Please note - if you took this survey prior to 12:30pm on Tuesday, July 9th, you may have experienced technical issues when submitting the mapping activity, Show Us Your Norfolk (Phase II).  Please resubmit your responses to this portion of the survey.

We're excited to kick off the online portion of our Phase 2 engagement for NFK2050, Norfolk's citywide Comprehensive Plan update!  This plan sets the vision and policies to help guide development in the city and determine how and where we should grow. We're building on our previous plan, plaNorfolk2030, and we want your input on how to make Norfolk equitable and resilient for all.  In Phase 1, residents told us they want housing for all income levels and family needs, multimodal transportation options, better opportunities for well-paying jobs, a celebration of Norfolk's rich history, art and culture and preparedness toward sea level rise and flooding, to name a few.  This feedback has helped build the foundation for Phase 2 engagement and has informed the content of this survey.

NFK2050 | City of Norfolk, Virginia - Official Website

We're excited to kick off the online portion of our Phase 2 engagement for NFK2050, Norfolk's citywide Comprehensive Plan update!  This plan sets the vision and policies to help guide development in the city and determine how and where we should grow. We're building on our previous plan, plaNorfolk2030, and we want your input on how to make Norfolk equitable and resilient for all.  In Phase 1, residents told us they want housing for all income levels and family needs, multimodal transportation options, better opportunities for well-paying jobs, a celebration of Norfolk's rich history, art and culture and preparedness toward sea level rise and flooding, to name a few.  This feedback has helped build the foundation for Phase 2 engagement and has informed the content of this survey.

NFK2050 | City of Norfolk, Virginia - Official Website

We want to hear from you! The City of Norfolk is developing a plan for how electric vehicle (EV) chargers could be installed across the city in coming years. Please complete this brief survey to help us better understand how our residents currently operate their vehicles, knowledge and interest in EVs and preferences as to where charging stations might be installed in the future.

At the end of the survey, please take the opportunity to be included in future communications for city planning efforts.

Thank you for your participation!

What are your hopes and dreams for the future of Norfolk? What are your thoughts and ideas for improvement on specific Plan Topics? Take the survey here.

The City of Norfolk’s contract with TFC Recycling is expiring this year. City leaders want to know how residents and businesses use the current recycling program and get input and suggestions for improving and managing future recycling programs and services.

Take the survey here.

For more information on the City of Norfolk's recycling efforts, visit our website. 

The City of Norfolk's Neighborhood Quality division is seeking community feedback about recreational and commercial vehicle parking in residential areas. Please fill out our short survey.

The Norfolk Public Library’s mission is to provide equal opportunity access to information, high quality book and multimedia materials, programs, exhibits, and on-line resources to meet the needs of our diverse community for life-long learning, cultural enrichment, and intellectual stimulation. To fulfill its mission, the Library employs a knowledgeable, well-trained staff committed to excellent service and civility. The Strategic Directions are a list of ways that the Library seeks to fulfill its mission. We are asking for your assessment on the success of these Strategic Directions. Please take the survey here.

The Richard A. Tucker Memorial Library is Norfolk's newest library. It opened in the fall of 2021 on the site of the original Richard Allen Tucker Elementary School, built in 1943 to serve children in the neighboring Norfolk Housing Authority's Oak Leaf Park subdivision. The school was closed in 2011, two years before the Southside Aquatic Center opened on the site in 2013. The school building was demolished in 2017, to make way for the new library. 

Norfolk Parks and Recreation is currently developing plans for community oriented open space improvements on the grounds of the library and aquatic center. We held a preliminary public workshop and posted an online survey in November 2021. The survey results guided the development of two preliminary alternatives for the open space. We welcome your feedback to help select the usage of the open space by the library.  Take the survey here.

Originally constructed in 1969, the existing Norfolk Fitness & Wellness Center building was purchased by the City of Norfolk in 2004.  The building has served the community well, but in recent years the building has exceeded its useful lifespan. In April of 2020, the pool was closed due to structural concerns related to the dome that spans and covers the pool.  Based on the safety concerns and the results of additional studies conducted on other portions of the building, the time has come to replace this aged facility with a modern building and reconsidered amenities.  The purpose of this survey is to solicit public input for planning desires and priorities for an enhanced fitness, wellness, and library facility on the existing Norfolk Fitness & Wellness Center site.  The results of the survey will be compiled to create a list of priorities for consideration in the new facility. Take the survey here.

The City of Norfolk and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia received an Asphalt Art Initiative grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance three Norfolk intersections – on Bland Street near the Five Points intersection, E. Charlotte Street in Tidewater Gardens, and San Antonio Blvd in Denby Park to improve intersection safety and make the street more attractive for residents and businesses. Take our survey here.

