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5 <br />Those .who feel "very" or "somewhat" unsafe walking alone in business areas after dark <br />(base=80) mainly cite a perceived increase in the number of crimes (21 %), homeless. or transient <br />people (20%), basic insecurity (19%), or strange people/bad area (18%). <br />Those who feel "very" or "somewhat" unsafe walking alone in their neighborhood after dark <br />(base=26) mainly cite basic insecurity (31 %), or strange people/bad area (27%). <br />NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS (Q56-Q57) <br />67% are aware of their neighborhood association, up from 54% in 2005. An additional 2% are <br />aware of neighborhood associations, but report that theirs is inactive. 31% are not aware of their <br />neighborhood association, down from 41% in 2005.. <br />70% of those who are aware of an active neighborhood association (n=293) feel the <br />neighborhood association is having a positive impact. on their neighborhood. 14% do not feel <br />there is a positive impact, while 16% are unsure. <br />CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES (Q58-Q59) <br />Nearly half (48%) of respondents say that it is very important that the city engage in <br />environmentally sustainable practices, while only 7% feel that the city is doing an "excellent" <br />job of employing such practices. The importance of the city engaging in sustainable practices has <br />a mean rating of 4.2, compared to a mean rating of 3.5 for the city's performance in this <br />category. <br />`LEVEL OF BEING INFORMED (Q60) <br />73% feel "somewhat informed" or "well informed" regarding Eugene City government issues. <br />21 % feel they are "well informed." <br />;,, <br />SOURCES OF,INFORMATION ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT (Q61-Q65) <br />56% of respondents read their neighborhood newsletter in the past year, up from 46% in 2005. <br />` 36% visited the City Website on the Internet in the past year (up from 24% in 2005). 30% <br />'; . __., watched government access TV in the past year . (down from 37% in 2005). 13% watched <br />"Working City." 26% did none of the above activities. <br />CITY PUBLICATIONS (Q66-Q72) <br />More respondents recalled receiving the Recreation Guide than any other City publication. 81 <br />of the respondents said they received the City's Recreation Guide in the past year, 62% said they <br />received Stormwater Connections, 59% reported receiving Eugene Outdoors, 42% said they <br />received Library Matters, 37% said they received Ovation (up from 27% in 2005), 34% reported <br />receiving the Parks Map (down from 43% in 2005), and 27% said they received the Bike Map <br />(down from 34% in 2005). <br />INTERNET ACCESS (Q73) <br />79% of respondents have Internet access at home, up from 64% in 2005. <br />CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Q74) <br />Advanced Marketing Research, Inc. <br />