Check all of the following that you consider to be real barriers to your riding the bus. That is, check a collection of barriers that would need to be removed, in order for you to consider riding the bus at all or more than you currently do. Don't just check things you think would be nice to have.
Doesn't run often enough.
Doesn't go close enough to where I need to go.
No idea where or when the bus runs.
Price.
Physical challenge of boarding and riding a bus.
The kind of people who ride the bus make me feel uncomfortable.
The lack of good shelters at stops with seating.
I need access to a car throughout my work day.
I've checked some barriers, but I can't imagine I'd ever ride the bus.
I actually use the bus despite any barriers I may have checked.

What's the maximum basic fare for a bus ride that you think is reasonable for Ann Arbor?
$0.00 — $0.50
$0.50 — $0.75
$0.75 — $1.00
$1.00 — $1.25
$1.25 — $1.50
$1.50 — $1.75
more than $1.75
I'm not familiar with this issue.

What's the maximum basic hourly parking rate that you think is reasonable for downtown Ann Arbor?
$0.00 — $0.50
$0.50 — $0.75
$0.75 — $1.00
$1.00 — $1.25
$1.25 — $1.50
$1.50 — $1.75
more than $1.75
I'm not familiar with this issue.

Let's say you have an event you have to attend all day in downtown Ann Arbor. What's the maximum amount you think would be reasonable to pay for parking?
$1 — $2
$2 — $5
$5 — $10
$10 — $15
$15 — $20
$20 — $25
more than $25
I'm not familiar with this issue.

What's the maximum average time you think someone should reasonably be expected to take to walk to their destination after parking downtown?
15 seconds
30 seconds
1 minute
2 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
I'm not familiar with this issue.

Thinking about the Huron River and the current discussion about whether to keep or remove Argo Dam, how important are the following considerations to you?

Thinking about the local Cable Television Network (CTN), check all the following you've done in the last three months:
stumbled across CTN while channel surfing, kept watching
watched some CTN program that I knew was scheduled
watched some CTN program on web-based Video on Demand
watched a public meeting live broadcast on CTN
watched a replay of a public meeting on CTN
helped create or produce content for CTN

Thinking about all of the writing you do about topics of interest to other people in and around Ann Arbor (using pen and paper, typewriter, computer, etc.) check all of the ways you share it with others:
send it to the Ann Arbor News or The Observer
send it to a radio station
send it to my city councilmember
send it to the city clerk
send it to an email list
post it to a newsgroup
leave a comment on somebody else's blog
write an entry for my own blog
Twitter about it
upload it to ArborWiki
stick in on a wall somewhere
I don't write

Thinking about media such as photos, videos, or news about Ann Arbor or other topics that you have created, check all the following ways that you share it:
my blog
my photo-sharing account (like Flickr)
my video-sharing account (like YouTube)
submit my material to CTN for broadcast
I don't create media

Check all the ways that you stay up-to-date with changes in the city, such as new construction, the city budget, public programs:
news printed on paper (Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Observer, etc.)
news published on news sites (like MLive or DetNews)
blogs (include RSS feeds)
email list (include various alert services delivered by email)
attendance at public meetings/gatherings
watching meetings on CTN
a collection of neighbors and coworkers I see face-to-face
a "go-to" person I rely on to keep up
I don't — no time
I don't — no idea where to look

When I've looked for information on the city's website, generally ...
I have found exactly what I've looked for.
I have found something "good enough" for my purposes.
I have found something that helped but needed supplementing.
I have not found anything useful.
I'm not familiar with this issue.

When I have found something on the city's website, generally ...
I've found it super fast.
I've found it reasonably quickly.
I've found it after rummaging around more than should be required.
I've found it after struggling mightily to find it.
I've given up after not finding it.
I'm not familiar with this issue.

How would you rate the following aspects of Ann Arbor life based on what you consider to be a reasonable expectation for Ann Arbor?

In weighing purchasing decisions made in bricks-and-mortar establishments (shops, restaurants, etc.), how important are the following?

What is your perception of Ann Arbor city taxes as compared to the surrounding townships? If you perform the division
[Township Taxes]/[Ann Arbor taxes] then the result is around:
95/100
90/100
80/100
75/100
50/100
25/100
less than 25/100
No idea, just know it's less than 100/100.
I need information about school districts in order to answer.
I'm not familiar with this issue.

What, if anything, do you find compelling about Ann Arbor?
parks
residential neighborhoods
quality of community discourse
offering of cultural events
natural areas in the city
proximity to rural areas
quality of the public schools K-12
been here long enough that I can't imagine where else I'd go
other specify:

What's the worst about Ann Arbor?
condition of rental housing stock
high price of houses
high cost of food
lack of cultural offerings for the urban hipster crowd
attitude of long-time Ann Arborites towards students
comparisons to cities in Michigan that don't have a major university
emphasis of symbolism over substance
crime
emphasis on frivolous issues like chickens, plastic bags, etc.
other specify:

I first came to Ann Arbor, because ...

I returned to Ann Arbor after leaving because ...

I looked for and found a way to leave Ann Arbor (or am currently looking) because ...

What one local topic are you sick of reading and hearing about (either in The Chronicle or elsewhere)?

What one local topic do you want to hear more or read more about (either in The Chronicle or elsewhere)?

As noted at the top of the page, the survey is now closed. We've provided the questions in case readers followed a link hoping to find them.