialonBridgeSquare?


Total 190


1 It'sgoodtohavethememorialsomewhere.I'mnotsureifi tneedstobeonBridgeSquare. 12/20/201311:52AM

2 Notmanycommunitiesareoldenoughtohaveone. 12/20/20139:41AM

3 Idon'tknowhowlongit'sbeenthere,butseemstobewellestablished.Iseenoreasontoremoveit. 12/20/20139:18AM

4 It'sapartofthehistoric charmandgivesBridgeSquareasenseofcontinuityovertheyears. 12/20/20138:49AM

5 Maybeitcouldbemovedtoalesscentralspotinthesquaretoallowforbettermovement,etc. 12/20/20137:25AM

6 I'dpreferitberelocated. 12/19/20134:51PM

7 Idon'tthinkithastoremaininitscurrentlocation,butitisnicetohaveinthe'area'.Idon'tknowitsfullhistory.

12/19/20132:01PM

8 I'membarrassedtosaythatIdidn'tnoticethatwehadone.Coulditjointheveteransmemorial? 12/19/20131:51PM

9 Isthisreallyupfordebate?Thatiscrazy! 12/19/20131:23PM

10 Ithashistoryanditcarriesanongoingtradition-apositivetraditionandpositivetraditionissomethingtobevalued&kept

12/11/20131:26PM

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11 Il iketheideaofmovingittoMemorialPark. 12/11/20131:01PM

12 Thisisourheritage.Il ikethehistorioc ityofit.AndhowwouldOlesandCarlscelebratetheirwinsovereachotherwithoutit?Howeverifi tcouldbemovedtoadifferentlocationindowntownthatmightbeokay.

12/11/201312:58PM

13 Ithinkthathaving"bitsofhistory,"andNorthfieldhistoryspecifically,reflectedinBridgeSquareisimportant.TheCivilWarMemorialdefinitelyqualifies!However,Ialsothinkthatitmightbeeitherincorporatedintothesquareinadifferentway,oragainiflogisticallyoraestheticallyitmakessensetomoveittosay,RiversideparkwiththeVeteransmemorial,Ithinkthatwouldbeamenable!Oneotherideaisthatsometimesthesquarefeelsal i ttle"exposed"--theopenspacecreatingakindof"fishbowl"affect.PerhapsusingtheCWMemorial,benchesorotherseating,andplantingshrubsortrees,onecouldcreatesomemore"private"or"cozy"areaswithinthesquareaswellassomeopenness.(Ofcourseontheotherhanditisreallynicetohavethoseniceopenviews--perhapsthere'sahappy-medium!)

12/10/20139:53AM

14 Idon'tfeelanyconnectionwithit-- 12/9/201312:15PM

15 noopinion 12/8/20133:54PM

16 Ithinkmemorialssuchastheseareimportantremindersofourhistory 12/8/20138:51AM

17 Whatwouldbethereasontoremoveit?areverentialandiconicsymbolofthecommunityinacentralpublic space,themostappropriatespaceforit.

12/7/20131:39PM

18 Nicetohavebutdoesn'tneedtobeinthislocation.CouldbeinMemorialParkforexample. 12/7/201311:26AM

19 Wecouldeasilyhaveamonumentdistric toverbytheveteran'smemorial. 12/7/20138:21AM

20 Noopinion 12/6/20139:25PM

21 It'smoreabenchthanamonument. 12/6/20138:44PM

22 Itprovidesahistoricaltouchstoneforourcommunity.Ifi tismovedsomewhereelse,Ithinkitneedstobereplacedwithsomethingelsethatsymbolizesthecommunitycontinuity.Amonumentforpeacemightbenice.

12/6/20135:51PM

23 Veryimportanthistoricalremembrance.Looksniceandgreatspotforsittingduringevents. 12/6/20135:17PM

24 CouldthatmonumentbemovedtothenewerWWIImemorialnearRiversideParkandHwy3? 12/6/20135:07PM

25 MoveittotheVeterans'Park. 12/6/20133:54PM

26 ThatmonumentwasdesignedfortheSquare.Ithasbeentheresinceitwasinstalledinthe1920s.Itisalsol istedintheNationalRegisternomination.Icouldseethememorialmovingc losertotheriverbutitwouldsti l l havetobec losetotheoriginallocation.

12/6/20132:13PM

27 Itdoesn'thavetostayrightwhereitis,butthememorialinsomefashionneedstobenearthedowntown(andAmesMill)asafurtherreminderofthehistoryofthec ityanditspossiblel inktotheJamesYoungergangchoosingNfldasatarget.

12/6/20132:04PM

28 It'sapieceofhistory,andsoshouldn'tbelost.Butitcouldbemovedelsewhere. 12/6/20131:58PM

29 ItseemsworthconsideringadifferentlocationwithintheBridgeSquarearea,inordertokeepit"in"BridgeSquarewhileallowingforpossiblymoreeffectivespaceuse.

12/6/20131:54PM

30 ItisessentialtokeepourCivilWarMonumentinitsplace.Can'timagineanyonewantingtomovethis!Wehonorourveterans.

12/6/201311:09AM

31 Ithinkforhistory'ssakeitshouldstaysomewhereinthevacinity,butitdoesnothavetostayinit'scurrent,prominentlocation.

12/6/201310:24AM

32 Thiscouldbemovedtotheotherwarmemoriallocationalonghighway3.However,I'mnotaveteran.Veteransmayhaveadifferentviewanditwouldbeamistaketomovesomethingthatmanypeopleviewassacred.

12/6/201310:15AM

33 ConsidermovingittoVeteran'sParktomakemoreroom 12/6/20138:52AM


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48.15% 91

33.33% 63

14.81% 28

3.70% 7

Q7HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheSheldahlfountainonBridgeSquare?


Total 189


1 Peopledol ikethewaterfeatureonBridgeSquareandoftenonhotdaysandintheeveningtherearepeople--especiallyw/smallchildrengatheredthere.

12/20/201311:28AM

2 Itisnicetohaveafountain.Ipreferamoretraditionalstyle,butI'dratherhavetheSheldahlfountainvs.nofountain.

12/20/20139:41AM

3 Thisisabeautifulfountainandfocalpoint. 12/20/20139:18AM

4 PeopleLOVEthatfountain!Kidsarealwaysplayingnearit.Andit'smuchsaferthantheriver. 12/20/20138:49AM

5 Mysonrunstoiteverychancehegets! 12/19/20138:25PM

6 Ithinkthefountainshouldbemoved.Asthecenterofthesquareitisadivideranddistraction.Ifi twererelocatedtoacrossthestreetbythebridgeandriver,forexample,thesquarecouldfunctionmoreasarealeventspace.

12/19/20132:01PM

7 Idon'tknowwhatthatis. 12/19/20131:56PM

8 Waterfeatureisniceonthosehotsteamydaysbutthatfountainisugly,inmyopinion.Ilovelovetoseeamisterl iketheoneatAmmermanPavil l ion.

12/19/20131:51PM

9 ItisaNorthfieldicon! 12/19/20131:23PM

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10 I'dl iketoseeasmallerfountain…….withwaterrecycledupfromtherivertoautomaticallywaterflowersandgardensinthesquare.Ormaybeaplatformof"dancingwaters"forkidstoplayinwhenitisreallyhot…..l iketheyhaveattheAPPLEVALLEYZOO.

12/11/20131:01PM

11 Ilovewatchingthekidspaddletheirfeetonhotdays,butitdoestakeupagreatdealofspace.SoIcouldbeconvincedabetteruseofspacecouldbemade.

12/11/201312:58PM

12 Ifnotthatfountain,afountain. 12/11/20136:52AM

13 Ithinkhavingawaterfeatureofsomesortisvaluable,butIdon'tthinktheexistingfountainisparticularlyattractive.

12/10/20131:51PM

14 Someofthehistoryofthispiecemaybelostonme,butpersonallyIamnotveryattachedtothefountain,especiallyasacenterpieceofthesquare.Infact,Ithinkthismightmakeareallylovelyadditiontoriversidepark/theveteransmemorial.Or,perhapsthiscouldmovetoanotherlocationwithinthesquare,saymoreontheriverfront,orelseanotherlocationdowntown.

12/10/20139:53AM

15 Itisnotanicelookingfountain-toomodernforthelookofthesquare. 12/9/201312:37PM

16 Morefortheextraplacestositthanfortheaesthetics.. 12/9/201312:15PM

17 Kidsenjoyit. 12/9/201311:59AM

18 noopinion 12/8/20133:54PM

19 Orputinanewone. 12/8/20132:38PM

20 we'recreatedmanymemoriesatthefountaininoursixyearshere.ourkidsloveit. 12/8/20138:51AM

21 Thereisjustnoreasontomoveit…why?toreplaceitwithanotherneweramenity? 12/7/20131:39PM

22 Itdependswhatwouldreplaceit.Ireallyl ikethefountainbutfortherightidea...? 12/7/201311:26AM

23 Afountainisanicefeatureinapublic space.Thatparticularfountainisnotartisticallydistinctive. 12/7/20138:21AM

24 I'veneverunderstoodtheattractionofthefountain.Ittakesupalotofspaceandalwaysseemskindagrimy-oruseless,sinceit'sturnedoffforathirdoftheyear.

12/6/20138:44PM

25 Il ikehavingafountainthere. 12/6/20135:51PM

26 TotallymakesBridgeSquare.Veryattractive. 12/6/20135:17PM

27 Greatgatheringplaceandsourceofreliefduringhotweatherduringthemostpopulargatheringseason.

12/6/20135:07PM

28 Itcouldbemovec losertotheriver. 12/6/20132:13PM

29 Aswith#5above,Il ikeit--butifanexcitingnewplanprecludesit,I'dthinkaboutmovingitelsewhere.

12/6/20131:58PM

30 It'sprettypopularwiththechildren...infact,it'sthec losestthingwe'vegottoplaygroundequipmentinBridgeSquareanditspresenceprobablyallowsparentsofyoungchildrentoattendevents.

12/6/20131:54PM

31 Thekidslovetoplayinit,butitwouldprobablybebetterifi twouldactuallybeaninteractivewaterfeature…meanttobeplayedin.

12/6/20131:15PM

32 UnbelievablethatthiscouldbemovedfromBridgeSquare!jake'sfountainaddssomuchinterest,beauty,andchildrenlovetosplashinit,whichisexactlywhatjakewantedthemtodo.Enjoythefountain.

12/6/201311:09AM

33 Thesquareneedsafocalpointandafountainisattractiveinthewarmermonths-notveryimpressivefor6monthsoftheyear.

12/6/201310:15AM

34 It'sagreatamenity,forbothkidsandadults.It'saplacetosit,cooloffonahotday,andit'svisuallypleasing.

12/6/20138:52AM


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83.16% 158

13.16% 25

2.63% 5

1.05% 2

Q8HowimportantisittoyoutokeepthetreesonBridgeSquare?


Total 190


1 Andimprovetherestofthelandscapingtoo--please!Thisisac ityhub!! 12/20/201311:28AM

2 Public spaceswithouttreesarenotverywelcomingforvisitors.Lookatparksl ikeSibleyorthesoccercomplexwheretherearefewtrees.Lesspeoplevisitthere.

12/20/201310:57AM

3 Weneedmoretreeseverywhereintown,especiallyinthebusinessdistric t. 12/20/20139:41AM

4 Shadeandasensethatthesquarehasbeenapartofthecommunityforaverylongtime. 12/20/20138:49AM

5 Needtokeeptrees,butagain,theycouldbemovedaroundsome.Iespeciallyl ikethetreesalongtheriver.

12/19/20132:01PM

6 Shade! 12/19/20131:51PM

7 Really,thetrees!?!Yes,keepthetrees! 12/19/20131:23PM

8 Il ikethetreesverymuch.Theyprovideshadeandsomecolorandmoreimportantlyoxygen!Removingthetreeswouldbekindofsad,inmyopinion!

12/10/20139:53AM

9 Itisveryimportanttohaveappropriatetreesandlandscapinginthisspace.Thespecific treeswoulddependonhowtheyfitintotheoveralllandscapingplanforBridgeSquare.

12/9/201312:21PM

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10 It'sjustalotnicerwithtrees.. 12/9/201312:15PM

11 Treesneedtobegroomedonaregularbasis.And,overtime,mayneedtobereplaced.Butthematureareveryimportantfortheoverallambiance.

12/8/20131:22PM

12 weliketoseethetreesespeciallydecoratedwithwhitel ightsforDecember.Inoticedthisyearthattwoofthetreeshavenewerlookingbluishl ightsandtherestareanicegoldenwhite.Iwonderifthatcanbechangedsothattheyareallthenicegolden??:)

12/8/20138:51AM

13 Ifnotthesespecific treesthenothermaturetrees. 12/7/20135:27PM

14 thetreesandgrassareawelcomecoolislandofnatureandgreeninthemidstofthemanyredbrickbuildingsandsurroundinghardscape.ThisisaSMALLtown,anditshouldlookl ikeasmalltown.

12/7/20131:39PM

15 Greenspaceandtreesprovideapleasantrespitefrompavement. 12/7/20138:21AM

16 Shade!Beauty! 12/6/20138:44PM

17 Weneedmoretrees,notless. 12/6/20135:51PM

18 Thetreesareveryniceandtheshadeisappreciated. 12/6/20135:17PM

19 Treesprovideshape,height,color,shade,mercy. 12/6/20135:07PM

20 Noonewantstositinthesun. 12/6/20133:53PM

21 Perhapsevenmoretrees. 12/6/20132:47PM

22 Withouttreesyoumightaswellc loseBridgeSquare! 12/6/20132:15PM

23 Onlyifthetreesweresmaller.Downtownneverhadtreesbeforeandwecoulddomuchmorewithothertypesofgreens.

12/6/20132:13PM

24 Thosetrees,oranytrees?Don'twantthefuturesquaretobetreelesshardscape. 12/6/20132:04PM

25 Again,Ilovethetrees--butseehowtheycouldinterferewithadesirablenewplan. 12/6/20131:58PM

26 It'snicetohaveal ittleshadeforeventintheheatoftheSummer.Thetreescouldberelocated...orreplacedbysomeothershadeproducingelement(s).

12/6/20131:54PM

27 orother,bettervarieties 12/6/20131:53PM

28 Yourseriouslyevenasking?Whydon'tyoujustpavethewholedamnthingover.(Sarcasm).Thisshouldstayanicecomfortablepark.ItshouldactuallyhaveMOREtrees,notless.

12/6/20131:23PM

29 Treesaddsomuchtoourc ity!MyperfectRedMapleontheeastsideofBridgeSquareaddsbeautyandshade.

12/6/201311:09AM

30 LESSCONCRETETHEBETTER,NEEDTREESTOKEEPTHEBEATDOWN. 12/6/201311:01AM

31 Thetreesandflowersmakethespaceattractiveand"l ivable."BridgeSquarewithouttreesandflowerswouldjustbeaslabofcement-howugly.

