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: My community is adjacent to downtown Salt Lake, but with a suburban feel. For the most part, healthcare, schools, universities, shopping, recreation and church all occur between N Temple and 3300 south, and 300 west and the university.

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: My community is primarily white, well educated, English speaking. It is friendly. There is a good mix of Mormon and non-Mormon. There are a lot of University employees—staff, faculty, physicians, lots of business people in mining, utilities, law, lots of schoolteachers. The neighborhood skews older, but younger families are moving in.

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.

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 extremely concerned about air quality because we see the inversions from Capitol Hill. There is a mix of Republicans and Democrats. People definitely care about education at all levels. Many are very active and care about hiking, biking, camping, and snow sports.