Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: We like spaces that allow for indoor to outdoor gathering, like the plaza. Public art, especially murals are vital. We need increased access to affordable healthcare with extended hours and mental health options.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: There is a diverse age demographic in my neighborhood, but a shared sense of being of and in the community

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: I live in an area where it's critical small businesses, especially businesses with Latinx owners continue to be able to afford rent and thrive. We are actively in a space where gentrification is butting up against historically established communities. We see a lot of unemployment from busts in the oil and gas industry, and it's critical to draw and keep young folks that we explore new economic opportunities.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: We are very much a part of the urban core, and can best be represented by district maps that don't try to split us up to encompass larger rural populations.