On the Table Microgrants
CivicLex is happy to announce that we are offering $250 grants for Lexington Residents to Explore the data we gathered during On the Table in more detail!
Any Lexington Resident can use this application to apply for a microgrant on one of the topics listed below. Applications are rolling - apply anytime! - and close for good on February 15, 2023. After your application is accepted, you will have 1 month to complete your project. Questions? You can find a microgrant info session here or contact kit@civiclex.org
About the Data
The OTT data set contains 14,000 responses from 2,500 Lexington residents. It has quantitative data based on 6 multiple choice questions, and qualitative data from 7 open response questions. The qualitative data was coded with a list of 32 key themes from the data. Each response that MENTIONS one of the 32 themes - in a positive or negative light - has a tag for that code in the airtable database. There is also demographic information about each respondent available.
About the Application
Data Analysis: Explore the OTT dataset and propose a deeper dive into the data, based on one or more research questions. Your research question will ideally be related to one of these two categories:
Qualitative Questions that take one of the 32* OTT codes or demographic groups and identify subcodes or common themes within that set of responses. This can be done for all of the codes in a data set (for example, processing the 490 responses tagged with “traffic calming/ safety”) or it can be done for a code inside a certain neighborhood or demographic group (for example, investigating the 207 responses tagged with “housing affordability” from respondents under 40).
An example Qualitative Question might be “What sorts of amenities are being requested in the Urban Greenspaces Code” or “What did Black/African American participants have to say about public transportation?”
Quantitative Questions that investigate the relationship between two or more of the variables measured in the OTT dataset. An example Quantitative Question might be “‘Does OTT participants’ opinion about public transportation vary by education level?” or “How do people who say they like living in their neighborhood feel about protecting the environment?”
Storytelling: Take one of the 32* OTT Codes and write a narrative/story about how it impacts your life in Lexington, something you think is important to understand about the concept, or how and why you would like to see it change. An example topic for a Storytelling Piece might be “Walking from Southland to the Grocery Store” or “A Tale of 6 Storm Drains in North Lexington”.
The On The Table codes (in order of popularity) are:
Walkability, Bikability, and Accessibility
Public Transportation
Amenities & Quality of Life
Environmental Sustainability and Resiliency
Style of Development
Urban Greenspaces
Housing Affordability
Rural Greenspace Conservation
Infill & Redevelopment
Economic Development
Traffic Congestion
Infrastructure & Utilities
Trees
Safety
Growth Location
Economic Equity
Wages & Benefits
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Traffic Calming & Safety
Government Services
Social Services
Recycling & Composting
Public Education
Connectivity
Water Infrastructure / Quality
Urban Services Boundary
Workforce Training
Parking
Government Education
Gentrification & Displacement
Rental Issues