39 <br /> IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS (Q30) <br /> Respondents were asked to rate the importance of various actions the City could take. The most <br /> important action is providing opportunities for community involvement in decision - making, <br /> followed by minimizing traffic impacts to neighbors, and preserving prime agricultural land. <br /> Slightly less important are preserving wetlands, improving citizen access to parks and open space, <br /> and providing recreation services to an area currently underserved. Of moderate importance are <br /> maintaining the current Urban Growth Boundary, and acquiring ridgeline open space in the south <br /> hills. <br /> Importance of Factors <br /> Involve community 4.4 <br /> Minimize traffic ' 42 <br /> Preserve agric. land 4.2 <br /> Preserve wetlands 3.8 <br /> Access to parks 35 <br /> Parks for underserved 111111111111111111111.1111111111111111111161 3.8 <br /> Maintain UGB 3 4 3 6 <br /> Acquire Ridgeline 3 . 1 <br /> 1 2 3 4 5 <br /> Not at all Important Extremely Important <br /> Eugene 111 97404 <br /> Demographic Differences <br /> Improving citizen access to parks and open space is more important to females, those with <br /> children, 97405 residents, and 97404 city residents south of Beltline than to others. Providing <br /> recreation services to an area currently underserved is more important to females, those with <br /> children, 97404 residents, 97405 residents, 97404 city residents, and Santa Clara residents than to <br /> others. Minimizing traffic impacts to neighbors is more important to females, 55 to 64 year -olds, <br /> 97404 residents, and Santa Clara residents than to others. Preserving prime agricultural land is <br /> more important to females, those without children, 55 to 64 year -olds, 97402 residents, 97404 <br /> residents, and Santa Clara residents than to others. Acquiring ridgeline open space in the south <br /> hills is more important to females, 45 to 54 year -olds, and 97405 residents than to others. <br /> Providing opportunities for community involvement in decision - making is more important to <br /> females, 55 to 64 year -olds, 97404 residents, and Santa Clara residents than to others. <br /> Maintaining the current Urban Growth Boundary is more important to those without children, 55 <br /> to 64 year -olds, 97404 residents, 97404 county residents, and River Road residents than to others. <br /> Preserving wetlands is more important to females and 97405 residents than to others. <br /> Advanced Marketing Research, Inc. <br />