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Visual preference survey shows Walnut Grove favors smaller‑scale, walkable downtown and greener streetscapes
Summary
Workshop participants placed green and red dots on visual preference boards and voiced preferences for smaller‑scale residential above retail, plazas and greenways; strongly negative toward very modern facades, large surface parking and bulky multi‑story development.
At Workshop No. 2 of Envision Walnut Grove, residents used a visual‑preference exercise to indicate preferred downtown styles and infrastructure, favoring smaller‑scale buildings with ground‑floor retail, neighborhood parks and tree‑lined sidewalks over large parking lots and super‑modern architecture.
The facilitator explained the exercise’s rules and purpose: “You put a green dot on things you like, a red dot on things you hate,” and asked participants to place only one dot per image so the team could interpret preferences. The boards showed a clear pattern: designs that supported…
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