Survey Results for the Peachtree Corners Ballot Committee Survey on the
City's Proposed Pedestrian Bridge to Span 141.
The city is considering a large, meandering pedestrian
bridge connecting the Forum to the shops on the other side of 141. City officials refer to the bridge as "innovative
and remarkable". It is to be an iconic
structure to rival the Eiffel Tower or Washington Monument. After an open house at city hall regarding
the bridge provided no chance for residents to voice their concerns and
opposition, citizens took to social media sites including Nextdoor and Facebook
to vent their frustrations and opinions on the city's plans. The Ballot Committee constructed a survey
with the help of a survey and marketing professional who volunteers with the
group. Our goal was to aggregate
resident opinions on the bridge and the city's adherence to their promise of
"city-lite". The plan is to
share the results with city officials to ensure citizens are heard.
The Results
As of Monday May 2, 2016 more than 500 people had taken the
survey. 96% of respondents indicated
that they live in the city limits of Peachtree Corners. Here is how those residents responded:
Did you vote in favor
of forming the city?
We asked that same group of original "yes" to
forming a city voters: Knowing what you know now,
would you vote for the city today?
Then to all residents, we asked a few questions about the
proposed bridge versus other options for crossing 141.
To walk across highway
141 at the Forum shopping center in Peachtree Corners to stores and the new
development being built across the street , which would you prefer?
Assuming the bridge were
built and the restaurants, shopping outlets, townhomes etc, were in the
new development across from the Forum, how many times per month(round trips)
might you use the bridge:
We have a few
take-away observations from the data collected here:
1. It is not just the
"no city" voters that are opposed to this bridge or who are critical
of the city.
2. Most of the "yes city" voters believe that the
city is failing in their promise of city-lite and as a result, a quarter of
them would not vote for the city again if the vote were held today.
3. The majority - 64% - do not want any kind of bridge.
4. Most people have no idea what post they live in. With an election for a city council rep for Post
2 just weeks away, voter turnout will be very low if this is not remedied in a
hurry. Given the current state of
knowledge, we predict that there will be more respondents to this survey than
there will be votes for the winning candidate for the Post 2 seat.
We appreciate everyone that responded to this survey. We will send a copy of this report to all the
city council representatives. We wonder
if they will listen to it or dismiss it as they have other feedback. We hope they adhere to the ideals originally
expressed about local control and a real voice in government rather than
continue to go their own way without regard to how their constituents feel
about the bridge and the drift from city-lite.
