Central Business District Study
City of Rye, New York
Your input is important.
Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey:
Downtown Rye Shoppers Survey
1. Gender: make selection Male Female
2. Age: make selection 0-20 21-40 41-60 over 60
3. Where do you live?
make selection Rye Another Westchester Community Connecticut Other
If NOT Rye, please specify where you live:
4. If you live in Rye, how long have you lived in here? make selection 0-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years more than 20 years N/A
5. Why did you come to Downtown Rye today? - select all that apply.
Shopping
Services
Dining
Work here
Metro North/Commuting
Other, please specify:
6. While you're here, do you shop? make selection Yes No If yes, how often? make selection more that 3 times a week 1-2 times a week less than once a week
7. What goods and services do you use most frequently in Downtown Rye?
8. What other locations/communities do you most often:
Dine:
Clothing/shoe shopping:
Convenience (i.e., daily needs) shopping:
9. What types of stores or services would you like to see in downtown Rye?
10. What improvements would you like to see in downtown?
(please select only three (3) from the list below):
Better appearance (i.e. streetscape enhancements, landscaping, etc.
Better maintenance (i.e. garbage collection, litter, building condition, etc.)
Expanded variety of stores
Better parking / more parking
Improved traffic circulation
More events
Better safety and lighting
Later shopping hours
Outdoor dining
11. Are there any other improvements or changes NOT
mentioned above that you would like to see?
12. What is Downtown Rye's greatest strength?
13. What changes in parking administration do you think should be implemented that would improve
parking and attract shoppers and businesses to the CBD?
(please select only two (2) from the list below):
Change the current restrictions on the amount of time shoppers can park.
Increase fines (currently $25) for those that violate parking time restrictions.
Increase enforcement.
Limit parking spaces closest to stores fro shoppers only and require merchants and other permit holders
to park on the outer edge of parking areas.
Modify or eliminate existing measures (such as the pay stations) that require shoppers to pay for parking
and improve enforcement of existing time restrictions.
Increase funding (such as tax increases or allocating fees from parking pay stations)
to construct additional parking..
Other:, please specify:
Thank You For Your Participation!