12/6/201310:15AM

32 Weneedmoreshadedowntown. 12/6/20138:52AM


17/53

84.66% 160

10.05% 19

2.65% 5

2.65% 5

Q9HowimportantisittoyoutokeepthebenchesonBridgeSquare?


Total 189


1 Again,itkeepsitasasocial&culturalgatheringplace. 12/20/20139:41AM

2 Ifanythingweneedmorebenches. 12/20/20139:18AM

3 actually,itwouldbenicetohavemoreseatingonBridgeSquare 12/20/20139:18AM

4 Again...thisisacommunitygatheringplace. 12/20/20138:49AM

5 Addmoreseating! 12/20/20138:38AM

6 Couldusemoreifthecommunitywantsthesquaretobeused. 12/20/20137:25AM

7 Iwouldalmostl iketoseemorebenches/seating. 12/19/20138:25PM

8 weneedmoreseating! 12/19/20133:22PM

9 Shouldbemorebenchesandquiet,semi-privateplacestositandtalk. 12/19/20132:01PM

10 Keepthem!Sittingisnice!OMG! 12/19/20131:23PM

11 Morebencheswouldbegreat 12/12/20137:46AM

12 Alwaysnicetohaveaplacetosit&watchwhateveritisgoingonaroundme 12/11/20131:26PM

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13 Ifeelthatsomeseatingisimportantbutthatdoesn'tmeanithastobebenches,orberightwheretheyarenow.

12/11/20131:01PM

14 Orsomeformofseating 12/11/201311:51AM

15 Needmorebenches 12/10/20131:14PM

16 Ithinkit'sveryimportanttoinc ludeseatinginBridgeSquare.Ithinkthecurrentbenchesarefine,althoughmyconcernisthattheydonotencouragesocializing,per-say,andagainIthinktheyfeelal i ttleexposedifyouwanttositandhaveaquietchatorread,etc.Someseatingarrangements(l ikel ittlecafetables/chairs)aswellasbenchesmightbenice,andarrangedinwaysthatbothinspiresocializingaswellassome"cozier"privatespotsIthinkareinorder.

12/10/20139:53AM

17 Itisveryimportanttoprovidepublic seatinginthisspace.Thespecific benchesdependonhowtheyfitintoanoveraldesignforBridgeSquare.

12/9/201312:21PM

18 Lotsoffolks(sometimesinc ludingme)haveabettertimewhentheycantakearestoccasionally.Keepthebenches

12/9/201312:15PM

19 Benchesareveryimportant!Thatbeingsaid,ifanotherdesignwouldcomplimenttheuseofthesquareevenmore,achangecouldsti l l work.

12/8/20131:22PM

20 weusethemregularly 12/8/20138:51AM

21 Peopleneedplacestorestwhilevisitingthesquare,wecouldusemorebenches 12/7/20137:22PM

22 Morebenchesplease! 12/7/20135:27PM

23 Whatpossiblevalidreasontoremovethem?Oneoftenmeetssomeoneforanimpromptuchatwhencrossingthesquare…hownice!

12/7/20131:39PM

24 Peoplel iketosit. 12/7/20138:21AM

25 Thereshouldbebenches,butnotnecessarilythosebenches 12/7/20138:12AM

26 Notnecessarilytheseparticularbenches,butcomfyseatingisnecessary.Comfierseatingwouldbeevenbetter-Adirondackchairs!

12/6/20138:44PM

27 benchesareneededbutshouldbedesignedintotheoveralllookandfeel 12/6/20135:48PM

28 Getlotsofuse. 12/6/20135:17PM

29 moreareneeded 12/6/20134:10PM

30 Il ikesittingthere. 12/6/20132:47PM

31 BenchesandTrees! 12/6/20132:15PM

32 Benchesandothersittingareasareanecessityforagreat"ThirdSpace"(orisit4thnow?--can'tkeepup).Thesebenches,inthisconfiguration,cancertainlyshift,ascantherecentgametables,asdesignsarefirmedup.

12/6/20132:04PM

33 orotherbenches 12/6/20131:53PM

34 Morebencheswouldbenice... 12/6/20131:32PM

35 Iusethebenchesoften,asdoothers.Often,Ihavesaidtostrangers,"Youhavethebestseatintown!"Theyagree.

12/6/201311:09AM

36 BridgeSquareshouldbeabeautifulplacewherepeoplewanttol ingerandmeetandrest.Eventsaregoodbuttheyarenotthemainreasonforthesquare'sexistence.

12/6/201310:15AM


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33.69% 63

42.25% 79

20.32% 38

3.74% 7

Q10Howimportantisittoyoutokeepthepicnic/gametablesonBridgeSquare?


Total 187


1 Iwasnotawarethatthereweretables. 12/20/201310:57AM

2 Iactuallycan'tpic turethem.Iftheyareoverbytheriver,thatwouldbenice. 12/20/20139:41AM

3 Again,themoreplacesforpeopletositandhangout,thebetter. 12/20/20139:18AM

4 Picnic-yesGametables-no 12/20/20138:38AM

5 thepicnictableisnotwelcoming-needmorepermanentseating,betterdesigns,morecreativityinseating.thinkhighl ineinNYC.wecandobetterthanjustapicnictable.

12/19/20133:22PM

6 Idon'trememberevernotic ingthese…Wherearethey? 12/19/20132:01PM

7 Hereagain...Inevernoticed. 12/19/20131:51PM

8 Welovetobuylunchsndeatbytheriver.Itisafavoritefamilyactivity. 12/19/20131:23PM

9 Moretableswouldbegreat. 12/12/20137:46AM

10 Needmorepicnictables 12/10/20131:14PM

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11 Ican'trecallseeingthese...aretheythereonlyinsummerperhaps?Anyway,Ithinkit'spotentiallyaniceidea.

12/10/20139:53AM

12 Amplepublic seatingismoreimportantthatpicnicorgametables.Thepicnictablesarecurrentlywellusedbecausethepublic seatingisotherwiseinsuffic ient.

12/9/201312:21PM

13 Aslongasthereareextratablesforeatingevents,Idon'tcaremuchtherestofthetime 12/9/201312:15PM

14 DependsonthefutureeventsthatoccuratBridgeSquare. 12/8/20131:22PM

15 wejustusethematDJJDandTasteofNorthfield.seemsliketheycouldbemovedinforthat. 12/8/20138:51AM

16 Lovethegametables 12/7/20137:22PM

17 Therearegametables?Nevernoticeddespitehundredsofvisits.Yestopicnictables. 12/7/20135:27PM

18 they'reveryniceinthesquare,butcouldmovec losertotheriverifspaceisneededforsomereasoninthesquare'proper'.

12/7/20131:39PM

19 Nice,butnotnecessary. 12/7/20138:21AM

20 Meh. 12/6/20138:44PM

21 Especiallyimportantduringeventsbutalwaysaplus. 12/6/20135:17PM

22 Notsurethey'vebeentherelongenoughtodeterminetheirvalue. 12/6/20133:54PM

23 Goodadditiontothespace--needtogivepeoplepermissiontoslowdown. 12/6/20132:04PM

24 Thepicnictableshaveproventobequitepopular.ItseemsthatonlythatWigleycharacterwantedthegametables.

12/6/20131:54PM

25 Wecouldusecollapsiblepicnictablesforuseduringeventswherepeopleeatalot. 12/6/201311:09AM

26 Iamsothankfulthatthec itydecidedtoputthosein!Theyarefantastic andnowthesquarehaspeopleonitallthetime.Again,thesearegreatduringtheworkweekbecausewecantakeourlunchesandeatthemoutsideandberightintheheartofdowntown.

12/6/201310:24AM


21/53

55.26% 105

28.95% 55

11.58% 22

4.21% 8

Q11HowimportantisittoyoutokeeptheflowerpotsonBridgeSquare?


Total 190


1 Again,anattractiveinvitingspacewithgoodlandscapingisimportant--thatcouldinc ludethecurrentflowerpotsornot.

12/20/201311:28AM

2 Aestheticsarealwaysnice. 12/20/201310:57AM

3 Flowerpotsareveryareniceaslongastheyaremaintained. 12/20/20139:41AM

4 Colorandlove...theyaddbeauty. 12/20/20138:49AM

5 anicetouch. 12/19/20132:01PM

6 Greatcollaborationandtheyarestunning. 12/19/20131:51PM

7 Theyarelovely 12/19/20131:23PM

8 flowersandplantsarenice,butdon'tneedtoberightwheretheyarenow..orinpots. 12/11/20131:01PM

9 Il ikeflowers!Againitcreatesacolorfulandaestheticallypleasingspace.Also,againtheywayinwhichflowerpotsorflowerbedsarearrangedcanreallyshapetheatmosphereofthesquareandcanreallybeuti l izedtocreatethefeelingsImentionedabove.

12/10/20139:53AM

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10 PlantersandflowerpotsshouldbeincorporatedintotheoveralldesignforBridgeSquare.Theexistingflowerpotsmayormaynotbethebestlong-termsolutionforthisspace.

12/9/201312:21PM

11 Makesitlookgreat. 12/9/201312:15PM

12 "Potsareveryimportant.But,again,theuseofthesquareshoulddictatetheirdesign.Alsoneedtoconsiderdurabil i ty.

12/8/20131:22PM

13 Flowersyes.Intheseorotherpots. 12/7/20135:27PM

14 HelpingplantflowersanddeadheadthemduringthesummerasamemberoftheGardenClubhasbeenaverysatisfyingactivity-somanypassersbyareappreciativeandstoptochat.

12/7/20132:46PM

15 Ikeeprepeatingthis…butwhatwouldbethereasontoremovethesedecorativeelements?Peopleareconstantlycomplainingaboutthelossofconnectionsto'Nature';theflowersprovidethisaswellasdecoration.

12/7/20131:39PM

16 Doesn'thavetobeflowerpots.Butgrowingthingsareimportant. 12/7/201312:49PM

17 Theflowerpotsarejustadetail.Abetterquestionwouldbeabouttheoverallaestheticsanddecorationofthispublic space.

12/7/20138:21AM

18 Nicetohaveflowerpotsbutdon'thavetobethoseexactpots 12/7/20138:12AM

19 Livingthingsl iketheflowersandtreesareessentiallytokeepingtheplazafromfeelingarid. 12/6/20138:44PM

20 Theyarebeautiful.Weneedmorebeautificationprojectsinourtown,notfewer. 12/6/20135:51PM

21 againdesignthemintotheoveralllookandfeel 12/6/20135:48PM

22 Needsomekindoflandscaping-ifnotflowerpots,flowergarden. 12/6/20133:54PM

23 Atthistimewedon'thaveagreatideaofthefinaldesign.Thisisrated"Somewhat"toindicatetehneedforl ivingthings,notapatio.

12/6/20132:04PM

24 Flowersandnaturalgreeneryareimportant...butI'mnotweddedtopots. 12/6/20131:58PM

25 Flowerpotsarenotimportant."Permanent"plantersareveryimportant.IthinkT.J.HeinricyhadsuggestedplantersthatwereraisedtoaheightthatwouldbemoreconvenientfortheGardenClubandcreatepotentialforbuilt-inbenches.

12/6/20131:54PM

26 Perhaps,theycouldbeasmallersizetouselessspace,buttheylooklovely. 12/6/201311:09AM

27 Theplantersareaverybeautifuladditiontothedowntown.Drivingthroughothertownstheplantingshavealwaysmadethecenteroftownsfeelwarm.Addingcolortoonesworldisveryimportant.

12/6/201311:01AM

28 Thereareflowerpots? 12/6/201310:55AM

29 Flowersinthec itycenteraregorgeousandmakeNorthfieldappeartobeatownthatiscaredforandaplacewherepeoplewouldl iketospendtime.

12/6/201310:15AM


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Q12Whatcommentsdoyouhaveaboutothercurrentelements/fixturesofBridge

Squarenotlistedabove?Answered:54 Skipped:142

# Responses Date

1 Wouldl iketoseeitopenedupabit...c losearoad,connectittotheriver. 12/20/201312:03PM

2 Traffic patternisthedefiningfactorregardinganyrenovationstoBridgeSquare.AsthePostOfficegoesaway,isitpossibletoconvertthestreetsontwosidesintopedestrianwalkways?Thatwouldopenthesquaretomanymorepossibil i ties.

12/20/201311:52AM

3 Reallypeople.WecouldbetterontheholidaydecorationsforBridgeSquare.Itneedstolookl ikewe'repayingattentiontothedetails.Hello.

12/20/201311:28AM

4 MaybeweshouldseewhathappenswiththepostofficebeforeputtingtoomuchmoneyintoBridgeSquare.I'msuretherewil lbesignificantreconstructionwhichmaydamageorchangethecharacterofBridgeSquare.Someonewouldhavetopayfordamage,butfixingsomethingisneverthesame.IthinkweshouldspendmoneyonfixingthedamagedRiverwalkasmentionedinthepaper.

12/20/20139:41AM

5 Thedrinkingfountainisalsoimportant.AsIsaidabove,themoreelementsthatmakeitpleasantforpeopletospendtimethere,thebetter.

12/20/20139:18AM

6 LeaveBridgeSquarealone.ThecharmofBridgeSquarewaswhatdrewustothiscommunity13yearsago.Wewerelookingforacommunitywithsoulandcharm.BridgeSquareandtheRiverFrontcontributedagreatdealtothat.

12/20/20138:49AM

7 Retainthecurrentstreetgrid. 12/20/20138:31AM

8 Needgrass! 12/19/201310:26PM

9 I'mnotsurewhatiswrongwithwhatwehave. 12/19/20133:36PM

10 closethestreetsinfrontoftheHistoricalSocietyandalongthedamtocreateagroundleveltownsquare

12/19/20133:31PM

11 IthinkthebusinessesthatsurroundBridgeSquareshouldinc ludearestaurantorcafewhichcouldspil l outontotheSquareintherightseason.Eveninwinter,thiskindoftraffic wouldanimatetheSquaremuchmorethanitisnow.

12/19/20132:01PM

12 Whileweareat,let'skeepthedrinkingfountain.IreallycannotfathomwhyBridgeSquarecouldpossiblyneedanipdate.Iloveitasis.Reallyloveit.

12/19/20131:23PM

13 Functioningdrinkingfountainsarevaluable. 12/16/20139:13PM

14 Keeptheold,suchastheCivilWarMemorial,andcombinewiththeneworrecent. 12/11/20136:13PM

15 RemovetheroadontheWestsideofBridgeSquaretomakeitalargerparkareathatdirectlyconnectswiththeriver;andletpeopleturnleftontheSEcorner.Also,keepthedam.Removingthedamandreplacingitwithrocksisareallybadidea.It'l l lookniceabouttwoweeksayearwhenthewaterisflowingfromthesnowmelt.Therestoftheyearit'l l lookl ikeapileofrockswithatrickleofwaterrunningthroughthem.

