People Want Parks: Results from a Lincoln Park Climate Resilience Survey

Abstract

One Block at a Time Survey Overview Poster, 2023. This poster presents preliminary results from a survey conducted as part of the One Block at a Time project. We conducted a community survey of 100 residents from the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota to understand the climate and water challenges they face, the types of urban green spaces they valued, and what types of green spaces they would like to see in their community. Preliminary results show that 74% of respondents felt it was important to reduce community water damage and 55% were concerned about changes to future water quality. The three most important urban green spaces to residents were parks, bodies of water and trails. This work was one part of the multi-phase One Block project which also included a background assessment of community and climate vulnerabilities for the neighborhood; visioning sessions with community leadership team; and implementation of education and outreach and small-scale green infrastructure projects within the neighborhood during the fall of 2023.