The “loves” and “bothers” exercise is a popular part of our small-group studies. Community members post positives (“loves”) and negatives (“bothers”) about their neighborhoods; location and community character consistently appear as reasons community members enjoy living where they do.
Loves
- Location (4 times)
- Green space (3 times)
- “Being close to Briley Parkway and Interstate”
- “Close to downtown, major roads”
- Old trees
- Lot sizes
- “60s houses on nice size lots”
- Convenience
- Sidewalks
- Pedestrians
- Bicycles
- Trees
- Good neighbors
- Great neighbors
- Quiet
- Wildlife
- “Trees/natural features/wildlife”
Bothers
- Need traffic light at Wilowen (4 times)
- Need more traffic lights on Lebanon
- Need more traffic lights
- No bike lane
- No sidewalk (2 times)
- More bus shelters at each stop
- Turning lane only
- Traffic
- Left hand turn at Lebanon/Craigmeade (2 times)
- One road access to Craigmeade subdivision
- Can’t get out of neighbor (traffic)
- “Damn near impossible to turn across traffic on Lebanon Rd”
- Sidewalks needed outbound on Lebanon
- Need more sidewalks
- “Development next door may create flooding near Mill Creek”
- Loss of trees due to construction
- Parking lots
- Additional paving on Wilowen Drive
- Need a traffic light at Lebanon and Quinn/Lisa
- Need Metro WiFi & fiber
- Parking lots
- Maye retail & restaurants in Freeman Bldg. area
- Noise from the trains & industrial areas
- 1-day rentals
- Taxis