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please be as specific as possible

When answering these questions, please specify what time of day you are talking about: Day/Night/Late night-early morning

Please also note the day of the week and your feelings of safety and also the weather... For example: "If it rains no one is out here so I usually go this way..."

1. What neighborhood do you live in? (please include nearest train station or bus stop and approximate address)

2. Please describe this train or bus station at different times

3. Please describe your route from the train or bus station home (late at night, weekend, week night)

4. Until what time do you travel alone on foot?

5. By bike?

6. Which streets along your walk home are:

a. Well lit

b. Dark

c. Crowded/well-trafficked

d. Desolate/empty

e. Which streets do you avoid at night, why?

7. Do you know where the nearest police or fire station is?

8. Please list landmarks in the neighborhood: open bar, fire station, 24 hour diner, subway stop, etc.

9. Please list things that make you uncomfortable in your neighborhood: Dodgy construction sites, parks, places where people loiter

10. Do you walk home with headphones on?

11. Do you walk home with a hood up?

12. Do you talk on the phone when you're walking? Do you think that's safer or less safe?

13. Can you move quickly in the shoes you wear at night?

14. Shortcuts to take/avoid?

15. What makes you feel safer when you're walking home (being on the phone, keys in hand, whistle)

16. What services would you like to see provided for women traveling alone at night?

17. Do you carry: mace, whistle, keys?

18. What do you want changed in your neighborhood?

19. Questions you'd like to see on this survey?

BRIDGE TRAVEL

Which bridges do you use? What would you like to see changed about them? (For example, a call box, more lights, police officers, etc.)

Williamsburg Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Manhattan Bridge

Queensborough Bridge

Pulaski Bridge

George Washington Bridge

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