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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.3
Introduction...................................................................................................................4
Descriptive Statistical Analysis...7
Motivation,Location & Frequency Statistics...16
Hypotheses Analysis..19
Conclusions& Interpretations.......24
StudyLimitations.............................................................................................................27
Appendix.........................................................................................................................29
Sample Questionnaire Coded......................................................................................29
Minitab Statistical Analysis Outputs................................................................................32
Open-Ended Question Word Bank.................................................................................38
Demographic Statistics Graphed.................................................................................43
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Executive Summary
The mission of this market research study is to gain insights on perceptions of
the City of Saginaw in the Great Lakes Bay Region (GLBR). This report has been
prepared for the City of Saginaw Branding Committee by four Students at Northwood
University. 400 surveys were physically administered to citizens in the GLBR; in public
spaces, local businesses and colleges. The questionnaire consists of three key parts;
an interest and lifestyle analysis, a media consumption evaluation and an assessment
of familiarity with GLBR cities, focusing on the City of Saginaw. Demographic
information was also collected for classification purposes. Respondents were asked
questions relating to city branding initiatives that have proved to be successful in other
metropolitan areas. We also examined what specific activities draw people to a city.
This data will be useful in determining what the committee should pursue in order to
increase traffic and participation. To provide a clear comparison of Saginaw to other
cities in the GLBR, we asked the surveyed population which cities they are most likely
to go to. Respondents were asked to rate the City of Saginaw on aspects such as visual
appeal, business and shopping variety, entertainment, parks, recreation, security and
safety. These insights will be useful in pinpointing which elements the committee should
focus on in their branding efforts to ensure efficiency and success. The data collected
was tested against four hypothesis and the results identify multiple relationships; college
student status and a want for more variety in shopping entertainment, how often people
listen to the radio versus how often people go out to eat at a dine-in restaurant, the
income bracket of $23,999 or less and a need for bike lanes, and people with children
being concerned with safety and security.
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Introduction
Rebranding initiatives can make a huge difference in the awareness, perception
and success of a brand. It is important to remember, though, that all brands start
somewhere. In order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness when launching a new
branding campaign, one must first analyze the current market situation. This includes
the attitudes about the brand, consumer preferences, and any perceivable trends in the
industry.
A committee has been formed in Saginaw County with the purpose of improving
the image of Saginaw, and it's City Center. Our Market Research group has taken on
the task of gaining a better understanding of the current perceptions of Saginaw, in the
city, and its surrounding areas. To get the most relevant information from the
questionnaire we will be designing to gauge perceptions of the city, we have identified
four key areas to investigate.
First, we will gauge respondent's interest in various city branding elements that
have been used by other cities to increase involvement and traffic. These initiatives
include; farmers markets, co-ops, urban gardening, sustainability, a central gathering
place, food trucks, bike rentals and lanes, a lively art and music scene, clear wayfinding and signage and a large shopping variety. This will identify which elements are
most likely to draw new visitors to the city.
In order to gain a better understanding of the sample, we will look into the
respondents lifestyle. How frequently do they go; out to eat at a dine-in restaurant, to
see a movie at the theater, to a live entertainment event, to have drinks at a bar or
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utilize public parks. This section will identify which activities get the surveyed out of their
house and into a local business.
Then, we will look into the media usage patterns of respondents. We want to find
out whether they are more likely to utilize traditional or social media, and how frequently
they log on. If respondents favor social media, we will find out which outlet has the most
popularity within the sample. This will allow us to pinpoint the best way to reach the
target market. We will also ask if they have seen the Pure Michigan: Great Lakes Bay
Region advertisements on television, or if they have heard them on the radio. It is
important to know if this campaign is reaching the market.
The next area we will address is the awareness of the Great Lakes Bay Region
in the sample. This section includes a comparison between cities located in the region,
identifying which are most favorable. We will then determine familiarity with Saginaw in
the sample. We will ask if they have heard of it, if they have visited and how often they
go there. Then, we will have respondents rate the city on various aspects; visual
appeal, business and shopping variety, entertainment options, security, safety,
recreation and parks. This will help gauge how informed and involved the sample is,
and identify key features that can make or break a city. Lastly, we will ask respondents
what comes to mind when they think of Saginaw. This will be the only open-ended
question on the survey and it may produce valuable insights.
