Your community is one of 12 communities participating
in the 2008 Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program, the goal
of which is to develop a landscape plan that graphically illustrates
the community's vision. Your household has been randomly selected from
the telephone directory to obtain your views on community design and
enhancement, which are important to the successful completion of this
project. Kindly take the time to complete this online survey; it
takes only 15 minutes to complete.
The results of this survey research will be made available to city officials,
the Visioning Program design team, Trees Forever and the Iowa Department
of Transportation. Participants should be age 18 or older.
Risks and Costs
There is no risk involved in participating in this survey. There is no cost involved to participate in this study and no monetary compensation for completing this survey.
Benefits
Participating in this survey will not have a direct benefit to you as a respondent but it could benefit your community. Your views on community design will aid in determining landscape enhancement strategies and possibly contribute to improving the community’s economic circumstances.
Participant Rights
Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary and you may refuse to participate. You may skip any questions that you do not feel comfortable answering. It will not result in any penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.
Confidentiality
You may be assured of complete confidentiality. Your name and address will not be used except for tracking purposes and for sending you the summary of the survey if you request one. Your name will not be disclosed publicly. The data will be kept in a password-protected computer at IDRO in the College of Design and the result will be presented in aggregate. However, the Iowa State University Institutional Review Board (a committee that reviews and approves human subject research studies) may inspect and/or copy your records for quality assurance and data analysis. These records may contain private information. In addition, the result of the survey will be reported in aggregate.
Questions or Problems
You are encouraged to ask questions at any time during this study.
- For more information on the study contact Sandra Oberbroeckling at 515-294-3721, soberbr@iastate.edu.
- If you have any questions about the rights of research subjects or research-related injury, please contact Jan Canny, IRB Administrator, (515) 294-4566, jcs1959@iastate.edu, or Diane Ament, Director, Office of Research Assurances (515) 294-3115, dament@iastate.edu.
Thank you for taking time to read and complete the survey.
Sincerely,
Julia M. Badenhope
Director, Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture