Residents of 213 owner-occupied properties within 200 yards of the MKT Trail were solicited to participate in a survey to determine the impact the MKT Trail has had on nearby and adjacent property owners. The survey had a 70% response rate, with a 149 surveys completed. The survey was conducted by Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, assistant professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism at the School of Natural Resources, and Hua Bai, a recent graduate of the program and a park research assistant for the City of Columbia.

A public survey was conducted in 2010 in advance of the Park Sales Tax Ballot and revision of the ten-year master plan. This citywide citizen survey was outsourced to Leisure Vision to achieve a random sampling of Columbia households, resulting in a statistically-valid survey.

• 2010 Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment Citywide Citizen Survey Findings Report by Leisure Vision

• Cover and Table of Contents
• Section 1 - Executive Summary
• Section 2 - Charts and Graphs
• Section 3 - Benchmark Comparisons
• Section 4 - Cross Tabular Data by Household Type, Park Users, & Gender
• Section 5 - Cross Tabular Data by 5 Year and 10 year Park Sales Tax Renewal
• Section 6 - Cross Tabular Data by Registered Voters and Age
• Section 7 - Cross Tabular Data by Satisfaction Level and Maintenance Priority
• Section 8 - Survey Instrument
• Open-Ended Comment

A park user survey was conducted in 2001 to gain input for the 2002 Facility Needs Update of the Parks Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. An invitation to fill out the web-based survey was sent via e-mail to Parks and Recreation web mail subscribers. Parks and Recreation staff went to the pools, golf courses, parks, Antimi Baseball Complex, Rainbow Softball Center, Skate Park, and recreation classes to invite citizens to fill out surveys. The Department obtained 430 completed surveys.

• 2001 Park User Survey
  (Included in 2002 Facility Needs Update of the Parks Recreation and Open Space Master Plan)
  • 2001 Executive Summary
  • 2001 Survey Charts
  • 2001 Survey Instrument

A public survey was conducted in 2001 to gain input for the http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Master_Plan/index.php This citywide citizen survey was outsourced to Leisure Vision to achieve a random sampling of Columbia households, resulting in a statistically-valid survey.

• 2001 Parks and Recreation Citywide Citizen Survey by Leisure Vision
  (Included in 2002 Facility Needs Update of the Parks Recreation and Open Space Master Plan)
  • 2001 Executive Summary
  • 2001 Survey Charts
  • 2001 Survey Instrument

In addition to the surveys commissioned by the Parks and Recreation Department, the City of Columbia commissions citizen surveys to be conducted "to assist in the on-going effort to identify and respond to resident concerns while also assessing citizen satisfaction with the delivery of major city services and to help determine priorities for the community." The City conducts these surveys every 2-3 years. The Parks and Recreation Department is included along with the other City departments in these surveys.

Link to City of Columbia Citizen Surveys