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 made up of people who attend the University of Utah, who visit the Corinne & Jack Sweet Branch public library, who work at/receive health care from the LDS Intermountain Healthcare Hospital, who worship at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, who attend Ensign Elementary School, who attend The Avenues Preschool, who ride the UTA #6 bus, the #3 bus, and the #11 bus. My community is also made up of people who frequent Lindsey Gardens Park, 11th Avenue Park & shop at Smiths on 6th Avenue

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: My community is made up of people of a diverse population in terms of age, and is located in the historic Avenues neighborhood.

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 is made up of many small businesses, restaurants, and schools like the Avenues Proper, Hatch Family Chocolates, Cafe on 1st, the Straw Market, Publik Coffee Roasters, Wildwood, Cucinas, Saffron Valley, West Farmers Market, Cafe Shambala, the Kura Door, Fire Station 4, Wasatch Elementary School, the Madeleine Choir School, the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Jack Mormon Coffee Roasting, and the Ronald McDonald House. Our community struggles with air quality.

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 Avenues is most connected to the greater Salt Lake City area. The Greater Avenues area should be kept in a single district. We are also connected to other nearby communities like Federal Heights, and downtown Salt Lake. Our current congressional representation is not representative of our community's values.