We want to hear from you! The former site of the Richard A. Tucker Elementary school in Campostella has been transformed in the past decade with the construction of the Southside Aquatics Center and Richard A. Tucker Memorial Library. Parks & Recreation will be creating additional outdoor recreational amenities on this site and have begun the planning process. We value community feedback and would like to hear your thoughts on the types of outdoor amenities best suited for this new 10-acre open space. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

We want to hear from you! The former site of the Richard A. Tucker Elementary school in Campostella has been transformed in the past decade with the construction of the Southside Aquatics Center and Richard A. Tucker Memorial Library. Parks & Recreation will be creating additional outdoor recreational amenities on this site and have begun the planning process. We value community feedback and would like to hear your thoughts on the types of outdoor amenities best suited for this new 10-acre open space. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

We need your feedback! Recreation, Parks & Open Space is renovating the North Fox Hall Park. We want to get feedback from the community on what amenities are best for this park. Renovations will begin in the next few months. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

We need your feedback! Recreation, Parks & Open Space is renovating the North Fox Hall Park. We want to get feedback from the community on what amenities are best for this park. Renovations will begin in the next few months. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

Thank you for participating in our Resilience Park survey. We want to know what a great day in the park looks like to you – tell us by selecting your favorite activities! Your feedback will guide the design of recreation equipment and other features in the park.

This survey was developed using public comments and feedback collected from the community over the last several years.  We grouped the feedback into 5 topics: art, play, family oriented, relaxing, and learning. You will be shown multiple images for each topic - please select your three favorite images for each question. There is room to provide a comment at the end of this survey if you’d like to tell us more.

Take the survey here.

The City of Norfolk’s Department of Transit is currently designing new roadway infrastructure in the Tidewater Gardens area as part of the St. Paul’s Transformation. Phase 2 of this roadway network is under design and will support $300+ million in redevelopment including 710 units of new market rate, affordable and replacement housing, transit-oriented development, commercial and technology investments, and resilient stormwater infrastructure improvements. Take the survey here.

Greeting Citizens

On behalf of the entire Norfolk Police Department and as a key part of our continuing efforts to build community trust, I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete this survey regarding police services, your safety, and crime in the City of Norfolk. The results will be used not only to build public trust, but to direct the department’s operational strategies as we strive to provide the most responsive, effective, and professional services possible. Please indicate the responses that best represent your opinion and provide any other information as appropriate. Your participation is voluntary and each question is optional. Again, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your valuable input.

Larry D. Boone

Chief of Police

Greeting Citizens

On behalf of the entire Norfolk Police Department and as a key part of our continuing efforts to build community trust, I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete this survey regarding police services, your safety, and crime in the City of Norfolk. The results will be used not only to build public trust, but to direct the department’s operational strategies as we strive to provide the most responsive, effective, and professional services possible. Please indicate the responses that best represent your opinion and provide any other information as appropriate. Your participation is voluntary and each question is optional. Again, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your valuable input.

Larry D. Boone

Chief of Police

As part of its commitment to providing a high-quality parking experience in city garages, the Parking Division has purchased high-powered cleaning equipment to scrub our garages and make them squeaky clean. We want everyone to recognize these clean machines and call them by name! Help us pick four names for our four new frontline troops! 

A generous grant from the Stanton Foundation has allowed the Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center to purchase a mobile unit. We'll use this vehicle to bring adoptable animals into neighborhoods as well as to attend community events. Let's give it a name! Please choose from among these three options suggested by NACC staff! Hurry, closes today!

In an ongoing effort to make cycling safe and convenient, the City of Norfolk is testing a dedicated bus-bike-scooter lane along Boush Street between City Hall Ave. and Brambleton Ave. to determine the future configuration for traffic in this area. In this survey, we are asking for your feedback to help the Department of Transit understand how people currently use Boush St. and users’ preferences. Take the survey here.

The Norfolk Environmental Commission (NEC) is a City Council-appointed group of volunteer citizens whose mission is to lead Norfolk residents toward becoming good environmental stewards. To accomplish this mission, the NEC provides information, education, and community participation events. Your participation in this survey will help us better address those environmental issues most important to everyone who lives, works and plays in Norfolk. Take the survey here.

Thank you in advance for taking this brief survey. We ask that you answer the following questions openly and honestly, all submissions will be anonymous.

surveyNFK needs your help! We are beginning a multi-year survey of historic resources, and we want to hear your thoughts on what you think is historic about Norfolk and your neighborhood. Let us know what you’re thinking by taking our poll.

A new St. Paul’s Area Transformation website is coming!  The current website https://www.stpaulsdistrict.org/ is outdated and no longer supports the growing needs of this important community redevelopment project.   To build the best possible website packed with information you need and want, we need your input!   Take a few moments and fill out this short survey.  Thank you!

