SPARK Circle Survey
1. What’s your zip code?
2. How would you describe yourself?
Downtown area resident
Downtown worker
Visitor to downtown from Central Indiana
Visitor to downtown from elsewhere in Indiana
Visitor to downtown from elsewhere in the Midwest
Visitor to downtown from elsewhere in the USA
Visitor to downtown from outside of the USA
3. What is your age range?
17 & under
18-24
25-44
45-64
65 & up
Prefer not to answer
4. Which categories describe you? Select all that apply.
African American or Black
Asian or Asian American
Hispanic or Latino/a/x/e
Middle Eastern or North African
Native American or Alaska Native or Indigenous or First Nations
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White or Caucasian or European American
Multiracial
Prefer not to answer
Other (please specify)
5. List your gender:
6. Do you identify as someone with a disability?
Yes
No
Prefer not to answer
7. Do you identify as LGBTQ+?
Yes
No
Prefer not to answer
8. What is your annual household income?
Under $15,000
$15,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $99,999
$100,000 +
Prefer not to answer
9. If you live in Central Indiana but are NOT a downtown resident or worker, when was the last time you were downtown?
a day ago
a week ago
a month ago
a year ago
more than a year ago
10. What brought you to Monument Circle today? Check all that apply.
SPARK events/SPARK park
A special event downtown
Just hanging out downtown
Business or work
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Shopping
The number of people
Meeting friends
Staying in a nearby hotel
Other (please specify)
11. Estimate how much time you’ll be at Monument Circle today.
Just passing through
15 to 30 minutes
31 minutes to an hour
More than an hour
More than two hours
12. Did SPARK encourage you to spend more time than you normally would at the Circle?
No
Yes (please specify)
13. Should this park be here all year as a permanent feature on the Circle?
Yes
No
14. Did your experience at SPARK make you feel more positive about Downtown?
Yes
No
15. Did your experience at Spark make you feel more positive about Monument Circle?
Yes
No
16. Do you feel safe at Monument Circle today?
Totally safe!
I feel somewhat safe.
No, I don't feel safe.
Other (please specify)
17. If you feel safe, please share why
The number of people
The visibility
The presence of security/police
The presence of SPARK staff
The variety of activities
I don’t feel safe
Other (please specify)
18. If you don’t feel safe, please share why.
19. Did you feel welcomed at the Circle today?
Yes
No
20. Did you feel comfortable at Spark park today?
Yes
No
21. Did you participate in a SPARK activity today? Which ones?
Played games
Enjoyed music
Made art or writing
Talked with a friend
Enjoyed food or drink
Sent a postcard
Other (please specify)
22. How did you travel to Monument Circle today?
Drove
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Public transit
Scooter
Taxi cab/Uber/Lyft
Walked
Other (please specify)
23. Who did you come with?
I visited solo
I’m with one other person
I‘m with a group of friends
I’m with a group of co-workers
I’m with family members
24. Where are you going when you leave the Circle?
Shopping downtown
Restaurant downtown
Home
A destination outside of downtown
Work
Hotel
Other (please specify)
25. If you have visited Monument Circle before, what makes you come back? Check all that apply.
SPARK events / SPARK park
A special event downtown
Just hanging out downtown
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Shopping
Business or work
The number of people
Meeting friends
Other (please specify)
26. Did you have a conversation with someone new at SPARK?
Yes
No
27. Do you normally talk with strangers on a regular basis?
Yes
No
28. Did visiting the SPARK park today help you feel more relaxed or less stressed?
Yes
No
I'm not sure
29. Do you feel that visiting the SPARK park helped improve your physical wellbeing?
Yes
No
I'm not sure
30. Did you feel that visiting the SPARK park helped improve your mental wellbeing?
Yes
No
I'm not sure
31. What do you like most about the SPARK on the Circle?
32. What should we improve?
33. What ideas do you have for us for the Circle?
34. SPARK on the Circle is a collaboration between the nonprofit arts organization, Big Car Collaborative, Downtown Indy, and the City of Indianapolis. Please provide your email address if you’d like updates on SPARK and e-news from these partners.
