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 Roman Catholics in Cole Neighborhood - many Latino/a/x - go to Annunciation Church. We’re close to both 30th & Downing station and 38th & Blake station, though neither are in our neighborhood proper. The 43 bus on MLK is pretty frequent and well-used.

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: We host the old Denver Tramway barn - now offices for a lot of non-profits. Cole has historically housed those of modest means from all races and ethnicities, but it’s in danger of gentrifying and losing that character.

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: The north part of Cole is affected by the superfund in Swansea. Occasionally, we smell Suncor or Purina having a bad day. We’ve had to survive construction of the A Line, 39th Ave Greenway flood control, and central I-70

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