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Organizers outline Car Free First Friday plans, ARDEX grant and survey effort
Summary
Organizers described plans to close part of Aspen Street on First Friday, confirmed ARDEX funding to cover street closure and permit costs, and said they will collect attendee and community feedback via an on-site and online survey.
Organizers presented plans for a Car Free First Friday event on Aspen Street and described the event budget, funding source and a planned community survey.
Dre, who is organizing the event, said CreativeFlagstaff and the Downtown Business Alliance helped secure ARDEX funding that will pay for the street-closure barriers and permit costs; Dre said the barrier crew and permit cost is about $1,275 and that the ARDEX grant included a small stipend of about $500 when the organization provides most staffing. Dre said additional out-of-pocket event expenses included larger bands, sound equipment (about $1,200) and a videographer (about $900). “Luckily, there was still ARDEX funding…so the grant will take care of that,” Dre said, adding that CreativeFlagstaff would also provide programming support and a parked bus for poetry and demonstrations.
Dre said organizers plan a paper and QR-code survey to collect public feedback on the street closure; the survey will be distributed at the event and online so people who do not attend can participate. A committee member encouraged broad distribution to mailing lists to capture opinions from people not physically present. Dre said the final survey text is still being drafted and expected to be ready before the event.
Organizers also described participating partners, including Flagstaff Bike and other local groups, and said results from the survey will be shared after the event to inform future street-closure discussions.
