The following topics have been drawn directly from community input into suggested survey topics and themes. This section covers topics that were within the Economy and Social Infrastructure Theme.

• Keeping taxes low
• Creating a definable town center
• Creating commercial retail hubs or center
• Offering different types of housing
• Exploring multi-use developments
• Expanding the supply of affordable housing
• Developing more transport options such as bike lanes and buses
• Building a network of pedestrian-friendly sidewalks
• Developing recreation trail networks
• Embracing more tourism economy
• Pursuing more local employment opportunities
• Encouraging and attracting desirable businesses
• Creating buffers between residential and major traffic corridors
• Restricting residential density

Survey participants were asked to score each topic on its importance to shaping the future of Falmouth.
SCALE: 1 = Not Important  to 10 = Highly Important

To simplify the data in this chart, the responses were groups as follows:

• 1,2,3 = Not important
• 4,5,6,7 = Neutral
• 8,9,10 = Important