The City of Norfolk, as a recipient of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is conducting this survey:

1) To collect updated information on housing and community development needs in the City of Norfolk for the Consolidated Plan (HUD Grants Plan) and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; and

2) To better understand residents’ housing decisions and their experiences living, working, or going to school in Norfolk.

This survey is not associated with a ballot issue or political poll. Please invite others to participate in the survey. If you have questions about the Consolidated Plan process, survey and/or need translations of the survey into a language other than English, contact Megan Erwin, HUD Compliance Manager at 757-664-4257 or [email protected]

Take our survey here

It's been a year since we launched the MyNorfolk app/online portal! We want to make sure we're making it easy to submit and track requests, find the information you need and more. Let us know how we're doing.

It's been a year since we launched our redesigned norfolk.gov website! We want to make sure we're making it easy to find what you need, stay up-to-date and more. Let us know how we're doing by taking our survey.

Welcome to the community survey for the Norview/Five Points Placemaking Project. The City of Norfolk and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia received an Asphalt Art Initiative grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance Bland Street near the Five Points intersection and the new park (Google Map link) to improve intersection safety and make the street more attractive for residents and businesses. Please take our short survey.

Welcome to the St. Paul’s area survey for the new apartment buildings located on the blocks numbered 17 and 18, between St. Paul’s Boulevard and Church Street. Please give us your feedback on new housing designs near the Transit Center by taking this short survey.

The Department of City Planning, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, is evaluating potential amendments to the City’s home occupation regulations. With the impacts of the pandemic still being felt, many businesses are operating on a largely remote basis. This means that much more business activity is taking place from homes than ever before, likely including business types that are currently prohibited from operating as such. Please take our survey here.

Did you try to contact the City for any of the following services between March 15, 2020 and June 30, 2020? Your voice matters. Please tell us how we did here.

The City of Norfolk has received more than $2.6 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funding designated to respond to the coronavirus. We seek resident and business input on the most significant needs created by the COVID-19 shutdowns.

Please take this new survey to help us make informed decisions in allocating this funding. 

Local non-profits may apply for the funding through May 15. Find more info at www.norfolk.gov/449/HUD-Entitlement-Grant-Program.

Sincerely,

City of Norfolk

We’re gauging community interest and opinion with the Community Perception Survey on E-scooters.

You can help us by sharing your ideas and input. Your responses help us gain a better understanding of how residents (riders and non-riders) perceive this mode of transportation and what improvements need to be made. Take the survey here.

Thank you,

Department of Transit

City of Norfolk

On behalf of the entire Norfolk Police Department and as a key part of our continuing efforts to build community trust, I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete this survey regarding police services, your safety, and crime in the City of Norfolk. The results will be used not only to build public trust, but to direct the department’s operational strategies as we strive to provide the most responsive, effective, and professional services possible. Please indicate the responses that best represent your opinion and provide any other information as appropriate.

The City of Norfolk and the Elizabeth River Trail Foundation are seeking community input on the plans for a new trailhead access point located near Norfolk State University on the corner of Park and Claiborne Avenues. This trailhead is a crucial anchor point for the 10.5-multi-use trail that will connect the east and west sides of the City, serve as key entry point for daily trail commuters and visiting trail users, provide free, healthy recreational opportunities to surrounding communities and spur economic growth for the adjacent businesses. Please take a moment to complete this quick survey to help us develop a long-term strategy to transform this vacant lot into a transformative and iconic community resource.

The recycling market is not as robust as it once was and shows no sign of improving any time soon. This is a national problem; countries like China have put in place tougher, more restrictive regulations on recycling. With your help, the City of Norfolk is committed to bolstering our efforts and encouraging our residents to reuse, minimize and prevent waste. Take the survey here.

The City of Norfolk needs your feedback on the Princess Anne Road Corridor.

The goal of this project is to improve safety and multi-modal accessibility for all modes of transportation while maintaining efficient traffic flow.  Citizen input will allow Public Works to address issues seen by citizens and residents on a daily basis. Take the survey here.

The City of Norfolk is in the process of redesigning its website to enhance the design, layout, functionality and the overall user experience. We want your input as we develop the new website. Participating in this survey will help staff understand what elements (services, images, layout, etc.) residents would like to see in the new Norfolk.gov. We appreciate your feedback!

The City of Norfolk has formed a Lifelong Learning Commission (comprised of community leaders and volunteers) to help citizens improve their quality of life. The Commission has drafted the following ideas, but would really like you to weigh in on the action steps they have come up with so they know if they are on the right track. This survey will just take a few minutes of your time and will give you the chance to provide your input.

