Opinion Poll Archives
Q. Planning for the Desert Discovery Center is underway. What size and type of facility do you prefer?   
7/7/2008   to   8/26/2008
 
 

A compromise approach

 | 4%
 

Nothing, the Gateway is enough!

 | 34%
 

The Larger Exhibition Sonora Idea

 | 24%
 

The Smaller McDowell Portal Concept

 | 38%
 
Q. When do you think the real estate market in North Scottsdale will achieve equilibrium?   
3/3/2008   to   4/21/2008
 
 

I'm betting on 2009!

 | 36%
 

It's stabilizing now!

 | 18%
 

Needs about 6 months!

 | 10%
 

Not in my lifetime!

 | 4%
 

We're years away!

 | 32%
 
Q. What do you think about the design of the new Arabian Library?   
11/5/2007   to   12/26/2007
 
 

I just simply hate it!

 | 21%
 

I'd have preferred a traditional approach

 | 22%
 

I'm absolutely ambivalent

 | 5%
 

It's a functional asset

 | 5%
 

It's innovative and exciting

 | 46%
 
Q. Of all the projects currently underway in the MMR area, what are you most eager to see completed?   
6/19/2007   to   8/30/2007
 
 

The Arabian Library

 | 26%
 

The Auto Salon

 | 28%
 

The CVS Drugstore

 | 4%
 

The Gateway/Discovery Center

 | 11%
 

The Temple Bar & Grill

 | 25%
 

The Three New Banks

 | 6%
 
Q. Which is the most troublesome intersection in or around our community?   
3/1/2007   to   5/8/2007
 
 

Bell Rd & TP Pkwy?

 | 19%
 

MMR Rd & Paradise Lane?

 | 7%
 

MMR Rd & TP Pkwy?

 | 31%
 

TP Pkwy & 100th St?

 | 8%
 

TP Pkwy & Frank Lloyd Wright?

 | 35%
 
Q. Where do you head for your hardware needs?   
10/11/2006   to   10/25/2006
 
 

Ace

 | 6%
 

Elsewhere

 | 12%
 

Home Depot

 | 56%
 

Lowe's

 | 25%
 
Q. Where do you prefer to do your food shopping?   
9/1/2006   to   9/27/2006
 
 

AJ's

 | 11%
 

Albertson's (Pima)

 | 4%
 

Basha's

 | 35%
 

Other

 | 4%
 

Safeway (FLW)

 | 42%
 

Walmart

 | 5%
 
Q. Competition for prescription business in our area is fierce. Please share your pharmacy of choice with us.   
7/11/2006   to   8/25/2006
 
 

I Buy Online

 | 3%
 

My Supermarket

 | 14%
 

Osco

 | 13%
 

Someplace else

 | 9%
 

The CVS Store (coming soon)

 | 26%
 

Walgreens

 | 36%
 
Q. Will the new Gateway Center increase your use of The Preserve?   
6/6/2006   to   7/1/2006
 
 

I love The Preserve as an aesthetic backdrop ...never visited ...never will

 | 19%
 

Maybe, having bathrooms nearby might be just the incentive I need.

 | 7%
 

No, I actually preferred the existing informality.

 | 30%
 

Yes, accessing the path system has always been awkward.

 | 44%
 
Q. What is your opinion of the new flash photo radar system being tested on Route 101?   
3/1/2006   to   4/26/2006
 
 

I drive the German Autobahn regularly, who needs enforcement?

 | 13%
 

I would prefer more police enforcement regardless of the cost!

 | 8%
 

Something had to be done and I'm happy with this solution!

 | 47%
 

The city has no business doing anything on a state highway!

 | 31%
 
Q. Do you think the real estate market ....   
6/27/2005   to   8/31/2005
 
 

has 6 months to run

 | 15%
 

is a bubble about to pop

 | 16%
 

is topping out quietly

 | 45%
 

will continue to blaze

 | 24%
 
Q. How much would you pay to bury the APS power lines that bisect Scottsdale?   
12/23/2004   to   2/25/2005
 
 

$0-Not a problem

 | 26%
 

$10 month/$120 yr

 | 30%
 

$15 month/$180 yr

 | 9%
 

$20 month/$240 yr

 | 21%
 

More!!!

 | 14%
 
Q. What is the biggest challenge about living in Scottsdale?   
11/2/2004   to   12/22/2004
 
 

Deciding where to dine?

 | 29%
 

Getting good tee times?

 | 4%
 

Selecting a good sunscreen?

 | 12%
 

Something else (lighthearted)?

 | 38%
 

Visitors from back home?

 | 17%
 
Q. What type of restaurant would you like to see in lieu of the now departed Sacred Ground?   
10/1/2004   to   11/1/2004
 
 

Chinese

 | 38%
 

Delicatessen

 | 15%
 

Indian

 | 15%
 

Something Else

 | 17%
 

Thai

 | 14%
 
Q. How did you spend your summer vacation?   
9/1/2004   to   9/30/2004
 
 

Left the area

 | 6%
 

Left the Country

 | 19%
 

Left the State

 | 25%
 

Never left the house

 | 6%
 

No vacation/Too busy

 | 12%
 

Stayed in The Valley

 | 31%
 
Q. What is the best place to see a movie in the MMR area?   
7/1/2004   to   8/31/2004
 
 

AMC Desert Ridge

 | 22%
 

Harkins Camelview 5

 | 4%
 

Harkins Cine Capri

 | 46%
 

Harkins Shea 14

 | 5%
 

Home

 | 9%
 

UA Sonoran Village

 | 14%
 
Q. What do you like best about life at McDowell Mountain Ranch?   
6/5/2004   to   7/1/2004
 
 

Recreational Options

 | 7%
 

The Facilities

 | 4%
 

The Homes

 | 9%
 

The Location

 | 65%
 

The People

 | 15%
 

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