COBI Waterfront Park / City Dock Survey

7/30/2019 COBI Waterfront Park / City Dock Survey

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Waterfront Park/City Dock Survey1161 online + 48 handwritten = 1209 responses

1. What activities would you like to see whithin the park?

Total Online Handwritten

Concerts 72.2% 71.8% 81.3%

Movies 41.9% 41.4% 54.2%Festivals 58.6% 59.0% 47.9%

Educational 43.0% 42.8% 47.9%

Farmers market 26.8% 27.0% 20.8%

Pea patch/garden 10.2% 9.8% 18.8%

Structures for children 39.9% 40.5% 25.0%

Structures for seniors 25.3% 25.1% 31.3%

Boat launch 65.6% 66.5% 43.8%

Campground 5.4% 5.5% 2.1%

Wading pool 17.9% 18.3% 8.3%

Areas for acitve recreation 29.9% 30.2% 20.8%

Walking trails 59.4% 59.1% 66.7%

Non-motorized water sports 76.2% 76.7% 62.5%

Motorized boats 30.9% 31.3% 22.9%

Petanque 13.2% 12.5% 29.2%

Zip line 12.2% 12.2% 10.4%


Boathouse only 25.1% 25.0% 27.1%

Boathouse with community meeting room 36.9% 38.0% 10.4%

Boat fueling 31.3% 31.5% 25.0%

Performance stage 48.8% 49.1% 41.7%

Gazebo 32.2% 32.0% 35.4%

Food sales 29.7% 30.1% 18.8%

Play structures for youth 38.8% 38.8% 37.5%

Play structures for seniors 17.9% 17.7% 22.9%

Kayak storage 34.6% 34.7% 31.3%

3. What forms of active recreation do you want the park to support?


None 1.6% 1.6% 0.0%

Bicycle 46.2% 46.9% 29.2%

Walking 75.0% 75.3% 68.8%

Frisbee golf 13.7% 13.8% 12.5%

Tennis 19.9% 19.7% 22.9%

Play structures 37.7% 38.2% 25.0%

Boating (motorized) 41.3% 41.9% 27.1%

2. In conjunction with the previously chosen activities, what structures

would you like to see at the park?




Gardening 12.7% 12.3% 22.9%

Petanque 13.5% 13.1% 22.9%

4. How do you prefer people access the park?


Car 56.4% 53.4% 37.5%Motorized boats 52.8% 73.5% 62.5%

Non-motorized water craft 73.0% 78.6% 68.8%

Bike 78.2% 91.1% 89.6%

Foot 91.1% 35.7% 27.1%

Water taxi 35.4% 15.8% 12.5%

Float plane 15.6% 0.0% 0.0%

5. What connectiosn to the park do you want to see improved?


To/from downtown Winslow 61.3% 61.8% 47.9%

To/from the water 57.7% 58.7% 31.3%

To/from the ferry 45.9% 46.3% 37.5%

To/from Town & Country 30.9% 30.7% 35.4%

To/from City Hall 6.8% 6.9% 4.2%

To/from neighboring parks 19.7% 20.1% 10.4%

To/from the Ravine 20.4% 20.8% 10.4%

6. Should the parking spaces for vehicle be…


Increased 31.3% 31.1% 37.5%

Reduced 4.8% 4.9% 2.1%Remain as is 60.2% 60.6% 52.1%

7. Should parking for vehicles be…


Public 78.5% 78.2% 85.4%

Private 0.7% 0.8% 0.0%

Mixture of public and private 17.4% 17.5% 14.6%

8. Do you want the beach to…


Stay the same 44.7% 44.6% 47.9%Become sandy 44.6% 44.4% 50.0%

9. Do you want the dock to…


Be enlarged 58.1% 58.6% 45.8%

Stay the same 9.2% 8.8% 18.8%

Be repaired in the same footprint 24.8% 24.7% 27.1%

Be removed 1.3% 1.4% 0.0%



10. What uses would like the dock to support?


Water taxi 39.6% 39.7% 37.5%


Motorized water sports 43.1% 43.8% 25.0%

Float planes 16.4% 16.4% 16.7%Swings 14.1% 14.2% 12.5%

Viewing platform 46.7% 47.0% 37.5%

Dinghy 50.8% 51.2% 41.7%

Educational uses 35.7% 36.3% 22.9%

Transient moorage 44.4% 44.1% 52.1%

Storage for nonmotorized boats 26.0% 26.4% 16.7%

11. Should the parking for the boat ramp be…


Increased 31.6% 31.9% 25.0%

Reduced 5.1% 5.3% 2.1%

Stay as is 55.3% 55.5% 50.0%

12. Should the boat ramp be…


Widened 9.3% 9.0% 16.7%

Relocated 10.1% 10.2% 6.3%

Extended for low tide launches 34.7% 34.4% 43.8%

Stay the same 31.5% 32.0% 18.8%


Add more trres to screen the maintenance

yard 8.7% 8.4% 16.7%

Preserve all 10.8% 10.4% 18.8%

Remove dead trees 25.2% 24.1% 52.1%

Limbing for view 12.9% 12.4% 25.0%

Remove more trees to open park to views

and sun 23.4% 23.6% 18.8%

Add more trees in strategic places 15.5% 14.9% 29.2%

14. What landscaping improvements are you in support of?Total Online Handwritten

Plant identification 35.2% 35.5% 29.2%

Remove invasives 71.2% 71.9% 54.2%

Increase landscaping 28.0% 28.5% 16.7%

Provide pea patches 10.2% 10.0% 14.6%

Retain sloping terrain 26.6% 26.8% 20.8%

Create terraces 22.2% 22.7% 8.3%

Lighting for safety 60.9% 61.1% 56.3%

13. What do you most support in regard to the trees in the park?



15. In regard to the restrooms, do we need…


More restrooms 36.1% 35.7% 45.8%

Stay the same 55.7% 56.2% 41.7%

16. How important is the history of land use at the park?Total Online Handwritten

Very important 13.1% 12.8% 18.8%

Somewhat important 26.0% 26.0% 25.0%

Neutral 39.1% 39.8% 22.9%

Somewhat unimportant 8.1% 7.9% 12.5%

Not important 10.8% 10.7% 14.6%

17. How important is the incorporation of public art/sculture in the park?


Very important 14.1% 14.1% 12.5%

Somewhat important 26.0% 26.1% 22.9%

Neutral 30.7% 31.0% 22.9%

Somewhat unimportant 9.0% 9.0% 8.3%

Not important 17.5% 17.3% 20.8%

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COBI Waterfront Park / City Dock Survey