The collected data will then be processed and tested against a set of
hypotheses. We hope to be able to identify key characteristics of booming cities, and to
be able to pass those trends on to Saginaw, to make it the next big thing. The first
hypotheses we will test is whether or not there is a tendency for college students to be
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more concerned than other citizens with a large shopping variety. Next, we will test if
people that listen to the radio often also go out to eat at dine-in restaurants often.
Another hypothesis examines the relationship between the income bracket of $23,999
or less and desire to have bike rentals and lanes. The fourth hypothesis will determine
whether people with children are more concerned with safety and security.
The majority of our sample consists of citizens and college students in the Great
Lakes Bay Region. We enacted a discover-oriented approach with the goal of finding
out exactly how people perceive the city. Our face-to-face method of data collection is
structured through the form of the questionnaire. The questionnaire consists mainly of
closed-ended questions, with one exception- respondents were asked what comes to
mind when they hear the word Saginaw. This is an undisguised study, as respondents
are participating on a voluntary basis.
In order to ensure a representative sample, we administered questionnaires in a
natural setting at multiple existing physical locations throughout the region. We believe
that by getting as much information as we can from each respondent, and opening up
the lines of communication by asking them what they want from a city, we will have a
complete picture of Saginaws current position in the perceptual map of this sample.
The final picture will allow the branding committee to concentrate their efforts only on
endeavors that are worthwhile.
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Descriptive Statistics
Overall, 400 surveys were collected and analyzed, at least 384 were
needed. This number was configured using the following equation:
N=[z^2(p*q)]/(e^2)
p (variance) = 0.5
q (1-p) = 0.5
z (degree of confidence) = 95% confident
e (margin of error) = plus or minus .05
Therefore, N (total sample size) came out to be 384.
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The average importance of Farmers Markets and Co-ops is 2.58 and the median
is 2 (somewhat unimportant). Furthermore, the mode is 1 (not important). Therefore, we
can say that farmers markets and co-ops are not of high importance, although they may
play a small role with our participants when deciding to visit a new city considering the
average is almost 3, which is important.
The results for urban gardening and sustainability initiatives are similar. The
average was 2.29, the median is 2, and the mode is 1. This shows us that people are
not concerned with gardening and sustainability initiatives when visiting a city. The
average is close to two, which is below
important.
The same results can be said for a central gathering place with food trucks
(mean: 2.28, median: 2, mode: 1) and bike rentals and lanes (mean: 2.19, median: 2,
mode: 1). Both have averages close to 2, which is between important and not important.
Therefore, the majority of our participants are not interested in either bike rentals and
lanes, or central gathering places with food center.
Lively art and music scene seems
to be important to our participants when
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deciding to visit a new city. The amount of people that chose very important and
somewhat important was 50.5%. The average is 3.36, the median is 4, and mode is
4. Therefore, most people take into account the art and music scene when deciding to
visit a new city.
Clear way-finding and signage seems to be perceived as an important factor as
well. The mean of the data is 3.46, the
median is 4, and mode is 4. Therefore, the
factor of clear way-finding and signage is
somewhat important to the majority of our
participants considering 54.75% of them
answered that it is either somewhat
with co-ops, urban gardening and sustainability initiatives, central gathering place with
food trucks, and bike rentals and lanes.
Section 2 Descriptive Statistics
The following graphs are the statistics
of the participants lifestyle analysis on how
often they eat at a dine-in restaurant, see a
movie at the theater, go to a live
entertainment event, go have drinks at a bar, and go to public parks. Participants rated
how often they do the previously listed activities.
