ARC survey (Atlanta, Forsyth: cul-de-sac, house, pharmacies)

[bu2]

Haven't seen this posted anywhere else. This is a survey the ARC took from residents last year on a variety of topics about Atlanta.

Get Informed | Plan 2040 Update | Atlanta Regional Commission

The "state of the region" report is a 20 page document detailing the results of their survey.

[cqholt]

New ARC survey for those interested in giving your feedback
https://atlantaregionsplan.metroquest.com/

[ATLTJL]

Sweet!

Another study, exactly what we needed!

[AnsleyPark]

I just participated. Apparently, only 5 other people have done so thus far.

[arjay57]

I somehow found that to be a difficult survey. I am really getting old.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I somehow found that to be a difficult survey. I am really getting old.

You need more ER.

[hautemomma]

I reviewed some of the findings from the more recently shared results (from a prior survey and planning effort). A few things that are of interest to me are that the most significant infrastructure projects, such as transit, won't be implemented until in the later years captured in the report. Additionally, lots of attention is being paid to our graying population since 20% of Metro Atlanta residents will be aged 60+ within a few years (by 2030, I believe). The long-range view of master planning, I think, should encourage people to get out of the bubble of thinking about their lives and preferences today - and instead begin imagining how they will have to - or will want to - live in their maturing or senior years. The research shows most older adults, without kids in the house and retired or on the way to retirement, want to stay in their own original homes. The development patterns and master planning will need to take into account those themes and create ways for people to benefit from liveability on the terms they plan to enact in their real lives.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by hautemomma

I reviewed some of the findings from the more recently shared results (from a prior survey and planning effort). A few things that are of interest to me are that the most significant infrastructure projects, such as transit, won't be implemented until in the later years captured in the report. Additionally, lots of attention is being paid to our graying population since 20% of Metro Atlanta residents will be aged 60+ within a few years (by 2030, I believe). The long-range view of master planning, I think, should encourage people to get out of the bubble of thinking about their lives and preferences today - and instead begin imagining how they will have to - or will want to - live in their maturing or senior years. The research shows most older adults, without kids in the house and retired or on the way to retirement, want to stay in their own original homes. The development patterns and master planning will need to take into account those themes and create ways for people to benefit from liveability on the terms they plan to enact in their real lives.

Provided the elderly residents with reliable transit so they can do their own errands and not have to depend on family or driving. Without giving these elderly transportation options in their low density, car-centric, cul-de-sacs they will become prisoners of their own homes and never leave.
I expect services like Instacart and others to help serve this need, but the prices are too high for many on a fixed income.

[earthlyfather]

Forsyth County already provides a dial-a-ride service.

[hautemomma]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Provided the elderly residents with reliable transit so they can do their own errands and not have to depend on family or driving. Without giving these elderly transportation options in their low density, car-centric, cul-de-sacs they will become prisoners of their own homes and never leave.
I expect services like Instacart and others to help serve this need, but the prices are too high for many on a fixed income.

Being prisoners in their own homes and never leaving, I think, is hyperbole, unless you are talking about the most high-need elderly, in which case they probably wouldn't be traveling locally on their own anyway, be it in a car or via public transit anyway. I think what is / will be important for the aging population is local livability where they currently are (in their paid-off homes they don't plan to leave). That would likely include easy access to nearby healthcare facilities, discretionary activities, parks and outdoor amenities, grocery stores, a few good eating places, pharmacies and the like. Most elderly people don't want to walk everywhere, so I don't think the walkability is a high-priority theme for that group, but the services and resources need to be accessible within a reasonable local radius.