12/11/20135:18PM

16 IloveBridgesquare-lovethatit'sthecenterofmanyactivitiesandlovethatit'sagreatplacetositandfeelconnectedtosomething.Whenwewerenewtotown&knewnobodyandmychildrenwereveryl i ttle,itgavemeaplacetogotoeasilyentertainthekids&feelconnectedtoatownthatIl iked,butthatIdidn'tfeelconnectedtoyet.Itwasanopportunitytobeout&partofsomethingeventhoughIwasnotpartofsomething.NowIloveitasagatheringplace-andIsti l l useitasaresting/connectingplace

12/11/20131:26PM

17 Maybetherearemoreroadsgoingthroughtherethanneeded?Theparkcouldbemuchlargeritseems…..withoutsomanyroadsortraffic forvisitorstohavetodealwith.

12/11/20131:01PM


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18 BridgeSquareisawonderfulmulti-usespace.It'saparkofsorts,definitelyagatheringspace,andafocusforthedowntown.Wemustcherishit,butchangingitabittokeepitheavilyusedandacenterofthecommunityisreasonable.

12/11/201312:58PM

19 IhaveconsiderableexperienceinCentalAmericanc itiesandtownswhereElCentro,orthezocolo,asitisoftencalled,isthecenterpieceofthecommunityandthegatheringspotforall...Tome,theBridgeSquaredoesnotofferthatkindoffeeloruse....youneedtomakeitnotonlypeoplefriendly,butpeopleattractive.....anabsolutemustispublic WIFIavailabethroughoutthepark...benchestositandtalk,attractivelandscaping,goodeveningl ighting,andevents,evensmall,thatwil lattractpeopleandfamiliestocomedownandinteract...Ifi twereme,Iwouldgiveseriousconsiderationtoc losingoffstreetsandmakingthempedestrianavenues.Inspecific ,Iwouldc loseoffthesouthernstreetinfrontoftheOliveOilandVinegarstore,andc loseofftheroadbetweenthesquareandtheparkbytheriver....KeepopenthenorthernroadandtheroaduptothePostOfficebuildingbutdon'thavetogothroughtothenorth....Thisnowconnctsthesquarewiththeparkbytheriverandgreatlyexpandsitsuseandattractiveness.Doingthiswouldnowallowinthefutureforperhapsarestaurantorcafewithoutsidediningorcoffeeandaplacetositandwatchpeople,etc.Tremendousattractiontohavestuffl ikethisfocusedontheSquareingoodweather..Iknowyouwon'tdomuchofthis,butfranklyotherwiseyou'rejuswtputtingl ipstickon...makeitATTRACTIVEtopeopletocometo,ormostofuswil ljustkeepwalkingbynomatterwhatyoudo.Finally,thePostofficebuildingisabigelephantthere...itisverydifficultandveryexpensivetoturnabuildingl ikethatintosomethingusableandpeoplefriendly/thecostofrefittingandremodelingthatbuildingwil lbeenormous,enoughtoputoffanyusesthatmightbeconducivetotheSQuare,soalotofthoughtmustbegiventothat.IwouldhonestlyhavetheCitybuyitandturnitintoCityOfficesandmeetingplacestokeepapublic usefeeltoit.Butifyoudon'tdoanythingelse,PLEASEputinWIFI,oryouwon'tattractmuchofanyonetothespace

12/11/20139:58AM

20 Itisabeautiful,wonderfulgatheringplaceasis.Don'tchangeit! 12/11/20139:43AM

21 Ifitain'tbroke,don'tfixit.Itseemswearelookingforasolutioninsearchofaproblemhere.Whyspendmoretaxpayermoneywhenwedon'treallyneedtoo?

12/11/20136:52AM

22 Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade! 12/10/20132:13PM

23 Functioningdrinkingfountainsareimportant. 12/10/20131:51PM

24 Thegrass--thisisatoughone.Havinggreengrassinsummerisnice.Butit'salotofwork,$,andcanbequiteabuggertoupkeep.Icouldseeremovingsomeofthegrassandactuallyhavingmoreofthespacepaved,aswellasinc ludingmoreflowerpotsorbedsinlocationswheretheywon'tbetrampledduringevents.Thepathways-sometimesal ittlefunnyforpedestrianuse,especiallytowardstheriverfront.Thiswouldinc ludethecrosswalksgoingfromthe"island"towardthePO,andalongtheriverfrontcrossing4th.Roads-Iforonevoteforc losingoffeitherWaterStand/orBridgeSquareRoadusingthein-streetbarricades.Bycreatingacul-de-sac,youcouldsti l l haveadequateparking,butthiswouldcreateevenmoreofa"park"feelinthesquare,wouldinspiremorepedestrianuse,allowformoreroomforthingsinc ludingsummerandwintereventsalike(perhapsanicerink!?).Sincethisisthecenteroftown,perhapssomeoftheseparkingspacesshouldbehandicapaccessibletocreateasmuchaccessibil i tyaspossible.

12/10/20139:53AM

25 Iwouldsupportplantingmoretreesforshade--especiallyifthepopcornwagondisappearsandmakesmoreroom.

12/9/20133:03PM

26 Dontwehavebetterthingstospendmoneyon... 12/9/20132:43PM

27 Pedestrianflowandaccessshouldbetheprimaryconsiderationforthisspace.Providingsomelevelofprivacyfromthesurroundingtraffic (throughhardscapingorlandscaping)shouldalsobeapriority.

12/9/201312:21PM

28 IloveBridgeSquare.Irealizechangecanbegoodsometimes,andthec ityl ikestochangeitup.TheonlythingIwouldsuggestisc losethestreettomotorvehic les....

12/8/20131:42PM

29 Findawaytoexpandthesquare. 12/7/20137:22PM

30 Donotc losethestreets.Thiscenteroftownfunctionsverywell. 12/7/20132:46PM

31 Complaintsaboutthegrassnotbeingperfect,orhardtokeepare,inmyview,sil ly.Thegreenisvisuallywelcomingasaplacetorelaxamidstthesurroundinghardscape;itdoesn'thavetobeperfect…it'sused.

12/7/20131:39PM

32 Traffic needstobere-routed.Connectthecentralplazatotheriverwithoutthe1/2blockofWaterStreetbisectingit.

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33 Iwouldl ikethesquaretobemorel ikeaEuropeanplaza.Takeawaythegrassandcube.Cobblestonethesurfacerightintotheroad.

12/7/20138:12AM

34 Ifanychangesaremade,IwouldlovetoseeBridgeSquarecontinuetobeagreatplaceforourcommunitytogatherinlargenumbers.Sometimesitfeelschoppedupandhardtonavigateatlargeevents.

12/7/20133:52AM

35 Lawnalwayslooktired.Ithinkweneedpermanenthardscapeinsteadofgrass.Wealsoneedmoregardensthereaswell.

12/6/20138:53PM

36 Mymainbeefaboutthesquareisthetraffic flow-thel ittlespuralongthemailboxesisannoyinganddumb,andthetraffic throughtheintersectionisoftenmuddledandnotinvitingtopedestrians.I'dlovetoseeDivisionbetweenFourthandFifthc losedtocars.

12/6/20138:44PM

37 sometimesit'sjustal i ttlesmall 12/6/20138:04PM

38 notknowingwhatcomesnext...Ithinkbridgesquareshouldbedesignedlikeaeuropeanplaza,stone,fountain,l imitedcartraffic .

12/6/20135:48PM

39 BridgeSquarehasneverlookedorfunctionedbetter.Ihaven'tseentoomanynewconcepts.SawoneoncewithapicketfencethatIreallyhated.Grasscouldmaybeusesomehelpaslongaswedon'thavetokeepoffit.

12/6/20135:17PM

40 RaisingthesectionofWaterStreetbetweenthePOand4thSt.tothecurbheightcouldslowvehiculartraffic ,andmaketheareafeelmorel ikeonebigparkwhenthestreetisc losedforevents.

12/6/20135:07PM

41 Convenientandportableseating-wheeledinandouteasily 12/6/20134:51PM

42 Theelementsinthesquarehaveevolvedovertimewithoutmuchofaplan.Evenso,itseemstoattractpeopleandtoworkasamoreformalgatheringplace.Beforewecompletelyreconstructit,weshouldlookathowtoexpandthearea,howtoconnectitwithotherelementsdowntown,etc.Itwil l behardtogetaconsensusonradicalchange,andI'mnotsurethesquaremeritsradicalchange.Ihopetheresultofthesurveyisnotareflectionofasmallgroup.Itiscriticalthatradicalchangesaretheresultofcarefulagreementonanoverallgoal.Thismaybedifficulttoachieve.

12/6/20133:54PM

43 GivepeoplereasonstobeinBridgeSquareattimesotherthanevents.Makeitadailyplacetobe. 12/6/20132:56PM

44 Let'sbesuretokeepthepostofficeontheSquare.Itbringspeopletothesquare,andjustbeingbytheSquareencouragesthemtomaybetakeamomentandrelax.

12/6/20132:47PM

45 BridgeSquareishardtoworkwithforeventsandgatherings.Itisagoodplaceforsmallgroupstogatherandtalkbutitishardforlargeevents.

12/6/20132:13PM

46 IthinkthattheCommunityBandConcertsareveryimportant.ItwouldbegreatifwecouldreshapeBridgeSquaretobetteraccommodatethoseperformancesandaudiences.

12/6/20131:54PM

47 theparticularfixturesaren'timportant,butthefunctionsareimportant. 12/6/20131:53PM

48 Grassneedstobereplaced/reseeded.Shouldinvestindurablesod.Closethestreetinfrontofthehistoric ialsociety,aswellasstopitinfrontofthepostoffice.reconnectBridgeSqaurewiththeRiver.

12/6/20131:23PM

49 I'dl iketohearmoreaboutnewproposalssothatIcouldoffermorespecific feedbackontheideasbeingtossedabout.

12/6/20131:15PM

50 Theparkingisaproblem...IthinkhoweverIwouldsuggestthatDivisionStbemadeaONEWAYthatwayalltraffic flowwil lbeinonedirectionandparkingwil lbemadeeasierwiththeflowgoingonedirection.MysuggestionwouldbetomakeitflowNORTHTOSOUTH.

12/6/201312:29PM

51 WearenowenjoyingthebeautifulChristmastreel ights!Thankstothosewhodothem! 12/6/201311:09AM

52 Wouldbegreattohaveitmoreparkl ike. 12/6/201311:01AM

53 Theflowerpotsandbasketsaddalottothewelcomingfeelingofdowntown.Thankstothevolunteersandworkersthatmaintainthem!!

12/6/201310:46AM

54 Youdidn'taskhowimportantitistokeeptraffic movingalongthesquare-tome,itisabsolutelynotnecessary.Ithinkitwouldbesofantastic tocreateamoreparkl ikesettingbygettingridofthecars!

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Q13WhatdoyoulikebestaboutBridgeSquare?Whatarethesuccessfulfeatures?


# Responses Date

1 benches,aplacetomeetandgreet,flowerandwinterpots,aplaceforthecommunitytocometogether.

12/20/201312:28PM

2 Thecentrallocation....thegatheringspot....eventcenter. 12/20/201312:07PM

3 Itisadowntownfocalpoint.It'sproximitytotheriverandmillrace. 12/20/201311:53AM

4 grass,shade,plantings,waterfeaturesomewheretogetatreat--currentlythepopcornwagon 12/20/201311:37AM

5 Itisawonderfullocalcentralizedgatheringplace.Thefountainandlandscapingmakeitattractivetolocalsandvisitors.

12/20/201310:58AM

6 Goodgatheringplace.Il ikethatitiscentralwithsomeareasflowingofffromit.Il ikethecommunityhubfactor.Ilovethebigtrees.Il ikethatthereisawaterelement,thoughI'mnotinlovewiththatparticularfountain.Il ikethattherearebenchestositonandeatasnackorpeoplewatch.

12/20/20139:54AM

7 It'sthere.Itisaniceplacetojusthangoutwithfamilyandfriends. 12/20/20139:48AM

8 thatitprovidesacentralgatheringplace.TheRiverWalkMarkethasbeenawonderfuladditiontoSaturdaymorningsdowntown.

12/20/20139:33AM

9 Thefountain,thepopcornwagon,theshadyareasandtheproximitytotheriver. 12/20/20139:20AM

10 walkingaround. 12/20/20138:44AM

11 Location,anditswalkable. 12/20/20138:39AM

12 Significant,historic ,centerc ivic squareofNorthfield. 12/20/20138:33AM

13 Ilovetheviewofthesquareasagatheringspacewithmanyagesandwalksofl i ferepresented.Mygrandchildrenlookforwardtovisitingthepopcornwagonwhentheyvisitinthesummer.Wehavelistenedtoconcertswiththesquareofpeopleenjoyingnotonlytheconcertorprogramandvisitingwithfolksaroundthesquare.Thefountainisasoothingandcomforting.DespiteitssmallsizeitremindsmeofatownsquareandIappreciatethatfeelinginNorthfield.It'sagreatcommunityspace.

12/20/20138:31AM

14 NewGametables 12/20/20138:01AM

15 TheG.T.Schjeldahlfountain,themonument. 12/20/20137:55AM

16 ThePopcornWagon.Itisthecentralfeaturedowntown.Thesquareshouldbeembracedbythecommunity.

12/20/20137:30AM

17 Itisset-uptoattractresidentsofallagesandfromallwalksofl i fe.Youneedtokeepthethingsthatallowpeopletofreelygatherandenjoythespace.

12/20/20136:50AM

18 Thefountainanditscentrallocation 12/19/20138:27PM

19 Acommunitymeetingplace. 12/19/20138:01PM

20 Greenspaceinadowntown 12/19/20137:05PM

21 Location,the"heartofcommunity"feelingoftheplace. 12/19/20134:53PM

22 centerofdowntown;accesstothewater;communitymagnet 12/19/20133:41PM

23 centralplaceforevents--greatduringvintagebandfestival 12/19/20133:24PM

24 GatheringspotforthecommunityEventssuchasThursdaysintheSummerRiverQuarterArts(notsureofrealtitleoftheSaturdayartsbooths)PopcornWagonEatingsport

12/19/20133:23PM

25 openspaceindowntown 12/19/20133:02PM


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26 Centrallocation.Hasmanyuses.Isusedbymanydifferentorganizationsandpeople. 12/19/20132:57PM

27 Itslocation-centraltothetown.Itsopenness.Thec learedgesfromthebuildingsaroundit. 12/19/20132:05PM

28 Astheparentofasmallchild,Ilovethefountainbecauseit'sentertaining.AndIlovethetreesforshade.ButmostlyIlovethehugevarietyofthingsthathappenthere.