1= rarely
occasionally
2= somewhat rarely
4= somewhat often
3=
5= often
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Fro
m
the
data
we
see
that
1= rarely
2= somewhat rarely
3= Occasionally
4= somewhat often
5= often
According to the data collected, television and radio are the most popular
traditional media channels. The average usage for television is 3.7 (almost somewhat
often), median is 4 (somewhat often), and mode is 5 (often). This shows that television
is by far the most used out of the four. Radio is next with an average of 3.14
(occasionally), median of 3 (occasionally), and mode of 4 (somewhat often). Both
magazines and newspapers have very low averages of 2.2 and 2.0 (somewhat
rarely). The median for each is 2 (somewhat rarely) and both have the same mode of 1
(rarely).
The following graphs show the awareness of the Pure Michigan: Great Lakes Bay
Region Ads on TV and radio.
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The majority of participants have seen and heard the Pure Michigan:
Great Lakes Bay Region ads on both TV and radio.
Section 4 Descriptive Statistics
The following graphs show the likelihood of visiting each city.
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3= Likely
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responded that they at least go to Saginaw occasionally we get a high percentage. 61%
of participants responded that they do go to Saginaw at least on occasion, if not
more. The descriptive stats support this conclusion considering the average rating is
2.94, the median is 3, and the mode is 3, which 3 is the indication for occasionally.
In section 4, question 7, participants were asked which of the following aspects
needs improvement in relation to Saginaw.
1= Needs Improvement 2= Needs Some Improvement 3= Adequate 4= Meets Expectation 5= Exceeds Expectation
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people did respond that the aspects were adequate. Every average was between
2(needs some improvement) and 3 (adequate): refer to appendix for precise numbers.
Furthermore, the medians for visual appeal, business & shopping variety, and
entertainment options were all 3 and the modes were also 3. The medians and modes
for security/safety and parks/recreation were a little lower at 2 (needs improvement).
Therefore, the first aspects that should be taken into the most consideration for
improvement are security & safety and parks & recreation. However, the other aspects
are only adequate, so there is room for improvement there as well in order to help
rebrand the view of Saginaw.
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These findings prove that we do not reject the null, because the p-value 0.603. This
shows that there is not a relationship between college students and the importance of a
city having more shopping opportunities.
Hypothesis #2:
Ho: There is not a relationship between people who listen to the radio and people
who go out to eat at a dine-in restaurant.
Ha: There is a relationship between people who listen to the radio and people
who go out to eat at a dine-in restaurant.
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DF
radio-ind 4
SS
MS
10.809
2.702
Error
Total
399 403.590
F
2.72
P
0.030
Considering the p-value is 0.030, we reject the null. We will consider that there is a
relationship between people who listen to the radio and people who go out to eat at a
dine-in restaurant. This is relevant for the advertising in the area, via radio.
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Hypothesis #3:
Ho: There is not a relationship between people with the annual income of $23,999
or less and the respondents that are concerned with bike rentals and lanes.
Ha: There is a relationship between people with the annual income of $23,999 or
less and the respondents that are concerned with bike rentals and lanes.
To analyze this information our group used a two-sample t-test and ran information from
(part 1-1-d), a question concerning bike rentals and lanes, and (part 3-10), which asks
for the participants income.
Two-Sample T-Test and CI: $23,999 or less, $24,000 and higher-bikes
Two-sample T for $23,999 or less-bikes vs $24,000 and higher -bikes
N Mean StDev SE Mean
$23,999 or less
0.087
0.083
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Hypothesis #4:
Ho: There is not a relationship between people with children and respondents
who are more interested in security/safety improvements.
Ha: There is a relationship between people with children and respondents who
are more interested in security/safety improvements.
49 1.837 0.921
0.13
0.054
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was expected in this digital age, magazines and newspapers were not effective in
reaching these respondents.
What has been shown to be effective in reaching this sample are the Pure Michigan:
Great Lakes Bay Region television advertisements and radio commercials. The
committee may want to pursue investing in and extending this campaign.
Likely as an effect of the geographical region the questionnaire was administered, a
vast majority of the sample has heard of and visited Saginaw. Respondents rated
Saginaw as the city they were most likely to visit, but Frankenmuth, Freeland, Bay City
and Midland were not far behind.
