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: The "Rocky" steps of the Art Museum have become even more of a gathering spot for all kinds of activities during the pandemic, as has the museum's Azalea Garden, Eakins Oval, Boathouse Row and the Schuylkill Banks. We get all our basic community services from the city and county of Philadelphia.

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: Walking the Parkway or Schuylkill banks trails; hanging out for brunch at Little Pete's; walking up Fairmount to Philly Flavors (the mostly happily integrated spot in Philly) for a water ice or ice cream cone on a hot summer night; having a beer with friends at the Bishop's Collar; biking up the river drives; in pre-pandemic times, going to the Park System's summer beer gardens in the Oval or the Azalea Garden; going to the big events at Eastern State Penitentiary; block parties.

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: My community depends heavily on the job opportunities in Philadelphia's rich eds/meds complex. My neighborhood is also within easy walking distance of Philly's business center, so people have jobs in insurance, law, real estate, finance and tech (e.g. Comcast). We are just steps from the Schuylkill and the Fairmount Park system, so concern about preserving water quality and the shared commons of the park is widespread.

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: Quality of the neighborhood schools. Keeping the stream of huge public events on the Parkway from infringing too much on our neighborhood peace; not letting the broader issues of racism, brutality and injustice erode the generally amiable relations among people of different races in the Fairmount/Spring Garden/Francisville area.