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2.2.2 Prioritize Areas for Additional Housing Survey Questions 5 and 6: As part of the Housing Element Update, the City will need to identify additional areas where housing can be accommodated in Pleasanton. Please prioritize the following areas where you think it would be most appropriate to allow for additional housing in Pleasanton. I =Greatest Priority; 8=Least Priority Answcrcd: 6 15 S!<Tped: ? This survey question asked respondents to rank a series of eight suggested areas that may be suitable to accommodate additional housing, with 1 = greatest priority to 8 = least priority. Respondents could also indicate an "Other" option and provide an open-ended response. In the scoring for this response, based on the average ranking assigned by participants, a lower numeric value will equal a higher priority and vice -versa.' The following charts indicate the average score for each response, as well as the distribution of ranking choices for each response, which provides more detail of the composition of the average scores. Overall, the survey respondents ranked on average, as their highest priority, sites for new housing that have been identified as underutilized commercial areas, such as older shopping centers (this response received an average score of 2.51). Respondents also indicated that when choosing housing sites, locating sites near transit is a high priority (average score of 2.90), followed by sites that were part of mixed-use developments (average score 3.50), or along major streets (average score 4.47). The lowest ranked options for new housing included sites within the downtown (5.33), and through the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (average score 5.36). Placing new housing sites within existing neighborhoods was the lowest -ranked preference, scoring an average of 5.43. I The survey randomized the order in which the various responses were listed, in an effort to minimize position bias. FM[ CITY OF PL£ASANTM 7