In the analysis of the motivations behind the sample visiting Saginaw, shopping and
entertainment were shown to be most compelling. Business, school and family also
draw a significant amount of people to the city, but not enough to be statistically
significant in this study.
The geographic area that most respondents reported visiting was Kochville township.
This identifies with the motivator of shopping, as Bay Road and The Fashion Square
Mall were shown to draw an overwhelming majority of respondents to the city. The
majority of the sample reported going to Saginaw occasionally, placing them in the
middle of the road as far as frequency goes.
When asked to rate the City of Saginaw, not a single aspect exceeded the samples
expectations, identifying that there is definitely room for improvement. The areas that
respondents claim to need the most improvement were security and safety, visual
appeal and parks and recreation. Again, business and shopping variety and
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entertainment options did not exceed, or even meet, the samples expectations, but they
were not prioritized in these results.
Our hypotheses tests analyzed produced interesting results as well. There was not a
relationship between college student status and significant interest in shopping variety.
We assume that there might be a relationship between people that listen to the radio
often and people that go out to eat at a dine-in restaurant often because there was proof
that we reject the null. There is not a relationship between people with an annual
income of $23,999 or less and whether they are interested in bike rentals and lanes.
There was significance in the relationship between people having children and a
concern for the safety of the City. This obviously portrays the dire need for
improvements to security.
This study has highlighted positive aspects that Saginaw already has to offer
citizens of the Great Lakes Bay Region. It also has shown the areas needing
improvement that should be prioritized. Perceptions can change as a result of
marketing, events, and even the smallest changes. It is an ongoing process and we
hope that this study will offer the committee a place to start.
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Study Limitations
One limitation we had with our research is that we are relying on people
answering the survey honestly and unbiasedly. The questions we asked are to help see
what would bring people to the Great Lakes Bay Region. If people let others influence
their answers, the data will not show a correct representation of what we are trying to
find out. Instead of answering the way they normally would, if they were around their
friends or family while taking the survey they might be influenced by their friends and
family and let their opinions affect how they answered the questionnaire.
A way we could change this in the future is by having people fill out the survey
while they are not around friends and family. We could have people fill it out in front of
us immediately instead of taking it home or somewhere else to complete it before
returning it to us.
Another limitation is that we wanted to survey people from the surrounding areas,
which can present a problem. When going to different areas and handing out surveys
the people you are sampling is just a small portion. Also, depending on where you are
handing out the surveys, the people in that area might not be a good representation of
the whole population.
We could change this in the future by handing out more surveys in different parts
of the city so that way we get data from all areas of the cities we are surveying. This
would give us a better collection of data to interpret. This would give us views and
opinions of a greater variety of people.
Handing out too many surveys in one location was also another limitation.
Surveying too many people from one location can have a great impact on the data. For
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instance handing out more surveys in Saginaw than any other area would be a bad
idea. We wanted to collect peoples opinions about Saginaw that live in the surrounding
areas of the city. The reason for this is because we were trying to find out what would
bring people to Saginaw that do not normally visit there.
To correct this in the future we could hand out equal amounts of surveys in each
area we are looking to obtain data from. This will give us a more diverse collection of
data to collect and interpret.
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Appendix
General Instructions
Please read all questions and subsets from each section carefully.
Circle the appropriate number or use the space provided to fill in your answer.
important are the following factors when influencing your decision to visit a new city?
Not
Important
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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2
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2
Important
3
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Very
Important
5
5
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5
Rarely
1
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1
1
Occasionally
2
2
2
2
2
3
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3
Often
4
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5
5
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Rarely
1
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1
1
Occasionally
2
2
2
2
2
Rarely
1
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1
1
3
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Often
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Occasionally
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Often
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5
5
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3. Have you seen Pure Michigan: Great Lakes Bay Region Ads on TV?
