Tower survey results

The results are in from last week's "Tower" Survey, so here you go:

1. What type of business would you be MOST likely to frequent at the new building site on Lincoln Road?   

   Organic grocer or other grocer - 67%
   Bank - 12%
   Gym - 10%
   Drug store - 1%
   Fashion retailer - 0%

2. The second floor of the building will reportedly be either offices (medical or other professional) or a gym. Which would you most likely frequent?

   Gym - 91.7%
   Medical offices - 5.2%
   Any offices - 3.1%

3. What would be your second choice for a business on the ground floor?
   
   Organic grocer or any grocer - 34.8%
   Bank - 22.5%
   No second choice. I strongly prefer my first choice. 14.6%
   Gym - 12.4%
   Fashion retailer - 10.1%
   Drug store    5.6%
   
   
4. What type of business would you be LEAST likely to frequent at the new building site on Lincoln Road?

   Fashion retailer - 45.4%
   Drug store - 30.9%
   Bank - 19.6%
   Gym - 4.1%
   Organic grocer or any grocer - 0%

NOTES ON THE SURVEY

Results are based on the first 100 responses. We had to close the voting on Sunday (3/16) after reaching 100 or else the poll wouldn't have been free. That said, we watched results as they came in and the percentages of responses remained pretty steady, with roughly 70% prioritizing groceries, 12% wanting a bank, etc.

If we had to do this over again, we would have reworded the grocery selection to say "High-quality grocer, including organic food" or something to that effect. The general sense from comments is that people want organic food, but not necessary a grocer that sells nothing but.

Comments

[Midwoody]

Is someone communicating with the developer, re: the results of this (admittedly casual) poll? It is great to feel a part of this process even in this (very) removed way. I think your blog is fantastic and given the way the blogs in the nabe go (planetplg, atp) I'm excited to have this blog going so STRONGLY. Long Live Hawthorne Street!

[Teddie]

You could use Google apps (share spreadsheet as a form) to collect your survey information - In that way you could get more than the first 100 posts!

[carrie]

We will be contacting the developer, yes yes! (We've actually been trying to interview the architect but he won't return our calls.... grrrr.....)