Arvada Community Survey Results Released

ARVADA, CO — Arvada's 2019 Community Survey Final Report has been released to the public. The survey is conducted every other year as a "consumer report card" for the city — residents can rate their satisfaction with their quality of life, community amenities and local government.

The results are used to inform public policy and make program adjustments, city officials said. Respondents are asked about how the city uses tax dollars, how safe they feel in the city and how they perceive Arvada as a place to live.

Progress

Residents were asked whether the City of Arvada has been "maintaining progress in most areas." On a zero-10-point scale, 87 percent of respondents rated the city six or higher. Of 26 questions related to satisfaction levels compared to the 2017 community survey results, 19 remained the same, five slightly increased in satisfaction and two slightly decreased in satisfaction.

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Growth

Respondents were asked what impact Arvada's growth has had on their lives. Residents reported mixed perspectives, with a roughly even number of people reporting positive and negative impacts:

• Neutral: 26 percent
• Positive: 35 percent
• Negative: 39 percent

Transportation

Residents were asked how much street congestion has met their expectations:

• Neutral: 18 percent
• Exceeds: 42 percent
• Doesn't meet: 40 percent

City officials said the results are "a clear indicator that the City must continue to focus on transportation, including not only streets maintenance, but also traffic signal timing, managing congestion and working with partners such as the Colorado Department of Transportation to improve flow on State-operated streets including Sheridan and Wadsworth boulevards and Indiana Street."

>> View the full survey results here.