12/19/20132:04PM

29 Centallocationalongtheriver. 12/19/20131:56PM

30 Il ikewhenthereisn'taneventgoingonyoucansitonabenchandenjoybeingdowntownandpeoplewatch.

12/19/20131:56PM

31 Itisaniceandwelcominggreenspace.Greatforfamilywalks. 12/19/20131:32PM

32 It'saniftysocialspace 12/19/20131:27PM

33 Gatheringspot.Quaint.Central.Homey.Unique.Pretty.Popcorn.Fountsin.Memorial.Freedrinkingwater.

12/19/20131:25PM

34 Thefountain,benches 12/16/20139:14PM

35 Ilovethatitiscentralhubforthedowntownwithlotsofevents. 12/11/20137:40PM

36 Space,location,river,proximitytobusinesses. 12/11/20136:17PM

37 Thefountain,benches,shade,grass,popcornwagon.It'sattractive! 12/11/20131:27PM

38 anicegatheringplaceforpeople……..withplantsandplacestositintheshade. 12/11/20131:13PM

39 Location,multi-function,gatheringspace 12/11/20131:00PM

40 TheattractiveriversidelocationSuccessfulfeaturescertainlyinc ludethepopcornwagonandfountain.

12/11/201311:56AM

41 Greenspace,viewofriver,central 12/11/201311:53AM

42 Ican'ttelloneparticularthingaboutBridgeSquare.Il ikeallofit.AsIsaid,don'tchangeit!! 12/11/20139:45AM

43 Itisgreatthewayitis. 12/11/20136:53AM

44 Bringingthecommunitytogether! 12/10/20133:22PM


46 Location;open-ness,havingsomecolor/greeninthedowntown.IenjoywalkingthroughBridgeSquarewhenI'mmakingtripsdowntownorjusttohaveadestinationforastroll,regardlessoftheweatherorseason.Farmersmarketssoundwonderful,Ican'twaittopartakeinthat!

12/10/20131:02PM

47 BridgeSquareisthecommunity"gatheringspace"ortinyl ivingroom.Sowhatifi t'snotbigenough?Wejustoverflow.It'stheplacetomeetpeople,hearconcerts,munchpopcorn,andenjoythebeautifulflowerpotsmaintainedbytheNfld.GardenClubdoneforover20years.

12/10/201310:55AM

48 Fountain,centrallocation. 12/9/20133:04PM

49 Nicegatheringspaceforpeople 12/9/20132:13PM

50 Centrallocation 12/9/20131:07PM

51 Centrallocation--thesenseofbeingintheheartoftown. 12/9/201312:16PM

52 Closetoimportantplaces,goodhang-outandmeetingspot,placetorunintofolks,placetorestandjustenjoyyoursurroundings,memoriesofsummerafternoonswithanicecreamconeorpopcorn...

12/9/201312:02PM

53 Tobeneartheriver,tohearthewaterinthefountain,toseewhat'snewinplanterseachyearbutmostlyasaplaceforpeopletositandvisitorobservewhat'sgoingonaroundthem.

12/9/20138:28AM

54 Everything.Itiswelllaidoutandeachfeatureisappreciated,evenloved. 12/8/20134:05PM

55 Thewaterfountain,popcornwagon,benchesandflowers.Allthosethingsmakemewanttogothereandhangoutwithkidsorfriends.

12/8/20132:41PM

56 Itislovelytohaveaplacetodevelopasenseofcommunity. 12/8/20131:34PM

57 gatheringplaceforpeople 12/8/20139:24AM


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58 popcorn!fountain!poetryonthesidewalk! 12/8/20138:56AM

59 centralityattractivenesscommunityactivitiesandgatherings 12/8/201312:13AM

60 Itscentrallocation,surroundedbyourbeautifulhistoric buildingsandflankedbytheCannonRiver. 12/7/20137:26PM

61 Benchestositandchat.Spaceforkidstoplay.Visibil i tyfromdivisionst--cancheckitoutasyouwalkby.

12/7/20135:33PM

62 Manycrossingpaths.TheJacobsonfountainiswonderful. 12/7/20132:48PM

63 Iguessit'sobviousthatIlovethesquareasafairlyunspecific siteexceptforitsiconictownsquareelements.It'ssuccessfulbecauseofhowwelli tadaptstovarioususes.

12/7/20132:03PM

64 Thewaterfallandtheriverbeingpartofthegatheringspace.Thesquareispartofdowntown,thusconvenienttorestaurantsandcoffeeshops.

12/7/201312:55PM

65 It'sbytheriverandthewaterfall.WorkswellforTasteofNorthfield,JesseJamesDays,Riverwalk,etc.

12/7/201311:30AM

66 Greenspace.Placestosit. 12/7/20138:22AM

67 Thefountainisbeautiful.Il ikeitasagatheringfestivityplaceandalsoaplacetomeetupatorjustsitonthesun.

12/7/20138:16AM

68 AnychangestothiscentralThirdPlaceshouldbemadewithGreatCaution.Ithinkitfunctionsverysuccessfullyatpresentwiththecurrentfeatures.

12/7/20135:58AM

69 It'scentrallocation. 12/7/20133:56AM

70 Il ikethatpeoplehangoutthere,stopandspendafewminutes,andgatherthereforevents. 12/6/20139:11PM

71 Placetositdowntowntorelax.Lovethetreesforshade.Thisistheonlyplacewherethereisshadedowntown;whywouldyouconsiderremovingthetrees?

12/6/20139:05PM

72 Theopenfeelingandtheplenitudeofwaystoeithersitandenjoythespaceorwander. 12/6/20138:48PM

73 location 12/6/20138:06PM

74 It'sacrossroads-feelsl ikethecenteroftown.Theopenspaceisthebestfeature. 12/6/20136:59PM

75 Theopenarea,thelandscaping,thepopcornwagon. 12/6/20136:17PM

76 Howeveryonehasaccessandcan"use"it.Il ikethatpeoplehavefiguredoutcreativemeanstogetthespaceusedandmakethecenteroftown,thefocusofourculturall i fehere.

12/6/20136:01PM

77 flowersbenchesfountain 12/6/20135:54PM

78 Heartofthehistoric downtown.Proximitytotheriver.VisualwindowintothedowntownfromHwy.3acrossAmesParkandtheriver.Crossroadsforlotsofpeopleandneighbors.

12/6/20135:13PM

79 Centralfocusforthetown-senseofbelongingtoNorthfieldandhistory 12/6/20135:01PM

80 -concerts,public eventsl iketheLeagueofWomenVotersanniversaryevent,peaceprotests 12/6/20134:18PM

81 Thebeautyofitinthemiddleofthetown.Lotsofpeoplewhoaretouristsorvisitingtheirfamiliescommentaboutthis.Thelovelinessofthetreecanopyforshadingofindividualsinthearea.Theywanttostaylongerunderthetreesforeventswhichlastforatime.

12/6/20134:14PM

82 Itisthegatheringplace;the"l ivingroom"ofNorthfield.Loveoutdoormusicsincethesoundbecomesonewithnature.

12/6/20134:02PM

83 Locationnearriver,thecenterofdowntown,green-trees,plants,grass,gatheringplace. 12/6/20133:59PM

84 Greatgatheringspot. 12/6/20133:49PM

85 Events 12/6/20133:01PM

86 Justthefactthatitisthere,inthecenteroftown.ItgivesNorthfieldacenter. 12/6/20132:50PM

87 ThelocationontheRiverWalk,withtreesandbenchesmakeitagreatplacetomeetfriendsandnewpeople.

12/6/20132:20PM

88 It'saflexiblepark-spaceinthecenterofdowntown,andaffordseasyaccesstotheRiverfromtheheartofdowntown.

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89 Ithasperformedfairlysuccessfullyformanydecadesasamulti-purposepublic space.Itcanhostrelativelylargegatheringsbutalsoserveasacalmingspaceforanindividualbreak.Hopefully,itcanbereshapedtobemoreeffectiveforbothcommunityeventsandasanaesthetic focalpoint.

12/6/20132:14PM

90 Theverybestfeaturesarethatitisacentraldowntownopenspace.Itisusedbyeveryone.Rarely(Exceptwhentrulynastyweather)isitbereftofpeople.

12/6/20132:11PM

91 Focusforthetown.Somethingopeninthemidstofcommerce. 12/6/20131:59PM

92 Thesmallsizeseemstobeafeature,notaproblem. 12/6/20131:55PM

93 Thefountain,useofspaceduringeventsl iketheVintageBandFestivalwithbandshellandplentyofspaceforaudience.

12/6/20131:34PM

94 Ithasaperfectsmalltownfeel.Ilovethestatue,thepopcornwagon,andthefountain. 12/6/20131:27PM

95 centrallocation;pedestrian-friendly(atleastsomewhat);associationwiththeriver;relativelyuncluttered-sothatmanytypesofeventscantakeplacethereintheavailablespaceandinthearrangementofthatspace.Also,Ilovethemixofpeopleenjoyingthearea,rangingfrompeoplewhofishnearthedam,toteenagershangingout,tovisitorsandresidentsjustenjoyingtheopportunitytoslowdownal ittle.

12/6/20131:22PM

96 Providesagreatcentralspacetomeet,attendcommunityeventsl ikeconcertsandmarkets,haveapicnicwhilewatchingthewaterfallandfishingtakingplace.

12/6/20131:20PM

97 Centrallocationdowntown.Greenspace.Gatheringspace. 12/6/20131:09PM

98 TheHOMEtownfeelofit 12/6/201312:32PM

99 Benches,trees,flowers,grass. 12/6/201311:57AM

100 largetrees,decoratedpots,feelingofconnectiontonaturalelements 12/6/201311:44AM

101 BridgeSquarehasbeenacongenialgatheringplacealways.Itisinvitingforoldandyoungtoenjoy.

12/6/201311:21AM

102 Popcornwagen,waterfeather,plantersandtrees. 12/6/201311:11AM

103 Communitygatheringspot,welcoming,someplaceeverybodyknows 12/6/201310:47AM

104 Greengrass,flowerpotsoverflowingwithflowersorgreensinwinter. 12/6/201310:26AM

105 Centraldrawfordowntown. 12/6/201310:25AM

106 Thesquare's"parklike"naturewithtreesandflowersbringl ifetothedowntown.Asteri lecementslabwouldbeveryeffic ientforeventsbutsurewouldn'tbepleasanttovisit.

12/6/201310:24AM

107 Everything 12/6/201310:19AM

108 It'sanamazingcommunitygatheringspotinavibrantdowntown.It'sabil i tytohostavarietyofcommunityeventsisitsbestfeature.

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Q14WhataretheunsuccessfulfeaturesofBridgeSquare?Answered:99 Skipped:97

# Responses Date

1 grassthatdoesn'tgrow. 12/20/201312:28PM

2 Ithinkthepositionofthemonumenthinderstheuseoftheentiresquareforevents...everythinghastohappenaroundit.

12/20/201312:07PM

3 Thefactthedirectaccesstotheriverandmillraceareinterruptedbyastreet. 12/20/201311:53AM

4 erodingpaversandsidewalk.deadordyingplantings.Inattentiontodecorating--especiallyfortheholidays.BridgeSquareisanislandsurroundedbytraffic .

12/20/201311:37AM

5 Itisnotlargeenoughforsomeofthecrowdsitattractsforspecialevents. 12/20/201310:58AM

6 Itseemslikeuseage-wiseitneedstoberethoughtout.Howcantheflowworkbetter.Howcanpeopleconnectmorewhenthereisagiantmemorialandfountaininthemiddle?Doweneedmorebenches,tables?

12/20/20139:54AM

7 TheroadinbetweentheSquareandtheriverhastoomuchtraffic .Themailboxshouldbemovedelsewhere.

12/20/20139:48AM

8 Thestreetthatgoesbetweentheriverandthesquare. 12/20/20139:20AM

9 Bigpostofficedropbox.Youcanmovethat. 12/20/20138:50AM

10 Thefactthatthere'sabusiness(thePO)thatisdifficulttogettowhenthesquareisc losedtotraffic .And,thathappensoften.Closingthesquaretotraffic isapaininthebutt.

12/20/20138:44AM

11 Thegrassisreallyinpoorconditionandal ittletoomuchconcrete.Notagoodconnectiontotheriver

12/20/20138:39AM

12 Permanentconcretepadsthatthepicnictablessiton.Alsothelargeelectricalbox. 12/20/20138:33AM

13 Forme,nothingisunsuccessfulaboutit. 12/20/20138:31AM

14 Lackofproperirragationsystem&raisedplanterbedstireducepalntdamage 12/20/20138:01AM

15 Lackofparking 12/20/20137:55AM

16 Thefountainandmemorialtakeupalotofspace.Perhapsthesefeaturescouldremainbutnotinthemiddleofthesquare.

12/20/20137:30AM

17 Alotofcarsdon'tstopwhenpeoplearecrossingthecrosswalks 12/19/20138:27PM

18 Thefountainbreaksuptheflowofthespace.Itcouldbemovedtoabetterspacesti l l inthesquare,c losertotheriverorc losertoDivisionstreet.

12/19/20137:05PM

19 I'dl iketoseemorepermanentseating. 12/19/20134:53PM

20 thesouthandweststreets;thelawnupkeep 12/19/20133:41PM

21 uglypic nic tables--grassthatdoesnotgrowsodirtisvisible...needbetterpaving--morehistoric ,suchasbricks.needsarealdesignteam.

12/19/20133:24PM

22 RoadssurroundingBridgeSquarePoorlandscaping 12/19/20133:23PM

23 lackofparking 12/19/20133:02PM

24 Limitedseatingorlevelgroundtoplacechairs. 12/19/20132:57PM

25 Ithinkthefountainatthecenter,andtheamountofofficebuildingsaroundthesquaremakeitgenerallymore'dead'anduninhabitedthanitcouldbe.

