The Lower Stony Run Strategic Plan User Survey is intended for those who currently use or pass through the Lower Stony Run and/or its associated park spaces (see map) and for those who would like to use it/pass through but currently do not. The planning team promoted the survey on this project website and through partner websites, various social media channels, neighborhood-based web portals (e.g., Nextdoor), online classified ads, discussion forms, and flyers posted along the Stony Run. Neighborhood Associations in the surrounding areas were also encouraged to promote the survey with their membership.
The Lower Stony Run Strategic Plan User Survey utilizes a non-probability, convenience sampling method. Participation in this survey is voluntary, self-selected, and unrestricted. Any individual interested in responding is invited to do so. Our team recognizes that since the survey relies on those who self-selected for participation rather than a probability sample, its results cannot be generalized to represent the opinions of the larger population of Stony Run users. However, as an exploratory study, the survey’s results will be useful to identify issues and opportunities surrounding the Stony Run.
The Lower Stony Run Strategic Plan project team deemed a non-probability, convenience sampling method an appropriate approach for this stage in the planning effort for the following reasons: employing a non-probability sampling approach allows our team to deliver this survey in a convenient and expeditious manner, whereas requiring a probability sample would significantly limit the reach of this survey, given that no email list exists that fully captures every user of the Stony Run, and any available lists are incomplete; we are early in our planning research and, at this stage, a probabilistic sampling method is not critical to our purpose of identifying topics of interest and framing future investigations; and finally, convenience sampling mirrors other outreach methods utilized when promoting participation at in-person events at this stage in the planning process. We further acknowledge that the nature of any online interaction presents challenges to achieving a representative sample, which would be time-intensive and cost-prohibitive to resolve (for this reason, online engagement is always complemented by in-person participation and additional forms of outreach).
In planning efforts, any form of outreach comes with its own set of inherent challenges. An online survey offers a limited understanding of the issues at hand and must be supplemented with ongoing research into the specific concerns and characters by leveraging a variety of participatory opportunities. We encourage everyone in the community to stay engaged throughout the entire planning process so we may continue to inform our understanding of the Lower Stony Run.
Our planning team is committed to the integrity of the input we receive. An original survey was administered from November 2021 to December 2021. During that period, we received community feedback that there were some flaws in the survey. Therefore, we determined it was important to revise the survey to address any flaws and re-administer the survey. If you had completed that original survey, which was open from November 2021 to December 2021, THANK YOU! Please do take a moment to share your thoughts once more. Your participation is vital to the success of this planning effort and is greatly appreciated!
The Lower Stony Run Strategic Plan User Survey utilizes a non-probability, convenience sampling method. Participation in this survey is voluntary, self-selected, and unrestricted. Any individual interested in responding is invited to do so. Our team recognizes that since the survey relies on those who self-selected for participation rather than a probability sample, its results cannot be generalized to represent the opinions of the larger population of Stony Run users. However, as an exploratory study, the survey’s results will be useful to identify issues and opportunities surrounding the Stony Run.
The Lower Stony Run Strategic Plan project team deemed a non-probability, convenience sampling method an appropriate approach for this stage in the planning effort for the following reasons: employing a non-probability sampling approach allows our team to deliver this survey in a convenient and expeditious manner, whereas requiring a probability sample would significantly limit the reach of this survey, given that no email list exists that fully captures every user of the Stony Run, and any available lists are incomplete; we are early in our planning research and, at this stage, a probabilistic sampling method is not critical to our purpose of identifying topics of interest and framing future investigations; and finally, convenience sampling mirrors other outreach methods utilized when promoting participation at in-person events at this stage in the planning process. We further acknowledge that the nature of any online interaction presents challenges to achieving a representative sample, which would be time-intensive and cost-prohibitive to resolve (for this reason, online engagement is always complemented by in-person participation and additional forms of outreach).
In planning efforts, any form of outreach comes with its own set of inherent challenges. An online survey offers a limited understanding of the issues at hand and must be supplemented with ongoing research into the specific concerns and characters by leveraging a variety of participatory opportunities. We encourage everyone in the community to stay engaged throughout the entire planning process so we may continue to inform our understanding of the Lower Stony Run.
Our planning team is committed to the integrity of the input we receive. An original survey was administered from November 2021 to December 2021. During that period, we received community feedback that there were some flaws in the survey. Therefore, we determined it was important to revise the survey to address any flaws and re-administer the survey. If you had completed that original survey, which was open from November 2021 to December 2021, THANK YOU! Please do take a moment to share your thoughts once more. Your participation is vital to the success of this planning effort and is greatly appreciated!
