Windshield Survey Guidelines

Overview: A windshield survey happens when you make observations about a community by driving or walking through that community. Conducting a
windshield survey for this class will provide you with a foundation for completing a thorough community assessment. This will give you an opportunity to learn a
new process that will help you understand the community you serve or a community you want to learn more about.
Prompt: For this assignment, you will first review the Windshield Survey Components document. Then, you will go out into your selected community (for your
final project), if possible, or use Google Earth to explore your selected community. Fill out the Windshield Survey Template as you explore your community. Keep
in mind that not all questions in the Windshield Survey Components document may be appropriate for your community. You may want to provide additional
information in your template that is not mentioned in the Windshield Survey Components document.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
 Describe housing and zoning elements of selected community.
 Describe open space elements of selected community.
 Describe boundaries elements of selected community.
 Describe “commons” elements of selected community.
 Describe transportation elements of selected community.
 Describe service centers elements of selected community.
 Describe stores elements of selected community.
 Describe street people elements of selected community.
 Describe signs of decay elements of selected community.
 Describe race elements of selected community.
 Describe ethnicity elements of selected community.
 Describe religion elements of selected community.
 Describe health and morbidity elements of selected community.
 Describe politics elements of selected community.
 Describe media elements of selected community.
Guidelines for Submission: Your assignment should be submitted using the provided Windshield Survey Template in Microsoft Word, with 12-point Times New
Roman font and any sources cited in APA format.
You must score “Evident” on each critical element to earn your points. You have unlimited attempts to correct and resubmit your work until you have scored
“Evident” on each critical element.

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