Urban lifestyle trends
"Urban lifestyle trends" is a ready-made survey about how residents experience their city day to day. It captures which features of the urban environment stand out, how people move around and use city spaces, and how convenient they find life there. Use it to turn residents' everyday routines into evidence for planning.
What the “Urban lifestyle trends” survey measures
The template records which elements of the urban environment feel most prominent — the transport network, public and green spaces, building density, local services and digital city tools. It tracks how people get around (public transport, private car, walking, bike or scooter, carsharing or taxi) and which spaces they use most, then rates overall convenience of city life. It surfaces the challenges residents face, from pace and noise to transport access, lack of green areas or high daily costs, and asks which development directions and improvements matter most — expanded green areas, better transport, new public spaces, quieter surroundings or safer streets.
Who the “Urban lifestyle trends” template is for
It fits city administrations and municipal departments, urban planners and architects, mobility and transit operators, developers and public-space designers, and teams building city services or apps. Researchers and civic organizations studying quality of life and urban trends can use it to ground decisions in what residents actually experience.
How to adapt the template to your needs
Localize the answer options to your city — name specific districts, transport lines or services instead of generic categories. Add or remove modes of transport and types of urban spaces to match local reality, extend the lists of challenges and development priorities, or keep the open-ended question about desired changes as a source of resident ideas. Branching lets you ask more detail from people who rate the city inconvenient or rarely use urban spaces.
Questions and answer options
Answer options:
— Developed transport network
— Accessible public spaces
— Green areas
— High-density development
— Many local services
— Active use of digital city services
— Hard to assess
Answer options:
— Public transport
— Private car
— Walking
— Bicycle or scooter
— Carsharing or taxi
— I rarely travel around the city
Answer options:
— Parks and green areas
— Cafes and local services near home
— Cultural and public spaces
— Shopping centers
— Workspaces outside home
— I rarely use urban spaces
Answer options:
— The city is generally convenient
— Convenience depends on the neighborhood
— Average convenience
— The city is not convenient
— Hard to say
Answer options:
— High pace and daily pressure
— Noise, density, and an overloaded environment
— Transport accessibility issues
— Lack of green areas
— Lack of quiet places to rest
— High daily expenses
— I do not experience significant challenges
Answer options:
— Expansion of green areas
— Better transport system
— New public spaces
— More ecological solutions
— Development of local infrastructure
— Reduced noise and visual overload
— More accessible digital city services
Answer options:
— More accessible services near home
— A calmer and less overloaded environment
— Better conditions for walking
— More places for rest
— A more convenient and faster transport system
— A safer urban environment
— Hard to determine
