Congress Park Neighborhood Flooding Survey January 2017
Many residents of the Congress Park Neighborhood have experienced flooding, especially in the past few years. The neighborhood lies mostly within the Upper Montclair drainage basin, which stretches from Alameda Avenue on the south, to Colfax Avenue on the North. The City would like to develop a plan to fix or mitigate these flooding problems, and has set up a committee of residents to help do so. On Jan 12 Congress Park Neighbors invited their residents and businesses to take a short survey asking them to give feed back as to whether they had experienced flooding in their neighborhoods over the past 5 years. The survey closed Jan 16, 2017.
The survey was posted on Social Media, sent out in a email blast and posted on this website. There were a total of 139 respondents: 69 responded “Yes” 56 responded “No” and 14 who either identified themselves as not associated with the neighborhood or who abandoned the survey. A map of Congress Park was provided and divided into quadrants.
Quadrant A – North and South E. Colfax to 11th Ave, East and West York St to Steele St.
Quadrant B – North and South 11th Ave to 6th Ave, East and West York St to Steele St
Quadrant C – North and South E. Colfax to 11th Ave, East and West Steele St. to Colorado Blvd
Quadrant D – North and South 11th Ave to 6th Ave, East and West Steele St. to Colorado Blvd
The survey results are provided below.
Respondents who answered “Yes”
These forms are readable on line. Hover over the page, and a horizontal menu will appear. To enlarge press the + circle
A map of the quadrants who reported flooding in the last 5 years
Quadrant A – North and South E. Colfax to 11th Ave, East and West York St to Steele St.
Quadrant B – North and South 11th Ave to 6th Ave, East and West York St to Steele St
Quadrant C – North and South E. Colfax to 11th Ave, East and West Steele St. to Colorado Blvd
Quadrant D – North and South 11th Ave to 6th Ave, East and West Steele St. to Colorado Blvd
Respondents who answered “No”
Click to access floodingno.pdf
