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What is a disruptive statement?
A statement
containing personal attacks, profanity, commercial advertising or content which is entirely off-topic, and/or
from a user who has falsified their registration information with the intent to post multiple statements in one topic or to misrepresent their city of residence.
Why does Open Town Hall monitor for disruptive statements?
OpenGov is a non-partisan company dedicated to building public trust in government and broadening civic engagement. Many people will not participate if the forum has disruptive statements.
Does Open Town Hall find many disruptive statements?
No. Disruptive statements are quite rare - less than one in a thousand statements are disruptive.
What does Open Town Hall do if they find a disruptive statement?
Open Town Hall
moves the statement to a different web page,
describes the problem in an email to the author, and
invites the author to change the statement.
Does Open Town Hall ever edit or delete statements?
Never. Only the statement's author can edit or delete a statement.
If I disagree with someone, can I post my opinion?
Yes. Open Town Hall encourages open dialog which, by necessity, includes disagreements.
How do I know if my statement is a 'disagreement' or a 'personal attack'?
Personal attacks are disparaging remarks which impute motives to a person's action. Statements of fact, or of your own opinion are generally not personal attacks.
Here are some examples of statements which are, and are not, personal attacks.
Personal Attack
Not A Personal Attack
He lied.
He said he did X, but in fact he did Y.
She misrepresented the truth.
I don't trust her.
He is greedy.
He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.
She will announce her candidacy soon.
Open Forum has two participation channels :
The Registered Channel: Sign in before or just after you submit your response. Either way, Community Feedback will show your response on this website.The Unregistered Channel: Don't sign in and remain anonymous. Community Feedback will just share your response with Los Alamos County staff.
Note: The first time you sign in, you'll need to register (establish an account on Open Forum). Registration is free.
Los Alamos County has contracted with Community Feedback to monitor responses shown on this website.
To prevent any single user from dominating the forum, Los Alamos County restricts the number of responses any one user can post on selected topics. Registration helps Community Feedback enforce this restriction.
Users, staff and government leaders often want to know the neighborhood from which a response is posted. Community Feedback uses registration to show the neighborhood next to each response (not the address).
If a user posts a response that does not meet Los Alamos County guidelines for civility , Community Feedback uses the user's email address to invite the user to resolve the issue.
Community Feedback will get your contact information. The company is under contract with Los Alamos County to hold it in strict confidence per their privacy policy .
Since you'll see your own response on Open Forum, you'll be able to confirm that your response was posted as you intended.
You'll be able to change and/or delete your response as long as the topic is open.
Yes. Sign out, then set your privacy preference to be "No - just show it without my name to staff". You won't need to register.
While no authentication procedure can perfectly detect every fraudulent registration, Community Feedback is able to secure the registered channel against systematic fraud : cases where users submit enough statements with fraudulent registrations to sway the overall interpretation of the feedback.
Community Feedback is unable to secure the unregistered channel against systematic fraud, because unregistered users are anonymous.
Neither the registered nor the unregistered channel represent a certified voting system or ballot box - and that caveat is footnoted on every page of feedback. Instead, both are additional channels for feedback to government.
Users can participate on the registered channel (by signing in) or on the unregistered channel (by remaining anonymous). Los Alamos County offers both channels in order to broaden participation and maximize decision makers' insights.
The registered channel enables users to assure decision makers that their feedback comes from a real person in a specific neighborhood. It also enables users to participate in a public discussion on the website, as well as manage their own response after posting it.
The unregistered channel is for users who want to provide quick feedback without registering, and/or whose privacy concerns would prevent them from participating if required to register. Because many users with valuable insights will only share them anonymously, this channel gives decision makers the option to consider those insights in their deliberations.
OpenGov is a non-partisan company whose mission is to broaden civic engagement and build public trust in government. Los Alamos County has contracted with OpenGov to administer Open Forum.
If you or anyone in your household ride a bicycle, for what purpose?
How often do you use a bicycle?
If you rarely ride a bicycle, why?
How far on an average daily roundtrip do you travel on your bicycle?
Do you utilize the transit system and bicycling in combination to travel?
What is your most common bicycle route?
Please rank the changes, if any, that you would you like to see your local government make in your community to encourage more bicycle use.
Don’t allow bikes on sidewalks
Sidewalks would instead be reserved for pedestrians
Make this the
Increase bicycle education
For example, more community events to raise awareness about bicycle safety
Make this the
More multi-use paths
For example, Canyon Rim Trail or Canada del Buey Trail
Make this the
Increase safety police presence
This could include more patrol
Make this the
Improve existing paths, roads, sidewalks
For example, repairing potholes or resurfacing areas as needed
Make this the
More on-street bicycle lanes
This could include main thoroughfares and neighborhood streets
Make this the
Is it safe or dangerous to ride a bicycle in your community or does it depend?
If you answered "dangerous" or "it depends" on the previous question, why do you feel it is dangerous to ride a bicycle in your community? What are your top three concerns?
What changes in the system or environment would increase your cycling habits? Choose all that apply.
What specific improvements, facilities or routes would you like to see to improve the bicycling experience in Los Alamos County?
What is your age group? Your response will only be shown to Los Alamos County staff.
What is a disruptive statement?
A statement
containing personal attacks, profanity, commercial advertising or content which is entirely off-topic, and/or
from a user who has falsified their registration information with the intent to post multiple statements in one topic or to misrepresent their city of residence.
Why does Open Town Hall monitor for disruptive statements?
OpenGov is a non-partisan company dedicated to building public trust in government and broadening civic engagement. Many people will not participate if the forum has disruptive statements.
Does Open Town Hall find many disruptive statements?
No. Disruptive statements are quite rare - less than one in a thousand statements are disruptive.
What does Open Town Hall do if they find a disruptive statement?
Open Town Hall
moves the statement to a different web page,
describes the problem in an email to the author, and
invites the author to change the statement.
Does Open Town Hall ever edit or delete statements?
Never. Only the statement's author can edit or delete a statement.
If I disagree with someone, can I post my opinion?
Yes. Open Town Hall encourages open dialog which, by necessity, includes disagreements.
How do I know if my statement is a 'disagreement' or a 'personal attack'?
Personal attacks are disparaging remarks which impute motives to a person's action. Statements of fact, or of your own opinion are generally not personal attacks.
Here are some examples of statements which are, and are not, personal attacks.
Personal Attack
Not A Personal Attack
He lied.
He said he did X, but in fact he did Y.
She misrepresented the truth.
I don't trust her.
He is greedy.
He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.
She will announce her candidacy soon.
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If you or anyone in your household ride a bicycle, for what purpose?
How often do you use a bicycle?
If you rarely ride a bicycle, why?
No response.How far on an average daily roundtrip do you travel on your bicycle?
Do you utilize the transit system and bicycling in combination to travel?
What is your most common bicycle route?
Diamond, Canyon Road, Canyon Rim TrailPlease rank the changes, if any, that you would you like to see your local government make in your community to encourage more bicycle use.
For example, Canyon Rim Trail or Canada del Buey Trail
Is it safe or dangerous to ride a bicycle in your community or does it depend?
If you answered "dangerous" or "it depends" on the previous question, why do you feel it is dangerous to ride a bicycle in your community? What are your top three concerns?
No response.What changes in the system or environment would increase your cycling habits? Choose all that apply.
What specific improvements, facilities or routes would you like to see to improve the bicycling experience in Los Alamos County?
No response.