Laserfiche WebLink
chapter 3 <br /> engagement <br /> Community feedback led the way for the vision, goals, and projects of the Jasper Street Roadmap. Project team <br /> members wanted the ideas for how to transform Jasper Street to come from the community. Ideas came from <br /> community members who live, work, study, and play along Jasper Street.The Jasper Street community provided <br /> feedback through a variety of engagement tools, including a widely attended festival, a project website, and an <br /> interactive online comment map. <br /> The challenges, opportunities, and ideas identified by community members inspired the framework for the <br /> recommendations discussed in Chapters 5 - 8. <br /> Jasper Street Fest <br /> On October 20,2022,more than three hundred fifty community members attended Jasper Street Fest.The fun-filled <br /> event had bounce houses,face paint,a DJ,and free food from local food trucks.Residents and community members <br /> from all walks of life came to celebrate Jasper Street and provided the project team with valuable feedback on the <br /> challenges facing the street, the needs they see for the area, and their preferred ptacemaking and transportation <br /> improvements. <br /> y <br /> The major themes that emerged are listed below: <br /> Youth <br /> Parents and children want safe places for children to play and for'kids to be kids' <br /> More services are needed for all ages. especially tweens and teens <br /> Need for a community center, more sports programs, tutors after school, adventurous and exciting things for <br /> kids and teens <br /> More parks and splashpads <br /> Food access <br /> A grocery store that is affordable and stocks quality, healthy food <br /> Community-run options like gardens and a co-op grocery store <br /> Less liquor stores, more healthy options <br /> PAGE 11 W. - • <br />