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: Johnson Park and Donaldson Park are major places where people congregate. Highland Park has a very robust downtown area where people shop and go out to eat. Metuchen also has a large downtown area where many people like to go out. There is a huge retail center serving the east Asian community route 27 corridor from highland park and extending North up to 287; Wood Avenue shopping district is a major area serving the South Asian community.

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: The Highland Park community is a combination of working class people (e.g., warehouse workers) and academics who support Rutgers University. There are also white collar workers who work at Johnson and Johnson and other medical or pharmaceutical. The community is extremely diverse with a large and growing South Asian community.

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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: There are warehouses and manufacturing centers which employ a number of blue collar workers clustered around the major highways (27/287) which run through in the area. There are many medical offices in Edison which employ many in the area. Route 1 corridor is an active highly commercial area where many people shop and work. Two major malls in the area are Woodbridge and Menlo Park.

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: Education is a major focus of our community. Many people are deeply invested in our public schools and in ensuring that students in our area are getting a good education and that our education reflects our community's diverse cultures.