City of Seaside, Oregon Visitor Survey Summary

In two to five words, if you could improve one thing about Seaside, what would it be?

Visioning Seaside 2034 -‐ Visitor Survey comments, April 2014 -‐ Page 1

Visitors Survey Summary January-‐April 2014

Open responses to question: In two to five words, if you could improve one thing about Seaside, what would it be?

Public Safety

• traffic congestion • Property & streets maintenance • Reduce drug proglem, homeless alienation needs to STOP • get rid of drug addicts • provide a tsunami shelter closer than the hills • Less drugs • Rid the streets / parking lots of druggies. • Safety is the primary concern I have. • crosswalks between downtown and outlet malls • Safety is the primary concern I have.



• Safety is the primary concern I have. • the traffic and parking on Broadway • Traffic • Safety is the primary concern I have. • Traffic on Hwy 101 • Safety is the primary concern I have. • Make the streets more wheelchair friendly. • Seaside needs to have less rowdyism. • Fix the 101 traffic mess. • remove vehicle congestion from town • US 101 Traffic and Bridges

Family Features

• remodel aging attractions • More family friendly recreation • More family oriented entertainment

Business Development

• capacity to be self sustaining • More variety of restaurants • traffic downtown and additional parking • better restaurants • quality of food at restarants • The brokedown buildings • fewer empty store fronts • TEAR DOWN THAT MONSTER HOTEL on prom!! • old run down houses/business on 101 need care • more fine dining • Better places to eat, Like A good walk up fish & Chip • Enforce code and design standards • Parking access • Parking • Stronger downtown core • Restaurants, Clean up the downtown(people "hanging"), and groom the beach(cleanup) • parking spaces • Facelift downtown • access to parking • lower hotel prices • lower hotel prices • parking



• better parking • Continued upkeep • more public transportation • more breweries and public camping • More parking • more parking • Get rid of Trendwest! • More shopping and restaurants • more restaurants • better parking • stop ocean front development • No high rise buildings. • A few more RV parks. • Better parking • more small local shopping opportunities. • Tourist friendly

Environment

• no beach driving, cleaner • Trash on the beach • remove the dry grass sand dunes • Cleaner!! Too much trash downtown, overflowing garbage dirty bathrooms

Arts & Culture

• keep it relevant • clean up the area, make it more tourist friendly, like CBa • update the aquarium

Parks & Outdoor Recreation

• More trails • Cleanliness of the beach • No dogs on beach • Dog-‐ friendly, bike-‐friendly • Implement natural history park plan • Continue with Park Beautification! • more parks/ free play areas



• Entire city bikeable, east and west side

Other Comments/Multiple Topics

• nothing comes to mind • don't change • Higher Design standards • I would change nothing • Happy Hour • people not picking up dog doo on beach • I loved it just the way it is. • Paint • 101-‐traffic, business closures, etc • less expensive to be there • Education-‐enables better companies • Efficient government • Remove utility wires on Prom. • closes the doors too early • I believe it's great the way it is. • Schools, public parks, better transportation system • traditional

Government & Nonprofit

City of Seaside, Oregon Visitor Survey Summary