More visible security would make Midtown a better neighborhoods, most participants agreed, and they would like to see security personnel closer to the pavement. Images of security officers patrolling on mountain bikes or horseback received the highest ratings. Significantly, no image of a security officer was given a negative score by survey participants. Also telling is the fact that:

• 48 percent of participants said they feel safe in Midtown, but only in very specific locations and only during the daytime;
• 74 percent of the participants agreed that the police are not sufficiently visible
• 73 percent said there should be a private security force in Midtown.

  

• Image with the highest mean score (+4.96) and second highest mean score (+4.79): This security officer on horseback is more accessible to pedestrians and more aware of his immediate surroundings than he would be inside a patrol car. The image of a police officer on a mountain bike also received a high rating.

<<Results of
<<the Visual
<<Preference
<<Survey™

• Pedestrian Environment
• Streets
• Transit
• Office Buildings
• Parking
• Retail/Mixed-Use
• Residences
• Parks & Plazas
• Security
• Signs