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: Schools, parks, access to the river and public transport. Also access to employment.

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 primarily comprised of generational residents based on the industry that demanded many workers many years ago. These generations have remained in the area due to the affordability and proximity to industry and local jobs. Many of the neighborhoods that make up the larger community have historically been red-lined.

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 located in a current and historically industrial area, with many major highways and transit corridors running through. Access to health services, healthy living conditions and accountability for corporations polluting in our community. Generational impacts to health and wellbeing are no longer acceptable in my community's eyes.

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: We need access to affordable housing to stay close to jobs. We need access to fresh food and local eateries to support local business. We need connectivity to other parts of the city, better sidewalks, better bike lanes, better transit, better lighting. We need rezoning to consider the voice of the community.