Boston Harbor and Waterfront

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Please take a minute to let us know your thoughts!

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* 1. In the past 10 years, the city of Boston has seen tremendous development in the Seaport district and on the Waterfront. Do you believe that the pace of development is:

Exciting

Overwhelming

Concerning

Good for economic growth

It depends

Don’t know

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* 2. Did you know that waterfront areas on Boston Harbor are regulated by state laws, which say that the public has a right to access those areas?

Yes

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* 3. With regard to climate change, do you believe:

It is a major concern for the city of Boston and Massachusetts and we need to do something about it now.

It is a hoax and will have no impact on Boston and Massachusetts

I am concerned about how it will impact Boston and Massachusetts but I don’t think we’ll feel the effects in the near future

I am worried about how it will impact Boston and Massachusetts but feel like there is nothing we can do about it

Don’t know

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* 4. Next you will find a series of statements about Boston Harbor and the Waterfront. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

Boston Harbor and the Waterfront are important assets to the city of Boston and to Massachusetts:

I agree

I disagree

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* 5. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

The general public should have more access to Boston Harbor and the Waterfront:

I agree

I disagree

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* 6. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

Developers have invested resources into the Seaport district and the Waterfront, and they have the right to restrict access to Boston Harbor if they choose:

I agree

I disagree

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* 7. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

The city needs to do more to make sure the public can use Boston Harbor and the Waterfront.

I agree

I disagree

Don’t know

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* 8. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

Developers should be required to design their buildings on the Boston Waterfront to be prepared for the potential damages associated with climate change (i.e. flooding caused by storm surges)

I agree

I disagree

Don’t know

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* 9. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

The city and state are doing enough to protect Boston from the damage that climate change will create.

I agree

I disagree

Don’t know

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* 10. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

I feel that Boston Harbor and the Waterfront are welcoming places for me, and people like me.

I agree

I disagree

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* 11. When it comes to the future of Boston Harbor, how important are each of the following to you. (1 not at all important, 5 very important)

Creating a large public park on the Harbor

Designing buildings with features that will protect them from the impacts of climate change

Keeping the Harbor clean

Maintaining public access to the waterfront

Generating more private development

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* 12. How often do you go to Boston Harbor and/or the Seaport District?

At least once a week

One or two times a month

One or two times a year

Rarely

Never

Other

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* 13. When you go to the Seaport district, it is because:

I live there.

I have business there.

I am visiting a restaurant or attending a cultural event (i.e. the Institute for Contemporary Art, the World Trade Center, the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, the Lawn on D)

I am hanging out because I want to be near the water

I never go to the Seaport

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* 14. Many of the properties being developed near Boston Harbor are not even meeting the bare minimum when it comes to incorporating design elements that will effectively protect them and their neighborhood from the effects of climate change. When it comes to those developments, do you believe:

The state should do more to ensure that design elements that address climate change impacts are included in new developments.

Don’t know

It is the responsibility of all three – city, state, and private developers

The city should do more to make sure they are including design elements that address climate change impacts

The developers and owners should do more to make sure they are including design elements that address climate change impacts

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* 15. Name (optional)

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* 16. Age

18 to 30

31 to 44

45 to 64

65 +

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* 17. Race/Ethnicity (Check all that apply )

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Hispanic or Latino or Spanish Origin

Prefer not to say

Write in if not covered above

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* 18. Neighborhood

Hyde Park

Roxbury

Charlestown

North End/West End/Bay Village/Chinatown

Mattapan

East Boston

Roslindale

Jamaica Plain

Mission Hill

Dorchester

Allston/Brighton

Prefer not to say

West Roxbury

I don't live in Boston

Back Bay/Beacon Hill/South End

South Boston

Fenway/Kenmore

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* 19. Gender (Check all that apply)

Male

Female

Non-binary

Other

Prefer not to say

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* 20. Which of the following categories represents your total household income before taxes?

Under $30,000

$30,000 - $39,999

$40,000 - $49,999

$50,000 - $59,999

$60,000 - $74,999

$75,000 - $99,999

$100,000 or more

Prefer not to say

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* 21. How long have you lived in the Boston area?

5 years

All my life

1 year

More than 15 years

10 to 15 years

Prefer not to say

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* 22. Are you a member of Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)?

Yes

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* 23. How Much Do You Know About CLF?

A little

I have read a few articles about CLF

I follow the organization’s activities closely

Don’t know

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Please take a minute to let us know your thoughts!

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* 1. In the past 10 years, the city of Boston has seen tremendous development in the Seaport district and on the Waterfront. Do you believe that the pace of development is:

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* 2. Did you know that waterfront areas on Boston Harbor are regulated by state laws, which say that the public has a right to access those areas?

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* 3. With regard to climate change, do you believe:

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* 4. Next you will find a series of statements about Boston Harbor and the Waterfront. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:Boston Harbor and the Waterfront are important assets to the city of Boston and to Massachusetts:

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* 5. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement: The general public should have more access to Boston Harbor and the Waterfront:

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* 6. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement: Developers have invested resources into the Seaport district and the Waterfront, and they have the right to restrict access to Boston Harbor if they choose:

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* 7. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement: The city needs to do more to make sure the public can use Boston Harbor and the Waterfront.

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* 8. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement: Developers should be required to design their buildings on the Boston Waterfront to be prepared for the potential damages associated with climate change (i.e. flooding caused by storm surges)

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* 9. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement: The city and state are doing enough to protect Boston from the damage that climate change will create.

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* 10. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement: I feel that Boston Harbor and the Waterfront are welcoming places for me, and people like me.

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* 11. When it comes to the future of Boston Harbor, how important are each of the following to you. (1 not at all important, 5 very important)

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* 12. How often do you go to Boston Harbor and/or the Seaport District?

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* 13. When you go to the Seaport district, it is because:

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* 14. Many of the properties being developed near Boston Harbor are not even meeting the bare minimum when it comes to incorporating design elements that will effectively protect them and their neighborhood from the effects of climate change. When it comes to those developments, do you believe:

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* 15. Name (optional)

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* 16. Age

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* 17. Race/Ethnicity (Check all that apply )

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* 18. Neighborhood

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* 19. Gender (Check all that apply)

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* 20. Which of the following categories represents your total household income before taxes?

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* 21. How long have you lived in the Boston area?

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* 22. Are you a member of Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)?

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* 23. How Much Do You Know About CLF?

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* 24. Is there anything you’d like to add?

* 4. Next you will find a series of statements about Boston Harbor and the Waterfront. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

Boston Harbor and the Waterfront are important assets to the city of Boston and to Massachusetts:

* 5. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

The general public should have more access to Boston Harbor and the Waterfront:

* 6. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

Developers have invested resources into the Seaport district and the Waterfront, and they have the right to restrict access to Boston Harbor if they choose:

* 7. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

The city needs to do more to make sure the public can use Boston Harbor and the Waterfront.

* 8. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

Developers should be required to design their buildings on the Boston Waterfront to be prepared for the potential damages associated with climate change (i.e. flooding caused by storm surges)

* 9. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

The city and state are doing enough to protect Boston from the damage that climate change will create.

* 10. Please let us know if you agree or disagree with this statement:

I feel that Boston Harbor and the Waterfront are welcoming places for me, and people like me.