{"id":1728,"date":"2013-10-15T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T16:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2018-04-27T15:14:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T19:14:01","slug":"new-report-gives-insight-residents-perceptions-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/city-government\/new-report-gives-insight-residents-perceptions-downtown","title":{"rendered":"New report gives insight into residents&#8217; perceptions of downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DTR.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[1728]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1731\" alt=\"DTR\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DTR.jpeg\" width=\"198\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Events<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">dining<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">walkability<\/span> are things Raleigh residents liked most about Downtown Raleigh according to results published in a new \u2018Downtown Perceptions\u2019 report. The report was developed in anticipation of the update to the City of Raleigh Downtown Plan scheduled for the spring of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe survey was a useful tool in illustrating how Downtown has become a popular destination for our citizens throughout the entire city,\u201d David Diaz, president and CEO of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDowntown Raleigh is a destination for all residents of all ages,\u201d said Mitchell J. Silver, Planning Director for the City of Raleigh. \u201cIt is vital for City leaders and planners to understand how our residents perceive their Downtown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Residents were asked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are your three favorite things about Downtown?<\/li>\n<li>What are three ways to improve Downtown?<\/li>\n<li>What is your favorite activity in your neighborhood?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Responses were sorted into six categories: Dining, events, moving (walking, driving, and biking), public space, living, and retail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click this link to download the full report &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DowntownPerceptionReport.pdf\">DowntownPerceptionReport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events, dining and walkability are things Raleigh residents liked most about Downtown Raleigh according to results published in a new \u2018Downtown Perceptions\u2019 report. The report was developed in anticipation of the update to the City of Raleigh Downtown Plan scheduled for the spring of 2014. &nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cThe survey was a useful tool in illustrating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1728"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1749,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728\/revisions\/1749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}