12/19/20132:05PM

26 Thememorialisfuntoc limbon,butmaybethat'snotitshighestandbestuse? 12/19/20132:04PM

27 Roadthatseparatesthesquarefromtheriver.Uglyfountain. 12/19/20131:56PM


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28 Itwouldbeniceifsomehowitwasbigger. 12/19/20131:56PM

29 Traffic . 12/19/20131:32PM

30 traffic flow 12/19/20131:27PM

31 Icannotthinkofone.Truly. 12/19/20131:25PM

32 Ithinkthefountainisaniceidea,butitseemstobeabitofaneyesore(theinsideofitshouldnotbebrightblue)

12/11/20137:40PM

33 Theroadthatseparatesthesquarefromtheriver. 12/11/20136:17PM

34 Toomanyroadsandtoomuchvehiculartraffic . 12/11/20131:13PM

35 It'ssmall,crowded(fountainandmemorial),andunbalancedvisuallyanduse-wise. 12/11/20131:00PM

36 Perhapslackofseatingforelderlypeople. 12/11/201311:56AM

37 NONE 12/11/20139:45AM

38 Nothingotherthanpeoplelookingtochangeitforthesakeofchangingit.Leavewellenoughalone.

12/11/20136:53AM

39 Theverypoorupkeepofthegrass. 12/10/20133:22PM

40 None 12/10/20132:14PM

41 Notpedestrian-friendlyenough,traffic aroundthesquareisanissueintermsoftraffic confusionandthesafetyofpedestrians(eveniftherehaven'tbeenthatmanyaccidents,itdoesn'tFEELthatsafe).Idon'tl ikethatit'san"island",andwouldenjoyitmoreifi twereal ittle"cozier"andfeltalittlesafer.

12/10/20131:02PM

42 Isupposeparkingisalwaysaproblem.Whycan'tmorepeoplebike?Orwalk?Wearespoiledwithourcarsinthiscountry.Grasswil lalwaysbeaprobleminthesquarebecauseofpeopletraffic -that'sOK.Keeptrying.IlovetheCivilWarmonumentandfountain-historyandrunningwater.Nice.AtinyTrafalgarSquareforNrothfield.Keepitintact.

12/10/201310:55AM

43 Nothingcomestomind. 12/9/20133:04PM

44 autotraffic 12/9/20132:13PM

45 Vehic letraffic patternisnotoptimalforpedestrianaccess.EveniftheU.S.PostOfficestaysatthislocation,thepostboxlocatedonBridgeSquarecreatesavehic letraffic patternthatisanti-pedestrian.

12/9/20131:07PM

46 Alltheroadsthatneedtobeblockedoffifyoutrytohavealargeeventthere. 12/9/201312:43PM

47 Notmuchparkingnearby--makesitharderforfolkswithmobil ityissues(inc ludingyoungchildrenandtheirfamilies...andnorestroomsc loseby

12/9/201312:16PM

48 I'veoccasionallyseendogdoo-doointhegrass.Needtoalertwhenwalking! 12/9/201312:02PM

49 ThereisnothingthatbothersmeaboutthecurrentfeaturesandthecurrentuseofBridgeSquare. 12/8/20134:05PM

50 Newgametable.Needmorebenches. 12/8/20132:41PM

51 Someofthesigns/advertisementslackaesthetic appeal.Theystickoutl ikeasorethumb! 12/8/20131:34PM

52 withverysmallchildren,itisal i ttlenervewrackingtohavesomanyopensidestotraffic ,butI'mnotsurethereisasolutiontothat,sotheyjusthavetobewatchedcarefully

12/8/20138:56AM

53 worndowngrass 12/8/201312:13AM

54 Notenoughpedestrianscaleamentities 12/7/20137:26PM

55 Notenoughbenches. 12/7/20135:33PM

56 Gumonthesidewalksisabitugly 12/7/20132:48PM

57 Ifthegrassisseenas"unsuccessful"thenspendmoremoneyonit… 12/7/20132:03PM

58 Thelayoutoftheroadsnearby,inc ludingthatannoyingtraffic flowbythemailbox,whereyouhavetoturnrightaftermail ingaletter.CouldthemailboxbemovedsomewhereelsereasonablyconvenientbutnotinBridgeSquare?There'sareasonablenumberofplacestositandenjoythespace,butIwonderifanewdesignwouldmakethesittingspacesevenbetter.

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59 Needsmoreparkingnearby.IcanwalktodowntownbutI'msurethatothersaredeterredbecausethey'dl iketoparkc losertoit.

12/7/201311:30AM

60 Thetraffic pattern. 12/7/20138:22AM

61 Thegrass,walkways,monument,uglytablesandbenches.It'sdesignishodgepodgeanddoesn'tflow.Itneedstobeopenedup.

12/7/20138:16AM

62 OnechangethatcouldimprovetheSquarewouldbetoturnthestreetsonthewest(WaterStreet)andsouth(BridgeSquare)intonon-motorizedpedestrian/bicyclecorridorspermanently,withalargebike-parkingcorralservingadjacentareasofdowntown.Motorizedtraffic downtowncouldcontinuetoflowperfectlyadequatelywiththeseshortsectionsofroadunavailabletomotorizedtraffic ,andabitofadditionalparkingcouldevenbemadeavailableonWaterStreetasitapproachesfromthesouth.TheUSmaildropboxcouldeasilybemoved.

12/7/20135:58AM

63 Thatitissurroundedbyroadsonallsides.Theroadtothesouthandthewestoughttobeturnedintopedestrianwalkways.

12/6/20139:17PM

64 Itdoesn'tneedbothafountainandamonument. 12/6/20139:11PM

65 Lawn, 12/6/20139:05PM

66 Thefountainandthestreets. 12/6/20138:48PM

67 none 12/6/20138:06PM

68 LackofperimetersidewalkonNorthandWest;pastundertreeplantingsthatpreventedsittingongroundandleaningagainsttrunk.

12/6/20136:59PM

69 PARKING!! 12/6/20136:17PM

70 Sometraffic issues.Someofthefeatures,suchasthefountainandthememorialdobreakupthespace,butnottothepointofmakingitunusable.

12/6/20136:01PM

71 grass/weeds/mud,curbs,cartraffic thoughit,directionofcarflow. 12/6/20135:54PM

72 Vehiculartraffic alongWaterStreet.Iwouldl iketoseethatsectionofroadraised,andwiththatdesignatethe4thSt.bridgeasapedestrianbridgeexceptasneededbyemergencyvehic les.Primaryvehicularaccesstodowntownisalreadyat2and5Sts,the"gatewaystodowntown."Makingthebridgeapedestrianl inktothewestsideandacrosstotheQBlockcouldknitthatcoretogetheronahumanscale.

12/6/20135:13PM

73 Traffic -notidyll ic enough 12/6/20135:01PM

74 moreconversationalseating 12/6/20134:18PM

75 Crackingcement,lackofgrassneartheDivisionStreetandnearplanters,gumonthesidewalks,receptaclesnotnearthePostofficeside(southend)ofBRidgeSquare.Nolightingforthec irc legardenatnightforsummerandwinter.Lackofirrigationsystemtokeepthegrassnice.

12/6/20134:14PM

76 Toosmall,deadgrass. 12/6/20134:02PM

77 Becauseelements(popcornwagon,fountain,monument,gametables,etc.)havebeenplantedonanadhocbasis,itmakeslargegroupfunctionsdifficult.However,

12/6/20133:59PM

78 Havingthepostofficedropboxonastreetthatisfrequentlyc losedorcongesteddoesn'tmakeanysense.Whenthereisafoodevent,there'snowheretosit.Forthoseeventsthereshouldbelotsofpicnictables.ClosethestreetwiththeHistoricalSociety,Oilstore,etc.andmakethatpartofthesquare.Ithinkthereareonly4or5parkingspotsthereanywayandit'samess.

12/6/20133:49PM

79 Dailyreasonstocome,sitdownandhangout....particularlyinwinterorinc lementweather. 12/6/20133:01PM

80 Teenagersgatheringthereandhangingout. 12/6/20132:18PM

81 WhenI'mattendingverylargeevents,I'veoftenthoughtthatthe"furniture"ofNorthfield's"l ivingroom"mightberelocatedtotheedgestocreatebetterspaceforstandingordancing.I'vealsothoughtthatitgetstoomuchtraffic tosuccessfullygrowgrassandthatreshapingthemixofbuiltsurfacesandnaturalelementswouldbebetterforbooth.

12/6/20132:14PM

82 Thestreets.Justgetridofthestreetalongsidetheoil/vinegarplaceandmailbox. 12/6/20132:11PM

83 Italwayslooksabitunkempt. 12/6/20131:59PM

84 Ifthesquareisbeingused,somesignageshouldnotifycardrivers. 12/6/20131:55PM


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85 NonethatIcanthinkof. 12/6/20131:34PM

86 Stil l toomuchconcrete,needsstreetsc losedontwosides. 12/6/20131:27PM

87 Seemyanswertoq.15. 12/6/20131:22PM

88 Traffic…eliminatetheroadarounditandjustmakeitallgreenspace. 12/6/20131:20PM

89 Nothingreallydetractsfromit. 12/6/20131:09PM

90 parking 12/6/201312:32PM

91 unmaintainedgrassnotlargeenoughdirtygeese 12/6/201311:44AM

92 Itwouldbehelpfultobringmorefoldingchairsinforconcerts.ItissoinvitingtomethatIfinditdifficulttorespondtothisquestion.

12/6/201311:21AM

93 Thetwostreetsonthetwosidesofitcouldgoandmakespaceforeventsandmoreparkspace. 12/6/201311:11AM

94 None--Iloveit. 12/6/201310:47AM

95 traffic ! 12/6/201310:26AM

96 Parking,lackof. 12/6/201310:25AM

97 Thespaceistoosmallforsomeoftheeventspeoplearetryingtosqueezeinthere.Theheavytraffic usemakemaintainingthegrassdifficult-

12/6/201310:24AM

98 Nothing 12/6/201310:19AM

99 Poorgrass.Lackofseating. 12/6/20138:54AM


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Q15Listideasthatyouwoulddotoimprovethisplacethatcouldbedoneright

awayandthatwouldnotcostalot.Answered:67 Skipped:129

# Responses Date

1 CloseastreetandconnecttheSquaretotheriver.Improvetheflowandtraffic patternsw/anewlandscapingplan.Relocateonoftheexistinglargefeatures--statue,popcornwagon,waterfeature

12/20/201311:37AM

2 PutinaLittleFreeLibrary. 12/20/20139:54AM

3 Maintainitbetter.Morelandscaping,trees.Agazeboorsomesimilarstructure? 12/20/20139:48AM

4 havemorecommunityeventsoutsidearoundBridgeSquare... 12/20/20139:33AM

5 Addmoreseating. 12/20/20139:20AM

6 Ifyoumovedthefountain,you'dhavemoreroomforvendorsandwouldn'thavetoc losethesquaredownsooften.

12/20/20138:44AM

7 Improvepassivegreenspace-grassyareas.Removeconcretepadswithpicnictables.Perhapsmorewoodenbenches.

12/20/20138:33AM

8 Raisedplanterbeds,Irragationsystem,newsodforthepark 12/20/20138:01AM

9 Schedulemorecommunityeventsinthesquare.MoviesintheSquare.TaiChiintheSquare,etc. 12/20/20137:30AM

10 Morepermanentseating!:-) 12/19/20134:53PM

11 Noproblemsnow. 12/19/20133:37PM

12 Ithinkeverythingcostsalot. 12/19/20133:24PM

13 takeoutthevehicularroadssurroundingBridgeSquare(exceptDivisionStreet)andturnthemintopedestrianroads.(withpavers).

12/19/20133:23PM

14 ShortenthetimesignageisallowedtositonsquareieUnitedWay.Notallowpoliticalgatheringstohappenasaregularscheduledevent-ongoing.

12/19/20132:57PM

15 Considerc losingWaterStbetweentheP.OandFourthstreet. 12/19/20132:05PM

16 Closeofftheroadthatseparatesthesquarefromtheriver(WaterSt.?)Wouldbenicetohaveanoutdoorpavil l ionorbandshelli fi tcouldbedonewithoutblockingtheviewoftheriver.

12/19/20131:56PM

17 SavethePostOffice 12/19/20131:27PM

18 Leaveitalone.Free:) 12/19/20131:25PM

19 Eliminatetheroadway,addmoregreenspace,enhancethewalkwaytothepresentriveredgefurthersouth.

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21 Ithinkthattheyjustrecentlydidsomeofthat….withthenewpavingetc. 12/11/20131:13PM

22 Movethemailboxesandc loseofftheroadinfrontoftheHistoricalSocietyandvinegarstore.Thatwouldenlargethespace.

12/11/20131:00PM

23 Getridofthe"forsale"signinfrontofourhistoricalpostoffice 12/11/201311:56AM

24 Sinceeventsaresporadictraffic flowgetsinterruptedsometimeswithoutanypriorwarning.Itwouldbeeasierifi twaseitheralwaysopenoralwaysc losedtotraffic .

12/11/201311:53AM

25 Can'tthinkofany 12/11/20139:45AM


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26 Installaworkingsprinklersystem. 12/10/20133:22PM


28 Blockingoffoneortwooftheroads(WaterSt.ontheriverside,orBridgeSquare);slowingdownvehic letraffic aroundthesquarewithsignage,orperhapsaspeedbumportextured/narrowedroadwaytopreventvehic lesfromgoingsofast.Createbicycleparkinga-plentyandmoreseatingoptions.

12/10/20131:02PM

29 HowaboutaKioskwithcurrentevents,matchingtheoneon5thandWaterSt.?Thelatterisnotmaintainedwell-changeweeklyifpossible.HasanyoneeverputapeoplemarkertoseehowmanypeoplepassthatSquaredaily?(l ikecarrecordersfornumberofcars)I'l l betit'sinthehundreds...IfatouristfoundBridgeSquare(notveryeasy),howcouldtheyfindoutwhatisgoingonintown?TheChamberisinadifficultandunknownlocationanddoesl ittletopromotethisc ity.I'vehadstrangersaskmeonthestreetwheretheycanfindoutwhatishappening.

12/10/201310:55AM

30 Plantmoretrees. 12/9/20133:04PM

31 Leaveitthewayitis 12/9/20132:44PM

32 moreplacesforfolkstositandenjoythespace 12/9/20132:13PM

33 Reducethestreetwidthsurroundingthesquareandprovidecovedparkingwithpedestrianbump-outs.Considercovedparkingonbothsidesofthestreetinfrontofthepostoffice/NHSbuilding.Thecovedparkingwouldalsoprovidepermanentlocationforvendorunitsduringeventsandmaintainaccessforpedestriansandemergencyvehic les.

12/9/20131:07PM

34 Iwonderifi twouldbepossibletoeliminateWaterSt.between4thandthepostoffice?DriverscangotodivisionStandtakearighttogettowaterst.businesses/home.AndthepartofWaterStthathastheparkingcouldbeone-way.Thentheparkareawouldbecomelargerandmorepedestrianfriendlybetweenthepopcornwagonandthedamwouldbecomesafer.Wewouldn'tlooseverymanyparkingspaces!

12/9/201312:43PM

35 Idon'thaveideas,butitwouldbenicetoopentheimaginationbylookingatotherreallyeffectivetownsquarestoseewhattheydothatpeoplelove.Haveyoualldonethis?Howaboutthrowingoutsomenewideasfromsuchanexploration?Thatsurveywouldbebetterthanthisone.

