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 centered around Vilas Park and Zoo and surrounded by the Monroe, Regent, and Park street business areas. It includes a branch library and two hospitals and related clinics. There are several churches and a synagog, but many if not most of us belong to more distant congregations. Neighborhood House serves primarily the eastern end of the neighborhood. Buses run along Regent, Monroe, Mills, and Park streets but not in the core of the neighborhood.

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: Most of the community has some ties to the University of Wisconsin-Madison--students, faculty, other staff, and alumni. A large part of the community is a historic district. The architecture and residents (age, religion, ethnic background, etc.) are varied.

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.

Your response: We share a concern for the natural environment of Lake Wingra, Vilas park, smaller parks, and the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.

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: The busy streets (Park, Regent, Monroe), natural features (Lake Wingra, Wingra Creek), and large institutions (Meriter and St. Mary's hospitals, Edgewood College, clinics) form boundaries of the community. Our shared concerns include protecting the community from the detrimental effects of motor vehicles (noise, air and water pollution, danger to pedestrians, climate change).