We were set into groups of around 6 people and created a number of questionnaires and surveys that would be suitable to ask the general public of Llandudno. These questionnaires include: a land use survey, this was used to see how many buildings, and how many different types of buildings there were, and how many empty buildings there were and how many specialist shops there were around Llandudno such as tools shops and green grocers. From this data we can get a good indicator on how well a resort is doing. We also created a shopkeeper and pedestrian questionnaire to see how the town was seen through the eyes of the locals and the tourists alike. In the shopkeeper questionnaire such questions are asked regarding the popularity of the shop and what season / time of the year it is most popular. We would use both questionnaires in different locations in the town to get as random results as possible. This also gives a good indicator on how well the town is doing.
Our group also created a traffic count survey that we could use across different parts of the city, we could use the data collected to see which parts of the city get most congested and busiest and at which part of the day. The results will also be able to confirm whether there are any bottle neck or narrow roads and whether there are any problems with congestion in them areas or any other areas for that matter. The results will show whether the traffic is worse near tourist attractions such as the promenade compared to the other areas of the town.
We also compiled a pedestrian count survey sheet. This will show the areas of the town that are more popular with the general public and which areas aren’t as busy as places such as the town centre or the Central Business District. It will also be able to confirm which buildings attract large numbers of people and it will also show at what times of the day the are most busy. This all shows how popular the town is and with the use of the pedestrian questionnaire we can see how much the town relies on tourism. The shopkeeper questionnaire will also show what percentages of the customers are tourists and at what time of the year the shop is most busy. This shows also shows how much the city relies on tourism, for instance, if the shop has a much higher percentage of the customers in the summer, this is most probably due to tourism and visitors to the town, although this isn’t a fully conclusive theory, its highly possible that that is the reason.
Also an environmental quality survey was made to find out which areas of the town have the highest quality environment. This shows which areas of the town are more run down and depleted than others. This survey also underlines parts of the town that have problems with such things as noise pollution, littering and vandalism and whether they worsen in certain areas of the city. We also ask members of the public which areas of the town could be improved and what they thought could be potential problems in the future.
This is all types of primary data we collected on the day; we also used secondary data in the form of rateable values of the properties of which was taken from the Llandudno action plan, satellite images and we also shared data between the group to make it as accurate as possible and to make sure there were no flaws in our data.
The collection of data was set out into two different types; collection of data from asking shopkeepers and members of the general public a series of ready prepared questions , and observation recorded data, which was collected by sitting off and watching from a distance of approximately three metres to record data. On the collection of the questionnaire data, we spent about two minutes on each questionnaire candidate and about ten minutes on observational data recording. This was at each site and we recorded 12 fully answered questionnaires and 6 sites of traffic observation and 6 sites of pedestrian counts. We recorded these surveys in the locations as follows; Promenade- junction with Prince Edward square, Promenade- junction with Vaughan St., Promenade- junction with Tyn Y Ffrith Rd., Mostyn St. at its junction with Vaughn St., Mostyn St. outside M&S, Upper Mostyn St., Augusta St., Gloddaeth St. at its junction with Maelgwyn Rd., Lloyd St. at its junction with Deganwy Ave., Trinity Ave. at its junction with St. David’s Rd., Abbey Rd. at its junction with Clement Ave., Church Walks. By carrying out these surveys in different parts of the city at the same time, this ensures that it is as random as possible and as accurate to the overall result as possible. We recorded all data by using a series of spreadsheets, a clipboard, pencil / pen and ruler. Students were given more time over the summer holidays to record a missing or necessary data by revisiting Llandudno.
The information collected on the day is very closely linked to key questions asked and I will also be essential towards answering the hypothesis. The data collected will help answer one question in particular, “how long did it take for you to record the data?” because obviously if we didn’t record the data we wouldn’t know how long it would take to record the data.
Most of the data recording went almost to plan although there were minor problems in recording the data for different lengths of time and I will look forward to correcting this problem be asking other members of my group to get the required data.
