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City of Louisville Citizen Survey <br />July 2004 <br />Information Sources <br /> <br />The most frequently used information sourcervdqdnBnlltmhsxToc`sdo'75$qdonqshmf`s <br />kd`rsnrnldshldro(+nSgdC`hkxB`ldq`o'68$(+nSgdKnthruhkkdShldro'63$(`mcsgdBhsx <br />of Louisville utility billing insert (73%). About half of respondents (51%) reported using the <br />BhsxVdarhsd`skd`rsnrnldshldrohmsgdo`rs year and four in ten (40%) reported attending <br />or watching a City Council meeting or other program on cable TV, municipal channel 8 in <br />the last year. <br /> <br />Economic Development <br />Resident Shopping Patterns <br /> <br />When asked to describe their frequency of shopping in Louisville, a majority of respondents <br />'50$(qdonqsdcsg`ssgdxn`kv`xrorgnoenqfqnbdqhdrhmKnthruhk <br /> <br />Forty-four percent of respondents reported n`kv`xrorgnoohmfntsrhcdneKnthruhkkdenq <br />computers and electronics. One-third of resonmcdmsr'24$(r`hcsg`ssgdxn`kv`xrorgno <br />outside of the City for large household appliambdr`mcetqmhstqd`mc06$qdonqsdcn`kv`xro <br />shopping for clothing and personal items outside of Louisville. <br /> <br /> <br />When asked to identify reasons for shopping outside of the City, a majority of respondents <br />(86%) reported that the desired item is not available in Louisville. About six in ten <br />respondents said that they like the range and quality of goods a <br />Louisville and one-quarter of respondents (26%) reported that they shop outside of the City <br />because it is more affordable. <br /> <br />Resident Preferences for New Amenities <br /> <br />About two-thirds of respondents reported that adding a natural foods grocery store, more <br />high-end restaurants and more stores that sell books, music or movies were at least <br />nrnldvg`sohlonqs`ms`cchshnmrenqsgdBhsx-About half of respondents said that adding a <br />restaurant that is open late at night and more stores that sell electronics and appliances were <br />`skd`rsnrnldvg`sohlonqs`ms`mc34$nerespondents felt that additional department <br />rsnqdrvdqd`skd`rsnrnldvg`sohlonqs`ms <br /> <br />Land Development <br /> <br /> <br />Respondents were asked to consider the potential uses of the remaining privately owned, <br />undeveloped land within the City of Louisville and indicate their priority level. One in four <br />respondents said that affordable housing was of highest priority, one in five respondents <br />thought that low density residential housing was of highest priority and 14% felt that <br />housing developments for seniors was top priority. <br /> <br /> <br />When asked if they thought that Louisville has too much, about the right amount or too <br />little affordable housing, more than half of respondents (59%) felt that there was too little <br />affordable housing in the City of Louisville. Just over one-third of respondents (36%) <br />thought that there was about the right amount of affordable housing and only four percent <br />of respondents thought that there was too much affordable housing in Louisville. <br /> <br /> <br />The survey also asked respondents to indicate to what extent the <br />City of Louisville providing economic incentives that encourage redevelopment of under- <br />utilized areas within the existing City limits. About two-thirds of respondents at least <br />nrnldvg`sortoonqsdcsgdhcd`+vhsgnmdhmehudhmnrsqnmfortoo <br />vdqdnoonrdcsnsgdhcd`+vhsg04$hmnrsqnmfonoonrhshnm- <br />Report of Results <br />7 <br />