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: Goodman Community Center is a vital member of our community which serves all ages and especially those facing economic hardship. It is the most racially diverse institution in our neighborhood. Pinney and Hawthorne libraries are very important as well. We have a thriving commercial corridor on Atwood 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 close community is quite gentrified and white. The closer one gets to Lake Monona, there are fewer rental units and larger more expensive housing. Our immediate neighborhood has house values that are increasingly pricing all but the well-to-do out. I'd say that my immediate community is progressive politically. More and more wealthy families with young children are moving in.

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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: We are located near Lake Monona. I believe people are mostly employed in the city of Madison. Our community's run off goes directly into the lake resulting in high levels of weeds and bad smells in the summer. We are home to Kipp Industries which emits air pollution.

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 a population reflecting the diversity of our city. We could easily be divided into an all-white, high economic class neighborhood that could be pitted against other communities in Madison.