The 2015 Vision Group has released the results of its (extremely unscientific) informal survey handed out to attendees at the group's community meetings. Nearly 1,000 people attended the meetings, but it's not clear how many of those completed a survey.
The most popular -- a UNL research corridor along Antelope Valley -- doesn't surprise me at all. Nor does #2, the Antelope Valley projects, surprise me, primarily because we're pretty much already stuck with them whether we like the idea or not. It makes good sense that the two items are nearly equally popular, since to some extent they rely on each other.
The two least popular pillars are also the ones that are most likely to be completed next. Supporters of a Haymarket humanities and arts center are pretty well dedicated to its completion. That's all well and good, but it looks like those supporters will have to do some work if they expect much public financial support. (Other than the potential partnership with UNL, I'm not sure that they will even ask for public dollars, so don't jump to any unfounded conclusions here.) And the Q Street parking garage/high rise project is already out for bids (due March 16).
A couple notes about the survey. First, the survey was not constructed nearly as well as it could have been. Consider these results indicative only of very general trends. This is not a mandate, and it's certainly not a true vote of the people. That doesn't mean it isn't interesting or that we can't learn a thing or two. Just don't read too much into the results.
Second, it would be very big of the 2015 Vision Group to release the full results of the survey. They aren't under any obligation to do so, of course, but it would constitute an act of good faith that could go a long way toward placating skeptics. It would also give the survey results much more depth. The percentage of people saying "Hell no!" to the pillars is just as interesting as the percentage saying "Hell yeah!". I have submitted a request to the Group for the results. I'll let you know if I hear from them.
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