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Capital Region Community Foundation Inclusive Playground Survey

The Community Foundation is building a unique, universally-accessible playground on downtown Lansing’s riverfront. We need input from parents like you to ensure our planning includes needed elements so that children of all abilities can enjoy this playground-park with their families. The following survey will take no more than 10 minutes to complete. The answers you provide will be combined with the answers with many other families like yours, to help the planners and designers build a safe, supportive, imaginative, social space for all to enjoy. Just click on the buttons or squares to answer each question. At the end, hit the submit button to complete.

1. How many children are in your family?

2. Do any of your children have conditions that impact how they interact with their environment? (Check all that apply)

Sensory conditions that impact hearing, sight, or other senses
Conditions that affect the way children learn like Down Syndrome or autism
Physical conditions that impact walking or climbing
Chronic health conditions linked to heart, lung, brain, or other organs
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

3. How often did you visit playgrounds with your child(ren) before the Covid pandemic?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

4. How did (do) you travel to playgrounds? (Check all that apply)

Walked to playground in our neighborhood
Drove to playgrounds
Took a public bus
Went with others who had a car
Rode bikes
We have never gone to playgrounds
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

5. Have you ever avoided going to playgrounds for any of the following reasons? (Check all that apply)

6. The following list provides playground feaures and amenties that may be important to you in a public playground. Please indicate how important each item is for you and your family. "Must have" means you will not use the playground if it is not available.

Space Cell	Must Have	Very Important	Important	Not Important
Be on public bus route	Be on public bus route: Must Have	Be on public bus route: Very Important	Be on public bus route: Important	Be on public bus route: Not Important
Have handicap-accessible parking spaces	Have handicap-accessible parking spaces: Must Have	Have handicap-accessible parking spaces: Very Important	Have handicap-accessible parking spaces: Important	Have handicap-accessible parking spaces: Not Important
Be reachable using SpecTrans	Be reachable using SpecTrans: Must Have	Be reachable using SpecTrans: Very Important	Be reachable using SpecTrans: Important	Be reachable using SpecTrans: Not Important
Have a drinking fountain	Have a drinking fountain: Must Have	Have a drinking fountain: Very Important	Have a drinking fountain: Important	Have a drinking fountain: Not Important
Have public restrooms	Have public restrooms: Must Have	Have public restrooms: Very Important	Have public restrooms: Important	Have public restrooms: Not Important
Have picnic tables	Have picnic tables: Must Have	Have picnic tables: Very Important	Have picnic tables: Important	Have picnic tables: Not Important
Have shade trees	Have shade trees: Must Have	Have shade trees: Very Important	Have shade trees: Important	Have shade trees: Not Important
Have quieter spaces away from the main play structures	Have quieter spaces away from the main play structures: Must Have	Have quieter spaces away from the main play structures: Very Important	Have quieter spaces away from the main play structures: Important	Have quieter spaces away from the main play structures: Not Important
Have sensory play items like music, sand, water	Have sensory play items like music, sand, water: Must Have	Have sensory play items like music, sand, water: Very Important	Have sensory play items like music, sand, water: Important	Have sensory play items like music, sand, water: Not Important
Have benches for family members to sit and watch	Have benches for family members to sit and watch: Must Have	Have benches for family members to sit and watch: Very Important	Have benches for family members to sit and watch: Important	Have benches for family members to sit and watch: Not Important
Have equipment with ramps for wheelchairs	Have equipment with ramps for wheelchairs: Must Have	Have equipment with ramps for wheelchairs: Very Important	Have equipment with ramps for wheelchairs: Important	Have equipment with ramps for wheelchairs: Not Important
Have safe swings for younger and older children	Have safe swings for younger and older children: Must Have	Have safe swings for younger and older children: Very Important	Have safe swings for younger and older children: Important	Have safe swings for younger and older children: Not Important
Have things that spin you around	Have things that spin you around: Must Have	Have things that spin you around: Very Important	Have things that spin you around: Important	Have things that spin you around: Not Important
Have things you can climb	Have things you can climb: Must Have	Have things you can climb: Very Important	Have things you can climb: Important	Have things you can climb: Not Important
Have things you can manipulate with your hands	Have things you can manipulate with your hands: Must Have	Have things you can manipulate with your hands: Very Important	Have things you can manipulate with your hands: Important	Have things you can manipulate with your hands: Not Important
Have areas for imaginative play that represents jobs like firefighting, farming, cooking, driving a car	Have areas for imaginative play that represents jobs like firefighting, farming, cooking, driving a car: Must Have	Have areas for imaginative play that represents jobs like firefighting, farming, cooking, driving a car: Very Important	Have areas for imaginative play that represents jobs like firefighting, farming, cooking, driving a car: Important	Have areas for imaginative play that represents jobs like firefighting, farming, cooking, driving a car: Not Important
Have a place for group musical, theatre, movie, or storytelling events	Have a place for group musical, theatre, movie, or storytelling events: Must Have	Have a place for group musical, theatre, movie, or storytelling events: Very Important	Have a place for group musical, theatre, movie, or storytelling events: Important	Have a place for group musical, theatre, movie, or storytelling events: Not Important
Have a space for group games like kickball or volleyball	Have a space for group games like kickball or volleyball: Must Have	Have a space for group games like kickball or volleyball: Very Important	Have a space for group games like kickball or volleyball: Important	Have a space for group games like kickball or volleyball: Not Important
Have tunnels, caves, huts	Have tunnels, caves, huts: Must Have	Have tunnels, caves, huts: Very Important	Have tunnels, caves, huts: Important	Have tunnels, caves, huts: Not Important
Have volunteers available to monitor and assist	Have volunteers available to monitor and assist: Must Have	Have volunteers available to monitor and assist: Very Important	Have volunteers available to monitor and assist: Important	Have volunteers available to monitor and assist: Not Important
Have lighting	Have lighting: Must Have	Have lighting: Very Important	Have lighting: Important	Have lighting: Not Important
Have places nearby to purchase food	Have places nearby to purchase food: Must Have	Have places nearby to purchase food: Very Important	Have places nearby to purchase food: Important	Have places nearby to purchase food: Not Important
Enter another option	Other: Must Have	Other: Very Important	Other: Important	Other: Not Important
Enter another option	Other: Must Have	Other: Very Important	Other: Important	Other: Not Important
Enter another option	Other: Must Have	Other: Very Important	Other: Important	Other: Not Important
Enter another option	Other: Must Have	Other: Very Important	Other: Important	Other: Not Important
Enter another option	Other: Must Have	Other: Very Important	Other: Important	Other: Not Important

7. How far would you be willing to drive to go to an inclusive playground?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

8. In the space below, please tell us about you and your family, how your children enjoy moving and playing, your challenges with exisiting parks or playgrounds, and what you would like to see in the future.

9. Would you like updates about the playground development? Please include an email below to receive updates.