12/8/20132:41PM

36 Toobadthestreetrunningnorthandsouththatdividesthesquarecannotbepermanentlyremovedandreplacedwith_____youfi l l intheblank(e.g.,grass,benches,flowers,severaltrees).

12/8/20131:34PM

37 maybesomebenchesintheshadeforhotsummerdays.adjacenttopopcornwagon?maybeachalkboardandsidewalkchalkwherepeoplecoulddrawandleavemessages.

12/8/20138:56AM

38 Closetheroadinfrontoftheoilshopandexpandthesquare 12/7/20137:26PM

39 Benches.HaveImentionedbenches? 12/7/20135:33PM

40 Calmthepeoplewhocomplainaboutthegrassbysoddingitatthebeginningofeveryyear,andinstallsomesprinklers.kidswouldplayinthesprinklerswhenthey'reon!

12/7/20132:03PM

41 CloseWaterStreetandplantgrass. 12/7/20138:22AM

42 Ithinkthewholethingneedstoberedesigned.Shortcheapfixesarenottheanswer. 12/7/20138:16AM

43 Seeabove.Theroadscouldbec losedoffwithsomethingassimpleaslargeplantersorsomethingelsedecorativeandrelativelylow-cost.

12/7/20135:58AM

44 Closetraffic onthesidebetweenthesquareandhistoricalsociety.Makeitgrassandsidewalkandconnectitphysicallytothoseblogsonthesouthsideofthesquare.

12/6/20139:11PM

45 Moreshadetrees,moreplantings 12/6/20139:05PM

46 What's"alot"?Better,uptodateseatingwouldbenice. 12/6/20138:48PM

47 Moregrass,lessmulch. 12/6/20136:59PM

48 Moreflowers.Apeacememorial.MayberepositioningtheCivilwarmemorial. 12/6/20136:01PM

49 changethetraffic flowintoaroundaboutformat,onewaygoingnorthpastthemuniandpostoffice,onewaywestpasttheoilstore,onewayeastfromthebridgetodivision.duringeventsusemetalstakestoblocktraffic

12/6/20135:54PM

50 RaiseWaterStreettocurblevel. 12/6/20135:13PM


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51 Keep4thstreet-grinduptherestinfavorofgreenspace 12/6/20135:01PM

52 Newcementpadwhichislargerthanthatpresentirrigation/soilimprovementlowbushesnearDivisionStreettokeeppeopleonsidewalksNewGrassadditionalbenchesFixthefountain.IsitsafeforchildrenwithallthoseexposedpartsshowingLiketoseesomebrickworkonthesite,notjustcementwhichshowscracksandgumwell

12/6/20134:14PM

53 Morebenches. 12/6/20134:02PM

54 Seeabove.Picnictablescouldbemovedfromotherplacestemporarily. 12/6/20133:49PM

55 ActonmattersbeforeCityCounciltoimproveparkingandsafetransittothedowntownfromtheWestSide.

12/6/20133:01PM

56 Somethingalongthel inesof"adoptapark"whereeveryonewhoworksdowntownandwalkstothepostofficepicksupsometrashalongtheway.

12/6/20132:14PM

57 MovethemailboxdownneartheMuni.Tearupthatstreet--orallowtheskateboarderstouseitafterblockingtheends.

12/6/20132:11PM

58 See#14 12/6/20131:55PM

59 Cleanitmoreoften.Itgetsdirtyandunattractive. 12/6/20131:34PM

60 SODSODSOD!Needtoredothegrassorresod.Upgradethewaterfountain.Scrubandc leanthesidewalkstoremovegreasefromDJJDdays.MovethePostalDropoffBox.Screenthepowerboxwithplantings.Addabetterconcretepadforthepopcornwagon.

12/6/20131:27PM

61 Theremustbesomewaystoorganizethepavedspacearoundthefountainandthememorial(bothofwhichIthinkareimportanttoretain)toemphasizethesefeaturesandtheirhistorical/presentvalue.Rightnow,IthinktheymaybeperceivedasobstaclestoBridgeSquareratherthanascentralandimportantfeatures.Aneasy(necessarybutnotsuffic ient)waytostartwouldbetousethekiosktopostadiagramofthesquareandadescriptionofitshistory,andthehistoryofthefountainandofthememorial(andmaybeoftheriver).Onthekiosk,theinformationcouldbeshortandlargelyvisual,withQRcodesthatwouldallowvisitorstoaccessamoredetailedaccount.

12/6/20131:22PM

62 MakeDivisionstreetaONEwayflowingNORTHTOSOUTHthiswouldgiveeasiertraffic flow 12/6/201312:32PM

63 closeoffstreetthatdividestheparkgetridofgeesec leanupaftergeese 12/6/201311:44AM

64 Acouplemorebenches. 12/6/201311:21AM

65 Nothingatthistime. 12/6/201311:11AM

66 perhapsreplacingthegrasswithbrickworkandsomeraisedplantingsandbencheswouldbebettersincethegrassissohardtomaintainwithfoottraffic .Replacinggrasswithjustcementwalkwaywouldnotbeanimprovement.

12/6/201310:24AM

67 Landscaping 12/6/20138:54AM


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Q16WhatchangeswouldyoumaketoBridgeSquareinthelongtermthatwould

havethebiggestimpact?Answered:68 Skipped:128

# Responses Date

1 Movethemonumentoutofthecenter....perhapsthefountainaswell...butkeepingitinthesquare.Orexpandthesquaretowardstherivermakingamoreopenareaforevents

12/20/201312:07PM

2 Encouragemoreactivity.Connectittosouthsidebusinessesandortherivertoallowforoutdoorseatingandapossiblecafeanchor.MakeBridgeSquarelargerandmoreaccessibletofoottraffic(seeabove)

12/20/201311:37AM

3 Iftheriversidestreet(Water)wasc losedandbecameapartofthepark,itwouldincreaseit'ssizeandcontinuethegreenspace.

12/20/201310:58AM

4 Figureoutwaystodiscouragetraffic onthewestonsouthsides. 12/20/20139:48AM

5 changesintraffic patternsaroundBridgeSquareperhaps? 12/20/20139:33AM

6 removethestreetbetweenthesquareandtheriverandexpandBridgeSquare. 12/20/20139:20AM

7 OncethePostOfficeisgone...removethebigdriveupmailboxandplaceitsomewhereelseintown.

12/20/20138:50AM

8 Donotc loseittotraffic .Or,dedicateparkinginac losebyareaforthosefolksthathavetogettobridgesquareforbusinesswhenthevendorsarethere.

12/20/20138:44AM

9 redesignetheconcretevsgrassareafrogatherings. 12/20/20138:01AM

10 Addfeaturessuchasmoreseatingandtablesthatmakesitmoreinvitingandconvenientforpeopletohavelunchthere,etc.

12/20/20137:30AM

11 Moretrees,grassandflowers 12/19/20137:05PM

12 makeitamoreamenabletolotsofsittingaround,ingroups,encouragingcommunityandconversations.getridoffountainifnecessary.fountaindoesnotseemcleanorwellmaintained.

12/19/20133:24PM

13 AddparkingacrossDivisionStreetbehindthebusinesses.s 12/19/20133:23PM

14 Nothing.Doeseverythinghavetohaveabigimpact?SomethingIthinkisimportantmaynotbetoothers-somethingyouthinkisimportantmaynotmeananythingtome.Let'skeeptheSquaresimpleandopenandwelcomingtoeveryone.

12/19/20132:57PM

15 Leaveitalone.It'sfinethewayitis 12/19/20132:12PM

16 Movethefountainandthememorial,addbenchesandtreesandgetbusinessesonthesquarewhosepatronswil linteractwiththeSquaremore.ConsiderwaysinwhichtheWaterStreetareasbothsouthandnorthcanfeelmorel ikenaturalextensionsofBridgeSquare.Supportforadynamic,engaginguseoftheoldPostOfficewouldbeahugeaddition.

12/19/20132:05PM

17 Thestreetgoingthroughonthewestsidenexttotheriverseemslikesuchawasteofspacetome.Thepublic usescouldbeverymuchenhancedwithminimalinconveniencetodriversbyremovingthatl i ttlesectionofstreet.

12/19/20132:04PM

18 Closetheroadandenlargethespace. 12/19/20131:56PM

19 Ithinkmakeitbiggerandlessenthetraffic aroundit,maybec losingastreetortwo. 12/19/20131:56PM

20 :( 12/19/20131:25PM

21 Artist-designedbenchesand/orpathwayscouldbegreat. 12/11/20137:40PM


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12/11/20135:19PM

23 Removesomeofthestreet(car)traffic……andthenarrangethingssortofaroundtheexterior…..sothereisalargergatheringspaceinthecenter.Maybeapavedareainthecenterwheremusicalgroupscouldplay(ortheaterperformances)withroomforchairsfortheaudience360degreesaroundit.ATRUECENTERforthepark.It'snowmissingaCENTER.RemovingthefountainandthestatuewouldfreeupaLOTofspace.

12/11/20131:13PM

24 Takingouttheroadonthesouthsideandexpandingthesquaretothesidewalk.Alternatively,leavingthatroad,andtakingouttheconnectionto4thstreet.Cutdownontraffic andexpandthespace.

12/11/20131:00PM

25 Certainlynothingradicalthatwouldchangethepresentambianceofthisgatheringplace 12/11/201311:56AM

26 Removethedam. 12/11/201311:53AM

27 Don'tchangeanything;it'sveryimportanttodowntownNorthfieldasis. 12/11/20139:45AM

28 Somehowmakeitlarger?? 12/10/20133:22PM


30 Morehard-surfacesandlessgrass,improvetheseatingusingeitherhardsurfaces,stairs,etc.orwithcafe-styletablesandchairs,improvethel ightingsothatitisinvitingyear-round.Createseatingarrangementsthatbothpromotesocializing(asin,severalseatsorbenchesgatheredinspots),aswellassomemoreprivatel ittle"nooks"thatinviteapersontositandstayawhilewithacupofcoffeeoragoodbook!Permanentlyc losingoffoneortwoofthestreetswouldbethebiggestandbestchangeinmyopinion,asthiswouldreallymakeitfeell ikeaparkandnotjustan"island"inthemiddleoftown.Itwouldbemoreofadestinationandlessofaplacetowalkthroughtogetfroma-b.

12/10/20131:02PM

31 Notsure-justkeepitmaintained.IfthePostOfficesells,canthec itybuyitandturnitintoamarketandc ityinformationcenter?Thenitcouldbeanindoor"BridgeSquare"allyearround.

12/10/201310:55AM

32 Plantmoretrees. 12/9/20133:04PM

33 Keepthegreenspace 12/9/20132:13PM

34 Createa"nocarzone"onamorefrequentbasis.ClosetheBridgeSquarestreetstoautomobiletraffic onSaturdaymorningsduringtheRiverWalkMarketFairaswellasFridayevenings.Thiscouldbedonebyinvestinginasemi-permanentbarricadesystemthatlooksattractiveandiseasytoassembleandinstall.

12/9/20131:07PM

35 Ithinkc losingoffthatshortbitofWaterStbythedamwouldmakeabigdifference.AlsoplantingnewtreesasthebigCottonwoodsdieoff.

12/9/201312:43PM

36 Seeanswertoquestion15. 12/8/20132:41PM

37 ??Amnotsurewhatkindofc leaningsystemcouldhelpthec itycrewtobeevenmoreeffectiveastheycontinuewiththeiroutstandingefforttokeepthesquarec leanandinviting.

12/8/20131:34PM

38 Tieitintothefourthstbridgeandtheriverwalk 12/7/20137:26PM

39 Avoidmakingdrastic changesbecauseitworkssowellforthecommunityinitscurrentconfiguration.

12/7/20132:48PM

40 TheonlystructuralchangeIwouldevenconsiderwouldbetoputpaversonthesmallsectionofstreetbetweenthecurrentsquare'proper',andtheriver,andl imittheaccessonthatsection.Thenrelocatethemailboxonthesouthside.

12/7/20132:03PM

41 AddanearbyChipotle.:)Keepschedulingdowntownevents. 12/7/201311:30AM

42 Imentionedthemabove 12/7/20138:16AM

43 IntegrateBridgeSquareintoamodifiedCannonRivergreenwaycorridorthroughdowntownthatinc ludesarestoredrapids(damremoval)andpedestrian/bicyclefac il i ties.

12/7/20135:58AM

44 Seeabove.Removetraffic 12/6/20139:17PM


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45 Keepitpedestrianfriendly. 12/6/20139:11PM

46 Developotherplacesl ikeAmesParkandRiversidetotakesomeofthepressureoffforevents. 12/6/20139:05PM

47 Makingitevenmorepedestrianfriendly(seecommentsrestreets)andopeningitupforeveneasieruseforeventsl ikeconcerts,themarketfair,etc

12/6/20138:48PM

48 Don'tknow. 12/6/20136:59PM

49 Createmoreparking. 12/6/20136:17PM

50 Idon'tknow.Maybemakealargersquareofuninterruptedspaceforconcerts,etc.maybesomebuiltinSerenaseatingforasunkenperformancespace?

12/6/20136:01PM

51 removecurbsandgrassandreplacewithgranitestonepaversinapattern, 12/6/20135:54PM

52 Seesuggestionunder#14. 12/6/20135:13PM

53 BEtterwaytohandletraffic ? 12/6/20134:18PM

54 Let'sdosomethingreasonable.Pricetagisaconcern.Morebenchesandflowersc losetotheupperandlowerRiverwalk.Smalltables,suchasthoseattheLibrary,nearthelowerRiverwalkinthenicheareas.RemovalofrocksandinsteadputtingplantingsontheupperwallsneartheRiverwalk.EncouragepeopledobranchoutfromthesmallBridgeSquareArea,sothatWaterSt.wil lnothavetobetornup.FlowerpotswhicharepermanentinthelowerRiverwalktomaximizetheentireRiverwalk.PuttentsfortheRiverwalkMarketSquarealongtheupperRiverwalkforexposureandoffthelawnonBSQ.ThereisBSQ.andtheRiverwalk.Let'stieitalltogethertomaximizespaceandusage.LookattheusageoftheSquarebygroups.BikeGroupsandRunningGroupsusetostartandendatCentralPark.Ithinkthatisagreatidea.Wehavesuchasmalldowntown.Withalltheparkswehave,let'susethemtogoodadvantage,notjusttomow.IftheVintageBandknowshowtobranchoutsoshould,socouldothergroups.Let'sdosomeeditingofgroupstootherspots.

12/6/20134:14PM

55 CloseWaterStreetandl inksquaretoriverwalk. 12/6/20133:59PM

56 Keepitshadyandlovely.It'shotinthesummer. 12/6/20133:49PM

57 Createspaceswherepeoplewil lcomeandgatheryearround,regardlessofweather.IthinkoftheTropicsTrailattheMinnesotaZoo....haveaglassed-inspacewithyearroundwarmthandplants.DothisadjacenttoBridgeSquare...inthespacebetweenthePostOfficeandLiquorStore.Workthebuildingsintotheretailspaceofit.AlleventsseemtotakeplacebetweenJune1andJesseJamesDays,withtheexceptionofWinterWalk.Give8monthsworthofreasonstobedowntown.