4. Have you heard Pure Michigan: Great Lakes Bay Region Ads on the Radio?
Section 4 (GLBR Awareness): This section measures familiarity with the Great Lakes Bay Region
1. How likely are you to visit the following GLBR cities?
Not
Very
Likely
a. Bay City
b. Birch Run
Likely
1
1
1
1
1
c. Frankenmuth
d. Freeland
e. Saginaw
2
2
2
2
2
Likely
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
(2) Family
(3) Shopping
(4) Entertainment
(5) School
Other: (6)
Occasionally
Often
a. Visual Appeal
b. Business & Shopping Variety
c. Entertainment Options
d. Security/ Safety
e. Parks/ Recreation
1
1
1
1
1
Adequate
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Exceeds
Expectations
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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1. Gender?
(1) Male
(2) Female
(1) Yes
(2) No
(1) Yes
(2) No
(2) Asian
(3) Caucasian
(6) Other
(2) Freeland
(4) Saginaw
(5) Northern MI
Other: (10)
____ Years
(1) Yes
(2)No
(2) 12,000-23,999
(3) 24,000-35,999
(5) 48,000-59,000
(6) 60,000+
(4) 36,000-47,999
(5) Retired
400 400 0
S1-1b
400 400 0
S1-1c
400 400 0
S1-1d
400 400 0
S1-1e
400 400 0
S1-1f
400 400 0
S1-1g
400 400 0
1.5177 35.53
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
S1-1a
115
S1-1b
132
S1-1c
127
S1-1d
156
S1-1e
131
S1-1f
127
S1-1g
135
400 400 0
1.0115 29.62
S2b
400 400 0
1.1930 43.73
S2c
400 400 0
1.4022 45.07
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S2d
400 400 0
2.0791 49.59
S2e
400 400 0
1.6006 46.51
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
S2a
156
S2b
123
S2c
118
S2d
100
S2e
102
S3-1b
400 399 1
S3-1c
S3-1d
S3-1e
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
S3-1a
179
S3-1b
154
S3-1c
286
S3-1d
307
S3-1e
239
400 400 0
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S3-2b
400 400 0
S3-2c
400 400 0
S3-2d
400 400 0
S3-3
400 400 0
0.1643 34.06
S3-4
400 400 0
0.1842 34.54
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
S3-2a
136
S3-2b
108
S3-2c
152
S3-2d
193
S3-3
326
S3-4
303
400 400 0
S4-1b
400 400 0
S4-1c
400 400 0
S4-1d
400 400 0
S4-1e
400 400 0
S4-2
400 400 0
0.1902 41.44
S4-3
400 400 0
0.1811 39.32
41.00
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
S4-1a
108
S4-1b
105
S4-1c
97
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S4-1d
129
S4-1e
119
S4-2
394
S4-3
379
Variable Minimum
S4-4
Q1 Median
226
Variable Minimum
S4-5
Q1 Median
277
400 395 5
S4-7a
400 393 7
S4-7b
400 393 7
S4-7c
400 393 7
S4-7d
400 393 7
S4-7e
400 393 7
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Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
S4-6
120
S4-7a
146
S4-7b
159
S4-7c
145
S4-7d
140
S4-7e
130
400 400 0
0.2496 35.81
D-2
400 400 0
0.1022 16.85
D-3
400 400 0
0.1078 17.48
D-4
400 400 0
0.9749 32.89
D-5
400 400 0
100 3.320
8.333
0.144 2.887
86.95
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
D-1
244
D-2
355
D-3
351
D-4
316
D-5
9.000
216
400 400 0
100 7.465
0.455 9.108
82.947 122.01
D-7
400 400 0
100 24.503
0.411 8.214
67.474 33.52
N for
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Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
D-6
62
D-7
21
91
400 400 0
1.0928 29.28
D-9
400 400 0
0.2085 35.26
D-10
400 400 0
100 3.395
5.352
D-11
400 400 0
0.116 2.314
68.14
1.3896 60.07
N for
Variable Minimum
Q1 Median
D-8
214
D-9
282
192
D-10
7.000
D-11
125
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Violence
Shopping
Emergency Management
I go to SVSU
Danger!
Crime- Sagnasty
SVSU
Sagnasty-SVSU
It sucks!
