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Commissioner’s Message
Steven Glassman
District II Commissioner parks, medians and public areas. Aspects of the city that were rated most favorably
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City of Fort Lauderdale
Dear Neighbors,
e hit the ground running, setting a framework to focus on priorities for the
City. At the conference meeting on Tuesday, May 1, we reviewed
Wfeedback from the community through a presentation from the annual
Neighbor Survey. The Commission then attended a two-day Goal Setting Workshop
on May 7 and 8 which produced priorities including traffic and mobility, upgrading
infrastructure, workforce housing, and tackling homelessness.
2017 Neighbor Survey
The 2017 Neighbor Survey findings were presented to the Commission to help outline
priorities identified by Fort Lauderdale residents. This is the sixth consecutive year that
the survey has been conducted. The survey was administered with a representative
population of the City, both demographically and by district (geographically) with a
total of 744 households weighing in on their priorities for a brighter future.
The results found Fort Lauderdalians are most satisfied with the quality of police and
fire services, parks and recreation programs and their facilities, and landscaping in
include: a place to visit, a place for play and leisure, and a place to live. In fact,
Fort Lauderdale scored 8% above the U.S. average for satisfaction with customer
service compared to communities with similar population size, highlighting positive
ratings of the City as a place to work, live and visit.
But the survey results also show that the Commission has work to do to make our
community even greater. Neighbors responding to the survey were least satisfied with
the City as a place to educate and raise children, the overall flow of traffic,
maintenance of sidewalks, streets and infrastructure, support of historic building
preservation, and preparing for the future. Most of these concerns echoed your voices
from the campaign and over the years. We will need to roll up our sleeves and work
tirelessly to overhaul our traffic and infrastructure issues so residents trust that their city
is prepared for the future. For full survey results please visit:
fortlauderdale.gov/departments/city-manager-s-office.
Las Olas Corridor Mobility Working Group
There are many unique sections along the 2.5 mile throughway from the river in
downtown to the heart of our acclaimed Fort Lauderdale Beach. Las Olas Boulevard
is a retail and commercial hub for Fort Lauderdale but also serves as a backbone to
several residential neighborhoods. With the various plans and discussions along the
corridor, I along with District 4 Commissioner, Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen will be co-
chairing the Las Olas Corridor Mobility Working Group. The goal is to bring all
stakeholders together to help guide a cohesive plan for the corridor. As it stands
now, there are simply too many plans with no continuity.
Please save the date for the Las Olas Corridor Mobility Working Group Kick-off
Meeting on Wednesday, June 27 from 2:00PM-3:30PM in the Chambers of
Fort Lauderdale City Hall, 100 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, 33301.
Steven Glassman
District II Commissioner
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