12/6/20133:01PM

58 TrytoenlargetheBridgeSquareareabyreducing,constric tingorreroutingvehiculartraffic . 12/6/20132:20PM

59 See#14. 12/6/20132:14PM

60 Notsure 12/6/20131:55PM

61 Nomajorchanges. 12/6/20131:34PM

62 Closestreetsaroundit. 12/6/20131:27PM

63 Turnthepostofficeintoamuchneededgoodrestaurant.Closeoffthestreetinfrontofitandbuildapatioforseatingthatgetsyouc losertotheriver.

12/6/20131:20PM

64 IwouldeliminatetheshortstreetgoingthruBRIDGESquare(theoneonthewestsidegoingeastandwest)

12/6/201312:32PM

65 maybeincorporatesometinygravelwheregrasshasthemostproblemgrowing 12/6/201311:44AM

66 ToughquestionasIloveBridgeSquarethewayitis,andhasbeenfor200years!Iamaloyalfanandpromoter.

12/6/201311:21AM

67 Usethethreedrivingstreetsandturnthemintoonebigspace. 12/6/201311:11AM

68 Closingoneormoreofthesmallstreetsmightbeagoodwaytoenlargethesquarebutagoodanalysisoftheeffectontraffic flowandbusinessaccessshouldbeundertakenfirst.

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Q17Whatspecifictypesofprogrammingideasandmanagementstrategiescouldbedevelopedwithoutsidepartners?Please

listideasandpartners.Answered:36 Skipped:160

# Responses Date

1 CreateastrategyfortheuseofthePostOfficeasasocialhubforthec ity.Increasewalkabil ity. 12/20/201311:37AM

2 Entertainmentandculturalevents.Idon'tthinkyouneedtogooutsideoftowntoomuch,though.Wehavetonsoftalentedpeoplerighthere.StOlaf,Carleton,NorthfieldSchooks,NAG,CannonValleyRegionalOrch,NorthfieldYouthChoirs,CannonValleyYouthOrchestra,NorthfieldHistoricalSociety,etc.

12/20/20139:48AM

3 Iamaversetousingthisspacefortheenrichmentofafewbusinessfolks--focusshouldbeonitsmostsuccessfulelements,anoutdoorgatheringspace,whetheritbeaschooloutdoorconcert,avintageBandfestival,concessionsforJesseJames,standinginsolidaritywith"peace",weekendfestivalsduringthesummertohighlightlocalgoods,etc.

12/20/20138:31AM

4 Perhapsthisisonmymindbecauseit'stheholidays,buthavingaSantasetupmoreregularlywouldbefun.

12/19/20138:27PM

5 centralsitetoregister/coordinateusage;marketingbythecvbincreased;bi-annualplanningsessionswitheventcoordinatorstoleveragepartnerships(seel istofattendeesattheeventplanningmeetingleadbyToddBhyeratthegolfcourselastyear);easytousecoveredperformancearea(non-permanent);

12/19/20133:41PM

6 focusonriver 12/19/20133:02PM

7 Whyinvolveoutsidepartners? 12/19/20132:57PM

8 Couldn'tweconsolidatetheFarmer'smarketsinNorthfieldtohaveone,largerandmoresuccessfulmarketonBridgeSquareandWaterStreet?

12/19/20132:05PM

9 Morefamilyfriendlyprograming.MostprogramsIattendseemtobepopulatedwithmostlyseniorc itizens.

12/19/20131:56PM

10 moremusic 12/19/20131:27PM

11 It'sgoingtobeveryinterestingtoseewhatgoesintothepostofficespace.ItcouldpossiblyhelpshapethefutureofBridgeSquare.Agreatrestaurantcouldbeexcellent.

12/11/20137:40PM

12 PurchasingthePostoffice…….tobeusedduringthesummerhours…..forpark-goingvendors…suchasthepopcornwagonandothers.Makeitreallyquaintandspecial.Forfinancialreasons,maybeitcouldbec losedduringthecoldestwintermonths.ItwouldbeagreatplaceforCITY/TOWNINFORMATION…..andmapsandschedulesandtoursetc.ItwouldbeREALLYnicetosomehowincorporaterestaurantsanddiningonthestreet……whilel isteningtoconcerts…….astheyhaveinBoulder,Colorado.Ac irc leofdiningaroundtheexteriorofthepark…..andanicelargeCENTER"STAGE"forpresentations,andmusic iansorperformersetc.Justmakeitworkawholelotbetterthanitdoesnow.

12/11/20131:13PM

13 Idon'tknow. 12/11/20139:45AM


15 Healthfairs,farmersmarkets(Iknowthisisalreadyhappening),perhapsanicerinkorsomeotherkindofinvitingreasontopopininthewintertime...evenal ittle"warminghut"withcocoaorc ider...partneringwithbusinessesintown(TandemBagels,Hideaway,BlueMonday,Bakery,etc.)toselltreatsorbeverages.

12/10/20131:02PM

16 Hmmm... 12/10/201310:55AM

17 Notc learabouttheoptions. 12/9/20133:04PM


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18 Considerthe"Adoptahighway"modelforupkeepandprogramming,wherelocalbusinessandnon-profitscanoffertohelpkeepitc leanandtosuggestideasforusingthespace.

12/9/20132:13PM

19 TheCityClerk'sofficeisakeypartnerforapprovalofallpermitsandl iabil i tyinsurancerequirements.TheNDDCcouldalsobeakeypartnerinthisprocess,whichcouldbeadeliverableoftheannualcontractwiththeCityofNorthfield.

12/9/20131:07PM

20 Idon'tknow. 12/8/20132:41PM

21 Continuingtoconsideractivitiesthatwil lcreateacomingtogetherofdiversegroupsacrossdifferentl ines--ethnic ity,c lass,income,interests

12/8/201312:13AM

22 I'dl iketoseetheDepotsomehowcombinedwithB.S.Alsomoreconnectionwithdowntownmerchants,NSD,andCAC.

12/6/20136:17PM

23 Theater.Concerts.EtcExpandtheideaofthesquareallalongtheriverfrontpark.Asculpturegardenalongtheriver?

12/6/20136:01PM

24 BrewpubinthePO,iftheUSPSpersistsonsell ingthatbuilding. 12/6/20135:13PM

25 SolHurok,PTBarnum,LadyGaga,andatrombonistfromStOlaf. 12/6/20135:01PM

26 DowntownCouncil 12/6/20134:18PM

27 BridgeSquaredoesbelongtoallNorthfieldersandtheNDDCisnotthesolevoicetodeterminethateverythingmustoccurdowntowntosupportbusinesses.Whilesupportingthemisimportant,theydonothavetohavealltheseactivitiestakingplacedowntownjusttosupportbusinesses.Manypeoplegather,butdonotactuallysupportthestoreswheninvolvedinactivities.Let'sthinkitthroughanddeterminethebestspotforeachofthegroupsandwherewouldbethebestplacefortheirgrouptobe.Blockingoffstreetstoputabandinthestreetandcrowdingeverybodyintoasmallareaisnothowthisisdoneinothercommunities.Let'snotpretendthatitisbiggerthanitis.Evenifweextendeditintothestreet,itwouldsti l l becrowdedforsomeoftheseactivities.

12/6/20134:14PM

28 TheCVBandEDAshouldsweepthewalkseveryWednesday. 12/6/20132:14PM

29 Currentactivitiesaregoodmodels 12/6/20131:55PM

30 Moreartsevents,partnerwithNAGorotherorganizationstopresentoutdoorperformances,exhibits. 12/6/20131:34PM

31 Unifiedplacetocoordinateallevents.OftenBridgeSquareeventsstompontopofeachotherwithnegativeresults.Riverwalkandothereventscompeteforthesamespaceonsomeweekends.

12/6/20131:27PM

32 I'dlovetoseemoresummerconcerts/outdoortheater/moviesonanightlybasisaswehadinAmes,IAbeforemovinghere.PerhapsCentralParkwouldbeabetterlocalforthoseandbuildingabandshellthere.

12/6/20131:20PM

33 na 12/6/201312:32PM

34 weneedaParksSuperintendentandregularwateringwithac itytruck 12/6/201311:44AM

35 Let'sbringtheDixielandMusiceveningback. 12/6/201311:21AM

36 Il ikethatlocalgroupscanschedulethespaceforevents.Thesesmalldiverseeventsbringlivelinesstothesquareandbringvisibil i tytothegroups.Thisisanimportantfunctionforthesquare.Weshouldnothoweverbetryingtocrameventsintothesquarethataretoolargeforthespaceandthenthinkthereissomethingwrongwiththespace.

12/6/201310:24AM


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Q18WhatothercommentsorsuggestionsdoyouhavethatarerelatedtoBridge

Square?Answered:40 Skipped:156

# Responses Date

1 Yousaidthissurveywouldbeshort.............. 12/20/201311:37AM

2 IthinktheSaturdaymarketfairshouldbediscontinued.Idon'tthinkthepatronsorthevendorscareaboutheplaceatall.Itcausesalotofwearandtearanddisruptionontheweekend.

12/20/20139:48AM

3 Whenpeopleknowthattherearefamily-friendlyactivities/entertainmentonBridgeSquareonaregularbasis,sayeveryThursdayorSaturdaymorning(suchasRiverWalkMarket)theywil lbegintomakethispartoftheirregularroutine.Ifactivitiesarehitandmiss,peoplewil lnotfindoutaboutthingsorvisitregularly...

12/20/20139:33AM

4 Seeabove. 12/20/20138:31AM

5 Itain'tbroke,sowhy"fix"it. 12/19/20135:20PM

6 studythehighl ineinNewYorkc ity!wecandosomethingl ikethathereonsmallerscale.lotsofpotential.invitedesignsfromaroundthecountry!drawattentionbymentioningJessieJames,historic riverfronttown,needscreativedesignforcentraltownsquare.mightdrawsomegreatdesignsfromstudentsaroundthecountry.

12/19/20133:24PM

7 Keepthesquareopenandinvitingtoall-residentsandvisitors.Isn'tanopen-uncomplicatedareaathingtoappreciate?

12/19/20132:57PM

8 Theartfairshouldbeonceayear.It'sstupidtohaveanartfaireveryweekend 12/19/20132:12PM

9 Don'tbeafraidtothinkbigandlongterm.AlsoconsiderissuesofviewsandperspectivesoftheSquarefromelsewhere,highway3,andDivisionSt.

12/19/20132:05PM

10 Thankyoutothegroupundertakingthiseffort. 12/19/20131:56PM

11 themixofvehicularandpedestriantraffic demandsre-thinking 12/19/20131:27PM

12 Greatthewayitis,nochangesneeded. 12/17/20138:35PM


12/11/20135:19PM

14 That'saboutit.I'dsayitisbesttoeitherMAKEITGREAT……..orleaveitasitis. 12/11/20131:13PM

15 Thanksfordoingthis!!! 12/11/20131:00PM

16 Northfieldisveryfortunatetohavethis"oasis"intheheartofthebusinessdistric t. 12/11/201311:56AM

17 PleasekeepBridgeSquareasitisnow. 12/11/20139:45AM


19 Bicyclelanesorsignageontheroadsthatmakeitveryc learthatbicyclistsarealsousingthemaintraffic lane;adequatebicycleparking,especiallyforbigevents(orevenfree"valet"bicycleparking).Getmoreyoungpeople,bothchildren,teensandthoseintheir20s-30s,togetinvolvedwiththeplanningandcreateideasaboutwhatthey'dl iketoseeinthefuture.PlanningaheadtounderstandnotonlywhatdoweneedNOWforBridgeSquare,butwhatmightweliketoseeoverthespanofthenext50yrsintermsofgrowthinpopulation,contemporarystylethatalsoembracesthehistoricalheritage,etc.

12/10/20131:02PM

20 Let'skeepthepostoffice. 12/9/20133:04PM

21 Getanewfountain!!! 12/9/201312:43PM


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22 HonestlyI'veneverthoughtthatanythingneedstobechangedaboutit,butI'mopentothepossibil i tythatthereareproblemsI'mnotawareof.

12/9/201312:02PM

23 BridgeSquareismyfavoritepartofNorthfield. 12/8/20132:41PM

24 HaveRiverWalkonSaturdaysontheriverwalk,insteadofallcrunchedintothesquare.Likeitwasinthebeginning.

12/8/20131:43PM

25 mostly,Il iketokeepthingsthewaytheyarefortraditionsandmemoriessake.Idon'tthinkalotneedstobechanged,butwhatisthereneedstobeprotectedandsaved.

12/8/20138:56AM

26 Itisawonderfulassetandshouldcontinuetobeusedandenhanced 12/8/201312:13AM

27 Iwouldloveforittobeevenmoreintergenerational.Aplacewhereolderpeoplestrolland/orsit,teensarewelcomeandwanttobe,youngfamiliesgather.Howtouseitasawaytocreateahabitandcultureofeveningwalksandsocializingevenwhenthereisnotanevent?

12/7/20135:33PM

28 InmyPOV,itisabsolutelyessentialthattheCitypurchasethePostOfficebuilding.Thecouncilhasstatedthat700K-1Mil,isareasonableamountofmoneytospendonaprojectso:purchasethePOforhalfthatamount,thenusetheresttoestablishpublic meetingspaceinthebackworkarea,leavingthelobbyforreceptions,etc.Establishit'suseas"TheNewAthenaeum"(theoriginalAthenaeumbuildingsti l l existoneblockaway)andfurtherenhanceanINCREMENTofNF'seconomicviabil i tybyhousingtheCannonValleyElderCollegiumthere,i.e.,Northfieldasacenterforl i felonglearning.HaveCVECclassesthere,aswellasotherpublic meetings,debates,etc.Tolosetheopportunitytodevelopanappropriateuseofthathistoric buildingontheSquareisinconceivable.***bytheway:wroteaboutthisconcepttotheCouncillastweek,andgotnotasinglereply!aretheynotinterestedatallintheconceptofthec ityretainingcontrolofthatbuilding,orwasita'diss'tothisspecific writer?

