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1. What three words best describe your vision for the Lakeforest Mall area in the year 2040?

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2. What amenities would attract you to Lakeforest? Select all that apply.

Civic uses (such as library, school, transit center etc.)
Community center
Improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities (better sidewalks, paths, bike parking, etc.)
More bus and transit options
Parks and open spaces
Experiential uses and spaces (e.g. activities and entertainment such as arts and crafts, outdoor fitness space, farmers market)
Walkable shops and restaurants
Other
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3. What types of businesses or non-residential land uses are most needed in a new Lakeforest development? Select and rank up to 5 options.

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4. What types of businesses or non-residential land uses would not be appropriate in a new Lakeforest development? Select up to 5 options.

Banks
Big-box/chain stores
Boutique/specialty shops
Child care
Community service and support uses
Convenience store
Corporate headquarters (office)
Entertainment uses (movie theatres, live performance venues, arcades, etc.)
Grocery store
Health clinic
Hotel
Integrated light manufacturing (breweries, chocolatiers, artisans/makers, etc.)
Medical office
Personal service businesses (drycleaners, salons, barbershops, etc.)
Pharmacy/drugstore
Private education uses (Pre-K, ballet, art, driving, martial arts, grade school, etc.)
Professional office (accountant, attorney, etc.)
Public/institutional use (public school, recreation/youth center, etc.)
Research and development/lab space
Religious facilities (church, mosque, synagogue, temple, etc.)
Restaurants
Self-storage/warehouse
Other
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5. A recent visioning exercise conducted by the City indicated the need for more, denser housing types to support projected growth. Lakeforest redevelopment presents an opportunity to provide for needed housing. Should residential development at Lakeforest aim to attract more families with children, more singles and young professionals, or more older adults and empty-nesters?

Attract more families with children
Attract more singles and/or young professionals (households without children)
Older adults and empty-nesters
Equal balance between all
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6. What types of open space would you like to see in a future Lakeforest development? Please select up to three.

Active park with playing fields
Dog park
Open, unprogrammed green space
Plazas
Playgrounds
Pocket parks
Large civic green
Residential outdoor space (e.g. front or back yards, private courtyards)
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7. Do you envision Lakeforest becoming a center for destination commercial and office uses (large commercial or office tenants that draw patrons or employees from a wide area) or do you envision smaller-scale, neighborhood-serving commercial and office uses (smaller tenants that provide goods and services to the immediate area)?

Destination commercial and office uses
Neighborhood commercial and office uses
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8. What should commercial development look like in a future Lakeforest development? Select up to two.

Integrated with residential and other non-residential uses (e.g. mixed use buildings containing a combination of commercial, office, civic, community service and/or residential uses)
Big box/chain stores
Strip shopping centers
Smaller standalone stores or offices with their own surface parking lot
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9. Considering the nearby existing development, how much of the land area at Lakeforest should focus on the various general uses listed below? Please select a percentage for each, summing to 100%.

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10. Lakeforest is currently served by South Lake Elementary School, Neelsville Middle School, and Watkins Mill High School. Development within Lakeforest does not pay county impact taxes due to its location within a state designated enterprise zone. If future redevelopment of Lakeforest leads to a need for a new school, should the City recommend land be set aside for a new school?

Yes
No
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11. Please rank the following transportation modes (means of travel) in order of which you think should be prioritized within a future Lakeforest development. For instance, if you think accommodating transit is more important than accommodating personal vehicles, rank transit above personal vehicle.

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12. Which of the following circulation patterns would you prefer to see in a future Lakeforest development?

12. Which of the following circulation patterns would you prefer to see in a future Lakeforest development?
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B.
C.
D.
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13. The below image provides examples of housing types. How much of the residential development in a future Lakeforest development should be devoted to each?

13. The below image provides examples of housing types. How much of the residential development in a future Lakeforest development should be devoted to each?
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14. How should parking be designed in a future Lakeforest development? Please rank from most to least desirable.

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15. Choose the most important of the following goals. Lakeforest redevelopment should strive to:

Integrate and connect with the surrounding area
Offer unique experiences not found in the area
Be welcoming to all people and embrace diversity
Have a distinctive look and feel that creates a strong sense of place
Other
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16. How important are the following equity and sustainability issues to you in a future Lakeforest development?

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17. Many of the aspirations in these questions will take time to be realized, and some will take much longer than others. How long would you be willing to wait to see the aspirations fulfilled?

Less than 5 years
5-10 years
11-20 years
More than 20 years
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18. What is your age?

Under 18
18-30
31-50
51 and older
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19. What is your relationship to the Lakeforest Mall area? Select all that apply.

Live near the mall (within a half mile of the mall)
Live in the City of Gaithersburg, but not near the mall
Work in or near the mall
Shop in the Lakeforest Mall area
Own a business in or near the mall
Other
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