The time has come to give Norfolk.gov a new look and more importantly, to make it easier for you to find the information you need.  The City is already at work on the look, feel, and navigation of the new home page.  Your feedback will inform our decisions, and is therefore greatly valued.

Step 1: Review the three home page mock-ups.  The images are still, so you will not be able to click on the links.  We would like your feedback on the three different color schemes.

Step 2: Select your favorite home page mock-up.

Step 3: Provide any additional feedback on the web page design.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Click here to begin.

The City of Norfolk is reviewing our response to Hurricane Florence.  We want to know how you responded to the Governor’s mandatory evacuation of Zone A. 

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Click here to begin. 

We want to hear from you!  

Are you a frequent visitor of Norfolk.gov?  

The City needs your feedback on its website. Your input will aid in designing a website that better serves our residents.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Click here to begin.

The Department of Recreation, Parks & Open Space (RPOS) wants your input on fishing and crabbing regulations as they work to expand access local waterways.  Join us at 6 pm at the Lambert’s Point Community Center on Monday, October 30 or at 6 pm at the Norview Community Center on Monday November 6 to share your ideas.  If you can’t make one of the meetings, feel free to visit https://www.peakdemocracy.com/portals/77/Issue_5558 and provide your input.

The City of Norfolk is committed to providing residents, businesses, commuters, and guests the best overall experience. Part of the Norfolk experience is sharing information through the city communication vehicles (email, website, social media, etc.) 

To that end, we would like your feedback via a brief survey, regarding the type of information you value most. Your input may be used to update the City of Norfolk’s regular email updates, website content and social media content on sites like YouTube. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Please click this link to complete the survey:

http://www.peakdemocracy.com/4801

Please complete the survey by Monday April 10, 2017 and you will have a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

Should you have any comments or questions, please feel free to call The Norfolk Cares Center at 757-664-6510 or email [email protected].

Thank you.

The City of Norfolk

Recently, in a unanimous vote, the Norfolk City Council voted to adopt Vision 2100 as a guide for Norfolk’s next great Century.  Together with the Resilience Strategy adopted a year ago, we have established our City as among the most forward-thinking cities in the USA and the world.  With such great input from Norfolk residents and key involvement from multiple City departments, we have also raised the bar for all future public input processes in the City.  Your participation shaped this new vision and your input will continue to shape other efforts going forward.  Thank you for your great support and assistance.

We know of no other city that has established a 100-year vision for its future.  At its core, Vision 2100 recognizes four types of places in Norfolk, each with its own opportunities and each with its own challenges.  We are not running away from any part of our City; instead we have identified long-term strategies for all parts of Norfolk.  Our residents identified the people, places, events and things that make Norfolk strong and a great place to live, work and play.  Thus Vision 2100 is not Planning’s vision alone; it belongs to all of us.  If you would like to read the final vision document and learn more about how it was created, visit the project website at norfolk.gov/vision2100.

But this step, while vital, does not end our work on incorporating this vision into the City’s DNA.  In a number of ways our work is just beginning.  You will be hearing more about Vision 2100 in the weeks and months ahead as we work to incorporate its recommendations into plaNorfolk2030, our comprehensive plan, our new Zoning Ordinance, our Long-Term Disaster Recovery Plan, and many other elements of City policy and governance.  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, thank you again for helping us to get this far!

Join us May 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the Attucks Theater (1010 Church Street) for the first of these important meetings, where you will help us decide how we will use our land and protect our assets into the distant future.  For those who participated in the Asset Mapping exercises earlier this year, this will be your opportunity to see the results of that work and tell us about your vision for our city.

As a bonus, beginning at 5:30 p.m., there will be food trucks parked outside the Attucks and the first 50 people in attendance will receive a $5.00 voucher towards their food purchase.  So join us for dinner and stay for the meeting.

Please see the attached flyer for more information, including the complete meeting schedule.

For those who may have received an earlier meeting notice, please note the change in location.

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to attend.

We hope to see you there!

We want to hear what you love about living in Norfolk as we plan for the future. Please take our four-minute survey.

Thank You for Your Input

After reviewing the results of the October public workshops and the analysis of the technical data, HRT and the City of Norfolk provided recommendations and refinements to develop the final set of alignment options to move forward to a more detailed engineering evaluation. Five options have been selected to be advanced for further study. These five options represent a set of potential choice of corridors, transit vehicle technologies, and project scales. All five options would meet NSNTES’ “Purpose and Need” and project themes. In early 2015, Norfolk City Council will select the option(s) that should be moved forward for future analysis in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), scheduled to begin in mid-2015. Public involvement will again be crucial to the success of the next phase of study.