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Home My Public Portal AboutAccess_SurveyTown of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 1 / 228 Preliminary Data TOWN OF BREWSTER COASTAL BEACH ACCESS SURVEY PRELIMINARY RESULTS – MARCH 7, 2016 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 2 / 228 Preliminary Data Q1 Which public coastal beaches in Brewster did you visit this past summer? Please check all that apply. Answered: 2,048 Skipped: 12 Wing Island (behind Cape... Paine's Creek Mants Landing (off Robbins... Saints Landing (off Robbins... Breakwater Landing... Breakwater Point of Rocks Ellis Spruce Hill (behind the... Linnell Crosby I did not visit/use th... I do not use the public... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 3 / 228 Preliminary Data Q2 On average, how often did you visit public coastal beaches in Brewster this past summer? Please check only one option. Answered: 1,860 Skipped: 200 Daily Once per week Multiple times per week Once per month Less than once per month Other 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 4 / 228 Preliminary Data Q3 When did you typically visit the beach this past summer? Please check only one option. Answered: 1,876 Skipped: 184 Week days Weekends Both week days and weekends 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 5 / 228 Preliminary Data Q4 At what tidal cycle are you most likely to visit the beach? Please check only one option. Answered: 1,913 Skipped: 147 High Tide Low Tide It doesn't matter - I d... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses High Tide 14.43% 276 Low Tide 20.28% 388 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 6 / 228 Preliminary Data Q5 What time of day are you most likely to visit the beach? Please check all that apply. Answered: 1,834 Skipped: 226 8 am or earlier 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm or later 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 7 / 228 Preliminary Data Q6 What activities do you, and any other person(s) you typically go with, engage in while at the beach? Please check all that apply. Answered: 1,941 Skipped: 119 Swimming Sunbathing Recreational fishing Shellfishing Kayaking/Paddli ng Boating Family time Walking Quiet time/reflection Birdwatching Yoga Picnicking Sunset watching Other 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 8 / 228 Preliminary Data Q7 What do you like most about Brewster's public coastal beaches Themes from 1445 responses in no particular order: - The Tidal Flats; their beauty, peacefulness, sunsets, long walks, - The natural setting of the beaches and surrounding areas, the wildlife, untouched beauty - Easy to swim, open to all - Not overcrowded, can always find a quiet spot - Simple and small - Cleanliness of the beaches - No commercial development - The town’s most precious and vulnerable land.” Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 9 / 228 Preliminary Data 8 How many miles do you typically drive to a Brewster coastal beach? Please check only one option. Answered: 1,841 Skipped: 219 Less than 1/2 mile 1/2 - 1 mile 2 - 3 miles 4 -10 miles More than 10 miles 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Less than 1/2 mile 15.64% 288 1/2 - 1 mile 29.49% 543 2 - 3 miles 43.94% 809 4 -10 miles 10.16% 187 More than 10 miles 0.76% 14 Total 1,841 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 10 / 228 Preliminary Data Q9 How do you typically get to the beach(es) you visit in Brewster? Please check ALL the options you use. Answered: 1,871 Skipped: 189 Walk Bike Drive Carpool Bus Other 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 11 / 228 Preliminary Data Q 10 Please select the travel option you use most often To get to the beach. Walk Bike Drive Carpool Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 12 / 228 Preliminary Data Q11 What is your favorite (i.e. the beach you like the most and prefer to visit) public coastal beach in Brewster? Please check one option. Answered: 1,838 Skipped: 222 Wing Island (behind Cape... Paine's Creek Mants Landing (off Robbins... Saints Landing (off Robbins... Breakwater Landing... Breakwater Point of Rocks Ellis Spruce Hill (behind the... Linnell Crosby 0% 10% 20% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 13 / 228 Preliminary Data Q12 Have you faced any of these challenges getting to your favorite public coastal beach in Brewster during the summer? Answered: 1,816 Skipped: 244 Lack of parking Traffic on beach roads Overcrowding on the beach Lack of handicap acc... distance fro... Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 14 / 228 Preliminary Data Encountered Frequently Encountered Occasionally Encountered Rarely Never Encountered Encountered Frequently Encountered Occasionally Encountered Rarely Never Encountered Total Lack of parking 51.59% 911 30.18% 533 11.38% 201 6.85% 121 1,766 Traffic on beach roads 15.85% 227 29.47% 422 32.96% 472 21.72% 311 1,432 Overcrowding on the beach 16.86% 261 40.70% 630 29.84% 462 12.60% 195 1,548 Lack of handicap access to the beach 14.20% 162 8.06% 92 13.85% 158 63.89% 729 1,141 Long walking distance from parking area to sand 6.76% 90 15.54% 207 27.40% 365 50.30% 670 1,332 Other 47.50% 76 7.50% 12 6.88% 11 38.13% 61 160 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 15 / 228 Preliminary Data Q13 Think about your favorite public coastal beach in Brewster. Use the following scale to rate your answers to the following statements:1= Strongly Disagree 2= Disagree 3= Neutral 4= Agree 5= Strongly Agree. I would visit my favorite beach in Brewster MORE if it...... Answered: 1,834 Skipped: 226 ....were better . ....were less crowded ....had more parking... ....had better handicap... ....had better water quality ....had alternative .. ....nothing (I already use ... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Total Weighted Average ....were better maintained 18.32% 283 24.47% 378 40.26% 622 12.04% 186 4.92% 76 1,545 2.61 ....were less crowded 9.53% 149 16.38% 256 36.98% 578 25.46% 398 11.64% 182 1,563 3.13 ....had more parking available 11.08% 184 8.61% 143 17.46% 290 26.55% 441 36.30% 603 1,661 3.68 ....had better handicap accessibility 14.29% 203 12.60% 179 59.04% 839 8.09% 115 5.98% 85 1,421 2.79 ....had better water quality 20.08% 293 23.99% 350 43.32% 632 9.80% 143 2.81% 41 1,459 2.51 ....had alternative transportation available for traveling there (e.g. shuttle, bike rental) 21.16% 317 20.36% 305 31.64% 474 16.49% 247 10.35% 155 1,498 2.74 ....nothing (I already use the beach as often as I want) 8.61% 121 8.68% 122 30.32% 426 23.56% 331 28.83% 405 1,405 3.55 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 16 / 228 Preliminary Data Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 17 / 228 Preliminary Data Q14 Several Cape towns are exploring alternative transportation options like using a shuttle service to help alleviate parking constraints at beach landings. For the purposes of this survey, shuttle service could mean a variety of possibilities. If Brewster were to examine this option, many details would need to be considered. As a first step, please give us your thoughts.Outside the option you typically use, would you use any of these alternative options for traveling to the beach? Please check all the options you would be willing to use. Answered: 1,273 Skipped: 787 Walking from satellite... Biking between 0.5 and 2 mi... Taxi/Uber cab Shuttle service from... Other 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Walking from satellite parking (up to half a mile) 54.28% 691 Biking between 0.5 and 2 miles from satellite parking (with personal or rented bicycle) 30.24% 385 Taxi/Uber cab 4.24% 54 Shuttle service from satellite parking (over a half mile from the beach) 61.59% 784 Other 10.68% 136 Total Respondents: 1,273 # Other (please specify) Date Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 18 / 228 Preliminary Data Q15 I would be willing to use a shuttle service to travel to the beach IF shuttle travel time was... (please check all that apply). Answered: 1,747 Skipped: 313 5 - 10 mins 10 - 20 mins 20 - 30 mins 30 - 45 mins 1 hour I would not use a shuttl... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses 5 - 10 mins 33.31% 582 10 - 20 mins 16.83% 294 20 - 30 mins 4.01% 70 30 - 45 mins 0.69% 12 1 hour 0.23% 4 I would not use a shuttle service 44.93% 785 Total 1,747 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 19 / 228 Preliminary Data Q16 If some sort of shuttle service were available, please select the top three beaches you would prefer to take it to. Answered: 937 Skipped: 1,123 Wing Island (behind Cape... Paine's Creek Mants Landing (off Robbins... Saints Landing (off Robbins... Breakwater Landing... Breakwater Point of Rocks Ellis Spruce Hill (behind the... Linnell Crosby 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Top Choice Second Choice Third Choice Total Weighted Average Wing Island (behind Cape Cod Museum of Natural History) 43.60% 75 25.58% 44 30.81% 53 172 1.87 Paine's Creek 61.27% 280 21.66% 99 17.07% 78 457 1.56 Mants Landing (off Robbins Hill Road) 46.56% 88 31.22% 59 22.22% 42 189 1.76 Saints Landing (off Robbins Hill Road) 27.85% 44 36.08% 57 36.08% 57 158 2.08 Breakwater Landing ("Little Breakwater") 43.24% 32 28.38% 21 28.38% 21 74 1.85 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 20 / 228 Preliminary Data Breakwater 42.06% 135 33.02% 106 24.92% 80 321 1.83 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 21 / 228 Preliminary Data Point of Rocks 26.60% 25 27.66% 26 45.74% 43 94 2.19 Ellis 45.26% 62 19.71% 27 35.04% 48 137 1.90 Spruce Hill (behind the Brewster