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 defined by the high school and trails, creeks, and parks used and protected by the residents. People gather in Reston Town Center, Wolf Trap and Vienna for shopping and restaurants and walk and bike along the W&O trail.

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: The town of Vienna, Wolf Trap, and historic Lake Anne community development link the community through arts, architecture, and farmers markets. Spontaneous concerts in downtown Vienna and the pavilion in Reston Town center provide local community with access to local musical talent.

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: Our community tends to be bound by contiguous green spaces that line the creeks and provide wildlife trails for animals and bike and walking paths for residents. Pollution and protection of these green spaces from development are a shared concern.

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: My community is divided by supervisory district and HD district lines which have diluted attention to ensuring the preservation of green space. We are divided from the portions of community who wanted and supported much needed public transportation options. We are divided from the our community which desires sidewalks and pathways to public transport options and whose neighborhood side streets are used to commute to highways and the metros.