Middle of no where
Unsafe
Sagnasty
SVSU
Nexteer Automotive
Crime
Danger
Crime,saftey issues.
Unfortunetly that's about it.
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SVSU
Crime
Violence stereotype
Ghetto
Crime
High school
Shopping
Food
Svsu, Spirit
Only decent shopping
besides outlets, thirty
minutes from home,
dangerous.
The Spirit. Don't go there too
often, and when I do, I have
no clue where I am.
My home town, Friends,
family, school.
People get shot on occasion.
It's not as bad as people
think.
Sagnasty
Where I work
dj vu
Gangs
Bay City
Sagnasty
Dow Event Center
Ghetto
SVSU
bad roads, stop lights
Downtown-despite knowing
better.
Their mall
The downtown needs redoing, very run down and
looks like a ghost town. And
need some safety!
Not safe
Murder city
High crime
Crime
Lack of saftey
Sagnasty
Violence
My home town
SVSU
Crime, robbery, poverty
Murder capital
Maybe crime?
Previous knowledge of it
being a bad town. And the
strip club.
SVSU, Ghetto
Not safe
SVSU
Downtown Saginaw
Downtown and SVSU
SVSU, Saginaw Spirit, Murder
SVSU
SVSU
Ghetto
Crime
Crime
SVSU
Mall
SVSU
I meant to play volleyball
SVSU, work
Variety of food places
Shopping center, SVSU,
Saginaw Spirit
SVSU
Crime, shooting, getting
robbed
I think Saginaw is an okay
city at some parts, but I
mostly think of all the
violence when I think of
Saginaw.
SVSU, mall, shopping district,
area by Saginaw Heritage
Crime and shopping
shopping, resturants
problems
SVSU
kinda safe
crime
old time, court street bridge
parks,music
the ghetto
rather go to Frankenmuth
unemployement
positive growth,excitement
black hole
the nasty
shooting,boarded up houses
popeye's,panda
express,shopping,busy,dirty,
populated
growth in business
good place,bad people
sagnasty
malls,bad neighborhoods
crime,drugs
theater
dowtown
shopping, the spirit
trash,shootings
news,shootings,crime,shoppi
ng
drugs,poverty,romance
shopping
svsu,delta
Violence
malls,bad neighborhoods
dirty,shopping
crime,slums,drugs,best buy
lots of bad
movie theater
shithole
hometown,downtown,
boring
bars,shopping
low budget
shopping,saginaw spirit,svsu,
z bridge
nothing good at least at first
shootings,crime,shopping
home
shopping
gang violence
metropolitan,entertainment
crime,sagnasty,the ghetto
one of the worst cities in the
U.S.
saginaw spirit
hamilton street
Dow Event Center
hamilton street
bars
Fashion Square Mall
cardinals
hamilton street,svsu
covenant
Fashion Square Mall
Fashion Square Mall,Cabelas
fashion square mall, chain
resturants
retro rocks
svus
svsu,hamilton street
fashion square mall
retro rocks, saginaw spirit
Dow Event Center
svsu
fashion square mall
sagnasty
hamilton street
variety
saginaw spirit
crime,ghetto
getting shot
sagianw spirit
rum rush
cardinals,spirit
the spirit,svus
crime
svsu
famous daves
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crime
Work
woody's
shoppping
Resturants Shopping
the spirit
spirit, svsu
svsu,hamilton street
svsu
Hamilton St
hamilton street
hamilton street
Resturants Shopping
svsu
spirit
Problems
Shopping Crime
shopping
shootings
shopping, svsu
violence
svsu
SVSU
spirit
cardinals,delta
saint marys
saint marys
Dow Event Center
fashion square mall,svsu
the spirit,cabelas
delta,svsu,dow event center
wnem
fashion square mall
svsu
hamilton street
hamilton street
violence, fashion square mall
svsu
shopping
hamilton street
crime
shopping
spirit
malls,bad neighborhoods
movie theater
low budget
Shopping Spirit, SVSU, Z
bridge
Resturants Shopping
overblown mediaheadlines,
people being pepper sprayed
in the mall
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