12/7/20132:03PM

29 StudyEuropeanplazasandsquares. 12/7/20138:16AM

30 Changeforthesakeofchangeisnotagoodidea,orifi tworksdon'tfixit 12/7/201312:53AM

31 AsfindasIamofthesquare,I'meagertoseetheareaimproved!Ithinkitcanbeevenmoreimportanttodowntownandtothec ity.

12/6/20138:48PM

32 Keepthesquare.Itistheheartofthec ity. 12/6/20136:01PM

33 Dowhatisreasonableforoursizedtown,blendsin,ishistoric andcanbedonesooner,ratherthanlater.

12/6/20134:14PM

34 IfwearedefiningBridgeSquareasJohnNorthlaidoutthefourrocksofMil lSquare,asIunderstandit,BridgeSquareisessentiallyfromthewallsofthebuildingsNorth,East,andSouthandtherivertotheWest.Ithinksomedesignreshapingthatbetterintegratesthesidewalks,thestreets,andthetwoplaza/parkpiecesofBridgeSquarewouldmakeformoreeffic ient/effectiveuseofthepublic space.

12/6/20132:14PM

35 Nocomments,Il ikethesquare! 12/6/20131:34PM

36 Keepitparkl ike,andawarmgatheringplaceforall.Keeptheconcretetoaminimum. 12/6/20131:27PM

37 na 12/6/201312:32PM

38 Elementsofnatureareimportant,trees,flowers,placestositandrest. 12/6/201311:57AM

39 Myhopeisthattowniesarel istenedto;thenyouwil lknowhowweappreciateBridgeSquare. 12/6/201311:21AM

40 ThankyoutotheCityforhavinganopendialogueabouttheopportunitiesforthesquare.ItiswonderfultoknowthatCitystaffandvolunteersareworkinghardtobetterourcommunity.

12/6/201310:26AM


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Q19RateBridgeSquare:comfortandimage


0%0

4.27%7

14.02%23

44.51%73

37.20%61

0%0

164

4.15

0%0

1.24%2

13.04%21

27.95%45

57.76%93

0%0

161

4.42

1.23%2

3.09%5

16.05%26

38.27%62

41.36%67

0%0

162

4.15

1.88%3

16.88%27

30.63%49

35.63%57

13.75%22

1.25%2

160

3.43

# Comments Date

1 needmoreseating 12/20/20139:40AM

2 needmuchbetterseating,andmoreofit.thememorialisnotgoodforseating. 12/19/20133:25PM

3 It'snotbadasitis……butcouldbeaWHOLELOTbetter……forthethingsitispresentlyusedfor. 12/11/20131:16PM

4 pleaseseeothercomments 12/10/20131:13PM

5 morebenches/picnictablesinshadewouldbenice 12/8/20138:58AM

6 WehaveyoungkidsandIwouldlovetonothavecartraffic ontheshortpieceofWaterStbetween4thStandthePostOffice.IrealizethiswouldnotbepracticalbutitwouldmakeagreatconnectionandflowtotheRiverWalk.

12/7/20134:02AM

7 NeedsSod. 12/6/20131:28PM

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s

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Maintenance

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Q20RateBridgeSquare:accessandlinkages


0%0

14.81%24

29.01%47

37.65%61

16.67%27

1.85%3

162

3.57

0%0

3.70%6

13.58%22

36.42%59

45.68%74

0.62%1

162

4.25

1.23%2

11.73%19

13.58%22

23.46%38

49.38%80

0.62%1

162

4.09

0.63%1

13.84%22

34.59%55

27.04%43

15.72%25

8.18%13

159

3.47

# Comments Date

1 Whatsignage? 12/20/20139:52AM

2 connectivitytotheRiverisfine,butc losingthestreetbetweenthepostofficeandtheothersideofBridgeSquarewouldimprovepedestriansafety.

12/20/20139:40AM

3 Hwy3viewneedstobemoreopen;dangerofstreetcrossings 12/19/20133:43PM

4 RelocateBridgeSquareBarberstomakeBridgeSquaremorevisibletotheRiverwalkbehindPerman'sbuilding.

12/19/20133:15PM

5 Whydoesitneedtobevisablefromadistance? 12/19/20133:07PM

6 IwishtherankingsystemWouldread"improvementneeded"insteadto"poor"asitsoundssonegative.

12/19/20131:59PM

Visibilityfroma

distance

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BridgeSquare

Connectiv itytotheRiver

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signage

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EaseinwalkingtoBridgeSquare

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7 ThebestpartaboutBridgeSquareisitscentrallocation,thatit'saccessibleandeasytowalk,bike,ordriveto.IfIdidn'tknowthatitwasthere,though,Imightnotfinditorseethatitwasa"historic"orspecialpartofthedowntown.Somekindofsmallsignagemightbenice--orevenadowntowndirectory,rotatingartexhibitsandthecontinuationofeventshere--aswellasperhapssomekindofdisplaychronic lingthehistoryofNorthfieldand/orBridgeSquarecouldbefun.Theconnectivitytotheriverisgreat,butcouldbemuchimprovedespeciallyifi thadamorepark-l ikefeeltoit.

12/10/20131:13PM

8 Isitl i tupatnight?Ireallydon'tknow.Ifi tisn't,i tshouldbe. 12/8/20134:08PM

9 signageonHighway3couldbeimproved 12/8/20131:45PM

10 Itisalovelycentralplaceandtheimprovementstotheriverareaaremagnificent 12/8/201312:15AM

11 Iwouldlovetosomehowlosethecartraffic throughthesquare.Theseparationofthemainpartofthesquarefromtheriverisunfortunate.

12/7/201312:57PM

12 PleaseNOmoredowntownsignage.It'sgettingsoobnoxious.Ithinkifyoubrickedtheplazawithoutc coulblendthesquarewiththeriversedge.Whatarchitectdesignedtheriverwalk?Getthatpersoninboardannfcompletethelook.

12/7/20138:21AM

13 ClosingWaterStreetbetweenBridgeSquareandtheriverwouldbeamajorimprovement. 12/7/20136:00AM

14 Seeabovecomment. 12/7/20134:02AM

15 Betterriverconnectionnow-improvementtobedesired 12/6/20135:04PM

16 Signage?Notdesignatedtomyknowledge 12/6/20134:17PM

17 DowewantalotofsignageinBridgeSquare? 12/6/20132:16PM

18 Walking:Dependsonwhereyouarecomingfrom.FromEastsideoftownveryeasy;fromWestsidenotsomuch.

12/6/20131:36PM

19 directionalinformationisnowOK(andmuchbetterthanitusedtobe);asIsayinanswertoq15,ifthere'sinterpretiveanddescriptiveinformationaboutthesquareitself,i t'snotobvioustome.

12/6/20131:24PM

20 WhatasoothingsoundtoheartheCannonRiverdam!GetyourPositiveIons!Inoticetouristswithcamerasoften,andtownspeopleappreciateit...asdofishermen.

12/6/201311:29AM

21 Continuingthesquaretotheriver'sedgewouldbeterrific aslongasc losingthatsmallroaddoesn'tcausetoomuchdifficultywithtraffic flowandbusinessaccess.

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Q21RateBridgeSquare:useandactivitiesAnswered:162 Skipped:34

0%0

3.70%6

14.81%24

51.85%84

28.40%46

1.23%2

162

4.06

0%0

4.35%7

26.09%42

47.20%76

21.12%34

1.24%2

161

3.86

0%0

7.55%12

23.90%38

36.48%58

23.27%37

8.81%14

159

3.83

0%0

11.80%19

33.54%54

32.92%53

19.25%31

2.48%4

161

3.61

# Comments Date

1 IthinktheSaturdaymarketfairistoobusyandtakesawayfromtheeconomicvitalityoftherestofdowntown.

12/20/20139:52AM

2 IreallyenjoyRiverWalkMarket.IamnotinNorthfieldduringthesummermonths,socan'tspeaktothefrequencyofcommunityactivitiesduringwhatIpresumeisthemostactivetime.Ithinkitcouldbemuchmoreactive/vitalinthefallandspring,however

12/20/20139:40AM

3 Therecouldbemoreactivitiesinothertimesoftheyearthansummer. 12/20/20139:21AM

4 lotsofuntappedpotential 12/19/20133:43PM

5 Ithinkit'sgreatthatitcanbeusedfortheRiverwalkFestival-BandConcerts-TasteofNorthfield-DJJDsuchawidevarietyofeventsandactivitiesthatshowoffourcommunitytosuchavarietyofpeople.

12/19/20133:07PM

Frequencyofcommunityactiv ities...

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accommodat...

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6 Again,Ithinkcreatingmoreofaparkbyeliminatingthe"island"andblockingofaroadortwowouldvastlyimproveallofthis.ThePObuildingandotherbusinessesareofcourseintegraltotheeconomicvitality--embracingthesespacesanduti l izingthemtotheirfullpotential.forinstance,isn'tthePOahugebuildingtoonlybeusingthesmalllobby?AndwhilethePOdoesbringintraffic ,perhapssomethingelsemightbringinevenmore.PerhapsthatspacemaybesomedayintegratedintoBridgeSquaremorefullyasapartofthecommunity's"gathering"spot!Partneringwithallofthesebusinessesduringtheplanning/implementationwil lbeveryusefulforalong-termsolutionthatmakeseveryonehappy.

12/10/20131:13PM

7 Flexibil i tyrelatedtoaccessibil i ty=parking. 12/6/20136:18PM

8 Again.Toomanygroupsintool ittlearea.Rethinkthis. 12/6/20134:17PM


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Q22RateBridgeSquare:sociabilityAnswered:160 Skipped:36

0%0

10.69%17

20.75%33

43.40%69

22.64%36

2.52%4

159

3.80

0.63%1

5.03%8

18.87%30

35.22%56

34.59%55

5.66%9

159

4.04

0%0

1.89%3

11.32%18

39.62%63

46.54%74

0.63%1

159

4.32

0%0

6.29%10

18.87%30

33.96%54

38.99%62

1.89%3

159

4.08

# Comments Date

1 Whatvolunteerismexceptforthepopcornwagonandflowers?Itistoosmallforverylargecrowdsifyouconsiderparkingandtraffic .

12/20/20139:52AM

2 ThevolunteersthatrunthePopcornWagonactasambassadorsforNorthfield.Everydaytheyareaskedbyvisitorsquestionsaboutthetown,thebankraid,wheretoeat,etc.WhereelsedoesthistypeofwelcomeservicehappenindowntownNorthfieldonaneverydaybasis?

12/20/20137:36AM

3 Notmuchfortheyoungestkids. 12/11/20131:16PM

4 Idon'tfeelthatI'vespentenoughtimethereyettofullyunderstandhowthesociabil i tyworksintermsofevents.Fromtheday-to-day,Ifeell ikethesociabil i tycouldbemuchimproved.Howeveritisveryc learthatNorthfielderstakeprideandasenseofownershipinthisspace,andthateveryonewantstoseeitbeabeautifulandfunctionalcommunitygatheringspot!

12/10/20131:13PM

5 gardenc lubdeservesspecialrecognition-apermanent,tasteful,unobtrusive!sign 12/8/20131:45PM

6 GodBlesstheGardenc lubfortheireffortsinkeepingitgreen! 12/6/20131:28PM

7 HaveweeverhadsuchavarietyoftownvisitorsfromVintagebandstoBikers?!IamproudtobeaNorthfielder!

12/6/201311:29AM

Abilitytofacilitate

groupsof...

Ev idenceofvolunteerism

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Presenceofusergroupsofallages

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35% 56

65% 104

Q23HaveyoubeeninvolvedinotherBridgeSquareorNorthfield-related

planningeffortsinthelastfewyears?Answered:160 Skipped:36

Total 160

# Comments Date

1 CROPWalkinyearspast. 12/20/20138:32AM

2 Lots-NorthfieldNoontimeOrganRecitals'CannonValleyRegionalOrchestra;NorthfieldArtsGuild;Mayor'sCommissiononArts&Culture;WinterWalkpromotiononBridgeSquare.

12/10/201310:58AM

3 thesurveyisatadtoolong 12/8/20131:45PM

4 AsaCityCouncilmemberduringthe90'sweplannedandplanned.Didn'tdomuch.AsaParkBoardmemberinearly2000,wetackleditagain.Thereareprobablyadozen"plansforbridgeSquare"sequesteredinCityHall.

12/7/20132:52PM

5 therewasalengthyredesignprocesswithHoisington-Koeglergroupabout10yearsago,underoneoftheirprinc ipals,PaulPaige..lotsofpublic meetingsandeachgroupvyingfortheirareaofinteresttobemostprominentIbelievethatredesignprocessfailedbecausethedesigngotwaytoo"fussy"withtoomanyadditionalincrements,andwasalsoquiteexpensiveforthetime…300KplusasIrecall.andl ittleifanyagreementonafinaldesign

12/7/20132:03PM

6 NothingBridgeSquare-related.Engagedinvariousothercommunityplanninginitiatives. 12/7/20136:02AM

7 OnlywiththePublic Works.Noformalgroupsunti lnow. 12/6/20134:18PM

8 NHSevents,PeaceVigil,politicalrall ies,DecadeofPeaceRally 12/6/20134:03PM

9 Bothasanorganizerandasapartic ipant. 12/6/201310:28AM

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7.32% 12

26.83% 44

32.32% 53

29.27% 48

3.05% 5

1.22% 2

Q24AbouthowlonghaveyoulivedintheNorthfieldarea?Answered:164 Skipped:32

Total 164

# Comments Date

1 ImovedtoNorthfieldbecauseitwasanicequietcommunityinthesummerandvibrantwhenschoolisinsession.Isti l l l ikethat.

12/20/20139:53AM

2 Bornhere,left,returnedtoraisrfamily.Myfamilyownedabusinessonthesquarefor40years. 12/19/20131:28PM

3 WhenIwasasmallkid,wewouldgatheratourArmorytogetflowers,walktoBridgeSquare,andthrowthemintheCannonRiverinhonorofveteran'son"ArmisticeDay,"whichmadeusl ifelongpatriots.Aschildren,weplayednearthemonuments,andasNHSstudents,wehadphotostakenbyit.Wechildrenevenhadfunsmallturtleraces!Everhearofthem?BridgeSquare,ourgatheringplaceinlateryearsforMemorialDayservicesunti lwegotourbeautifulMemorialPark.

12/6/201311:39AM

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3.70% 6

10.49% 17

25.31% 41

24.07% 39

20.99% 34

13.58% 22

1.85% 3

0% 0

Q25Howoldareyou?Answered:162 Skipped:34

Total 162

# Comments Date

1 Youshouldaskaquestionaboutwhetherornotweevenneedtospendmoneyonthis.It'sfinethewayitis,spendthemoneyonsomethingthatmatters.

12/19/20132:14PM

2 Franklythisisnoneofyourbusinessnotdoesitmattertothesurveyandproject. 12/11/20136:54AM

3 Thiswholethingisawasteoftimeandmoney!Ithinkitshouldbeleftasis!Worksfineandnochangesneedtobemade!

12/10/20132:16PM

4 Butfeelmuchyounger;-) 12/7/20136:02AM

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5 Obviously,IlovemytownNorthfield!Thanksforall! 12/6/201311:39AM

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