Interactive Visioning Survey

Interactive Visioning Surveys can be disseminated throughout a community at computer terminals or on a Website to obtain widespread feedback. The kiosk-type survey asks a question and presents graphic images from which users select their preferred choice. The images can focus on aspects of streetscapes or any other design topics the local government wants input on. In Hillsborough, New Jersey, this kiosk technique enabled the town to get feedback from nearly 10 percent of its residents. The kiosk helped users visualize various street improvements (buried utility lines, wider pedestrian sidewalks, decorative lighting, etc.) and what they might look like integrated into an existing streetscape. Respondents were asked to select their overall favorite and then indicate how much they would be willing to pay in taxes to implement the design they chose.