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New Brighton Comprehensive Plan Phase 2 Community Engagement Summary 24 October 2017 Page 2 for a month and a half in the fall of 2017. In total, 115 community members took the survey and provided comments on New Brighton 2040 redevelopment concepts and idea cards. The main takeaways from the online survey were: » In general, the redevelopment concepts were received positively, with the Civic Center redevelopment concept getting the most positive responses. » Comments on redevelopment concepts seemed to fall into two general categories: − There was a set of commenters who were enthusiastic about possible changes within the city. Many of these commenters indicated they would like to see positive changes in New Brighton to make it stand out within the Twin Cities. − The other set of commenters who would not like to see any change within New Brighton. These commenters generally indicated that they like New Brighton as it is, and don’t want it to become more populated, or change significantly. » Redevelopment, especially those concepts involving additional housing, raised concerns of traffic within the city. There’s a perception of too much traffic already in the city, but it is unknown how much traffic is from New Brighton, and how much are people from surrounding areas trying to avoid congestion on I-35W. Redevelopment at important nodes within the city should be seen as opportunities to research and perhaps address traffic and safety issues. » Parks Amenities and the Greenway system were identified as both being ideas that should be the highest priority for the City as well as should have the most active role by the City to achieve. » The idea with the lowest priority was the Suburban Co-Working Space; survey respondents also indicated that the city should take a more reactive than proactive approach for that idea. These responses make sense, as this idea could be led by the private sector, be more market-driven, and thus have less involvement from the city. » Safety and connections for pedestrians and bicyclists were the most common type of comments throughout the survey. The need for an inter-connected city for non-motorized transportation was highlighted as an important issue by many commenters. » Many comments desired a greater level of detail and greater involvement in the planning process. It should be noted that these concepts were very general in nature. They were developed to illustrate possible ideas and directions, rather than specific proposals. Ultimately, any real projects will require more detailed planning, analysis, and community engagement. The following charts provide a high-level overview of general responses from the survey: