What is the Rapid City Comprehensive Plan?

A Comprehensive Plan is a community-developed long-range vision for what future development looks like and where uses and amenities are located. The Rapid City Comprehensive Plan process will update the 2014 Comprehensive Plan to be applicable to today’s community and future generations. This process is committed to engaging as many people as possible that live and work in Rapid City, so thank you for being involved!

Introduction

In 2014, Rapid City adopted its Comprehensive Plan. Now, it’s time for the City to update its Plan to better guide development and growth over the next twenty years. This questionnaire is the beginning of that process, allowing the community to provide direct input on the look and feel of the new Rapid City Comprehensive Plan.

This questionnaire will inform the foundation for this Plan, helping to determine what elements of Rapid City are the most important to protect and where the biggest opportunities for change are. The questionnaire is divided into two parts: visioning questions and demographic questions.

The demographic section of this questionnaire is intended to help us understand who we are hearing from and where further outreach efforts are needed. This information is not shared outside of this process and is used as a gauge to help ensure equitable representation. For any questions that you do not feel comfortable answering, feel free to choose “prefer not to say”.

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What do you love most about Rapid City?

Parks and Trails
68%
People and Community
39%
Culture and Art
26%
History and Historic Resources
24%
Events and festivals
23%
Local Businesses
22%
Downtown Amenities
21%
Activities for All Ages
20%
Other
7%
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(What do you love most about Rapid City?)
Explain your answer or provide more detail here

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What elements or features define Rapid City?

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What three words would you use to describe Rapid City today?

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Which words describe your vision for Rapid City in 20 years?

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Which elements have the biggest opportunities for change or improvement?

Education
56%
Improved infrastructure
53%
Land use and growth patterns
50%
Housing and neighborhood character
47%
Equity and inclusivity
41%
Deepened cultural cohesion
32%
Quality of life
29%
Enhanced transportation network
29%
Sustainability programs and awareness
29%
Workforce and jobs
28%
Enhanced community services
17%
Accessible recreation and trails
16%
Expanded opportunities for community engagement
13%
Balanced tourism
11%
Other
10%
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(Which elements have the biggest opportunities for change or improvement?)
Explain your answer or provide more detail here

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If you could write a tagline or catchphrase for Rapid City in 20 years, what would it be?

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Part II Demographics Section:

The demographic section of this questionnaire is intended to help us understand who we are hearing from and where further outreach efforts are needed. This information is not shared outside of this process and is used as a gauge to help ensure equitable representation.  For any questions that you do not feel comfortable answering, feel free to choose “ I prefer not to answer”.

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Where in Rapid City do you live? Please provide your closest cross streets.
(OPTIONAL)

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What is your age?

Under 18
18-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
56-65
66-75
Over 75
Prefer not to answer
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What is your race/ethnicity?

White
Black or African-American
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Other
I prefer not to answer
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