Historical Society) 30.00% 30 24.00% 24 46.00% 46 100 2.16 Linnell 40.98% 134 40.67% 133 18.35% 60 327 1.77 Crosby 63.18% 369 20.21% 118 16.61% 97 584 1.53 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 22 / 228 Preliminary Data Q17 What factors would be most important to you in evaluating whether you would be willing to use a shuttle service to travel to the beach? Answered: 972 Skipped: 1,088 Shuttle Ticket Price Travel Time Convenience of shuttle... Ability to take on... Shuttle schedule Comfort factors... Other 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very Important Moderately important Somewhat important Not at all important Total Weighted Average Shuttle Ticket Price 60.79% 566 20.84% 194 14.82% 138 3.54% 33 931 1.61 Travel Time 63.23% 588 25.05% 233 10.43% 97 1.29% 12 930 1.50 Convenience of shuttle boarding locations 70.58% 662 21.64% 203 6.72% 63 1.07% 10 938 1.38 Ability to take on equipment/beach chairs 71.21% 663 17.19% 160 7.52% 70 4.08% 38 931 1.44 Shuttle schedule 72.44% 678 21.37% 200 5.77% 54 0.43% 4 936 1.34 Comfort factors (comfortable seats, air conditioning etc) 12.05% 101 20.53% 172 38.19% 320 29.24% 245 838 2.85 Other 58.06% 36 8.06% 5 8.06% 5 25.81% 16 62 2.02 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 23 / 228 Preliminary Data Q18 Which of the following environmental factors do you think currently impacts or could impact your access to and use of Brewster's beaches in the future. Please check all that apply. Answered: 1,721 Skipped: 339 Pollution of natural... Beach and/or dune erosion Rising sea levels Storm damage Not sure Other 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Pollution of natural habitats/water 53.98% 929 Beach and/or dune erosion 67.11% 1,155 Rising sea levels 33.93% 584 Storm damage 61.94% 1,066 Not sure 11.04% 190 Other 5.06% 87 Total Respondents: 1,721 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 24 / 228 Preliminary Data Q19 Overall, please rate your experience with visiting/using Brewster public coastal beaches: Answered: 1,791 Skipped: 269 Excellent Good Fair Poor 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Excellent 48.35% 866 Good 44.28% 793 Fair 5.97% 107 Poor 1.40% 25 Total 1,791 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 25 / 228 Preliminary Data Q20 Please tell us anything else you would like to share about your experience with accessing public coastal beaches in Brewster as well as any ideas you would like to share on managing beach access. Answered: 808 Skipped: Over 800 responses to this question. General themes in no particular order or weight: 1. Parking - No problem except between 4th/July and mid-August - More parking and more cars is not the solution - A shuttle is a ‘no brainer’ for the high season. - Resident stickers a priority during this time - Consider business support of shuttle costs 2. Sea Level Rise - Sea level is rising and we should retreat - No more structures allowed on/near coast 3. Handicapped Access - Expand parking and boardwalks for handicapped access 4. Dogs - More dog friendly policy along coast 5. Management - Glad for the BCAG - Town should follow-up with needed support - Parking bans need to be enforced 6. Appreciation for Community Input - Please listen, keep it simple, please think. Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 26 / 228 Preliminary Data Q21 Are you? Answered: 1,817 Skipped: 243 Male Female 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Male 46.18% 839 Female 53.82% 978 Total 1,817 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 27 / 228 Preliminary Data Q22 Are you Answered: 1,835 Skipped: 225 Year Round Resident Part-time Resident Visitor 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Year Round Resident 52.92% 971 Part-time Resident 44.96% 825 Visitor 2.13% 39 Total 1,835 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 28 / 228 Preliminary Data Q23 What age group do you fall within? Answered: 1,815 Skipped: 245 Teenager 20 - 29 yrs 30 - 39 yrs 40 - 49 yrs 50 - 59 yrs 60 - 69 yrs 70 - 79 yrs Over 80 yrs 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Teenager 0.22% 4 20 - 29 yrs 0.72% 13 30 - 39 yrs 4.35% 79 40 - 49 yrs 7.33% 133 50 - 59 yrs 25.29% 459 60 - 69 yrs 37.85% 687 70 - 79 yrs 19.23% 349 Over 80 yrs 5.01% 91 Total 1,815 Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 29 / 228 Preliminary Data Q24 What is your employment status? Answered: 1,813 Skipped: 247 Employed (full time) Employed (seasonal/pa... Self employed Student Retired Unemployed Prefer not to answer 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Q25 How many children are in your household? Answered: 1,779 Skipped: 281 0 1 2 3 4 5 More than 5 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Town of Brewster Coastal Beach Access Survey Prelimi 30 / 228 Preliminary Data