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 lives around Lake Wingra and the UW Arboretum, and it is a focal point of many of our year-round adventures. We also live on or near Monroe Street and value the vibrant shopping and restaurants there.

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 mostly white, and this is due in large part to the history of racially discriminatory real estate practices in this neighborhood. My perception of the age range is that most people are young families or retirees. There aren't a ton of students who live in this neighborhood, but there are a few recent grads in the apartments.

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  - 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 very concerned about salt and other contaminants polluting Lake Wingra. It's the focal point of recreation in this neighborhood and each year the water quality is getting worse, affecting fishing, swimming, birding, and paddling opportunities. Economically, most people in this neighborhood work somewhere else (on UW's campus or downtown or in suburban office parks).

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: Our community needs to be united around protecting Lake Wingra. Since football Saturdays also affect this community, Camp Randall should probably be included.