We have a campaign website at nycsr.org. We will shortly move the website over to nycstreets.org. I wanted to start a place to capture the feedback that we receive on the website. Please post your comments with your name and the date here.

thanks,
Jackie
12.8.2005

yay for legitimizing press coverage! are we linking to this http://www.nypress.com/print.cfm?content_id=14381 on our website?
natalie 1.3.2006

I sent the site to a couple of close friends are here are snippets of their feedback:
"I'm on the fence about your font"
"in general, i think there is just a little too much jargon in there - "vital public spaces" "dynamic public spaces" "civic renaissance of activity" -- what does that exactly mean? i would make it punchier...I wish there were more concrete imagery related to both the problem you see, and the potential solution you have. Contrast the dirty, noisy, traffic-clogged streets of today with what you envision: tree-lined promenades full of children laughing and playing and people eating leisurely at open-air cafes--or whatever. Like the pictures do. I assume this site is for the general public, and I think they need to see the vision in technicolor."
"is that mistletoe up top?"
commenting on global lessons: "very cool page idea. I'd definitely like to see some more cities up there. Of these blurbs, I think Philly's is the best. It gives the problem, solution, and result in relatively concrete terms, and I have a good idea of the type of projects you're talking about."

Also, my own quick notes:
- we use the word politician in the first paragraph - let's change it to elected representatives or civic leaders or something

- our first paragraph should be something more direct/concrete about what we're after, what we believe, etc- that would be more forceful. the current first paragraph can be split into two shorter sentences (the nycsr is working hard to bring common sense improvements to our neighborhood streets. "we are a coalition..." ) and then placed between the paragraph beginning "through investments large and small" and the pp beginning "if you plan for cars and traffic." 

- the city blurbs should be expanded. the current short descriptions were good for the booklet, where space and quantity of text was more of a concern, but on the website they look a bit too sparse

Natalie
12.12.2005

Update:
TA has signed off on the page
TOPP has signed off on the page

PPS has signed off on the page. Woo!


Resources page:
Fred suggests that we add contextsensativesolutions.org and Tresa suggests that we add trafficrelief.org to the to the resources page. -Jackie 12.8.05

Also, Paul and Mike have pointed out that they should be listed as Transporation Alternatives, not "The Transportation Alternatives" on this page. -Jackie 12.8.05

T.A. Comments:

Good Stuff:

• The modern icon / logo are powerful 
• Nice clear, clean navigation pane
• The top navigation is simple and clean and the Currently/Imagined images draw me in.  
• Photo placement on right hand side of page with Stay Informed Box beneath
• Highlighting first paragraph of text works to draw reader attention
• In general the design is clean and appealing.

Bad Stuff:

• The graphic around the logo and the overall color palette for the site do not represent NYC
• Too soft, makes me think of Iowa City or somewhere in Florida, soft colors also make this issue seem less urgent
• The flowers at the top of the page need to go.
• The vines up by the logo and the Georgia font of the body text communicate calm, soft and passive. I would suggest the simple fix of trying a different font for the body text, a sans serif font like Arial or Helvetica.  
• With simpler body text the blue vines up top could still work, but I would leave out the green and red flowers, seems out of place. 
• Please refer to Transportation Alternatives, not The Transportation Alternatives.  
• Need more activity on the site --Although it’s a renaissance, the modernity of it is what’s compelling, not to mention the action inherent to the campaign. 
• Use a darker blue for the top banner – again, swapping passive for active.
• It’s 100% Manhattan-centric. It needs photos of outer-borough neighborhoods and shopping districts.
• It would be good to show photos of the few good things in NYC, like our speed humps, Lafayette Street neckdowns, colored bike lanes, “brick” street print crosswalk, Green Streets, 46th Street in Sunnyside, Queens, street fairs, play streets, etc.