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Want to actually hear what Citizens think about street cleanliness? You can generate a high-quality Citizen Street Cleanliness survey with AI, in seconds, right here—just hit the button and you’re set. This tool is made by Specific, so you’re covered with proven expertise.
Why Citizen Street Cleanliness surveys matter
Getting clear feedback from Citizen surveys about street cleanliness isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s non-negotiable if we want real progress on keeping our towns and cities tidy. Skipping these surveys means missing the chance to actually hear the problems straight from the community—and that’s how problems keep piling up.
Street litter is more pervasive than many realize. In Wales, smoking-related litter showed up on 76% of streets in 2022-23, proving just how common environmental issues are and how important regular surveys can be to track progress and spot trouble zones. [1]
Firsthand Citizen feedback reveals where city-wide “clean” claims don’t match what people really experience day-to-day.
Surveys spur real action: You get the raw, local stories that help councils and teams target clean-up resources, focus education campaigns, and benchmark progress.
If you’re not running these, you risk blind spots: “official” stats might not reflect daily life, and Citizen frustration can go unheard.
There’s a reason every innovative city tracks cleanliness with direct Citizen input—because data from the ground up is hard to ignore. Check out our guide on the best questions for a Citizen Street Cleanliness survey to see what really works.
AI survey generator: Smarter, faster, better
Let’s be honest—manual survey creation is slow, repetitive, and prone to human error. Traditional forms often get tossed after a few responses, and leave gaps in the feedback you want. Here’s what sets an AI survey generator apart, especially with Specific powering it.
Manual Surveys | AI-Generated Surveys (Specific) |
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Requires starting from scratch every time | Generates full surveys in seconds via natural language |
Easy to make mistakes or forget important questions | Draws on best practices, templates, and research-backed logic |
No dynamic follow-ups | Automatic follow-up questions for clearer insights |
Basic analytics (often manual) | AI-powered analysis and summaries on completion |
Why use AI for Citizen surveys?
An AI survey generator like Specific takes the guesswork out. You just describe your goal—and it creates targeted, nuanced questions on the spot.
Every step is faster, from drafting questions to deploying—and it keeps quality high with expert logic and built-in best practice.
Specific’s conversational AI makes Citizen feedback feel more like a real chat, which means people are more likely to give thoughtful, honest responses. No more painful, endless forms.
You can deep-dive into the tool features with our AI survey editor overview—where you can even chat your way into a perfect survey.
Designing questions that get real insight
If you ask the wrong question, you’ll get the wrong data—it’s as simple as that. Here’s a real-world example:
Bad question: “Do you think the streets are clean?” (Way too broad. What streets? When? How clean is ‘clean’?)
Good question: “In the past month, which areas in your town have you noticed most litter, and what kind of litter was it?” (Now, we get actionable, location-specific results.)
This is where Specific’s AI shines. Our AI survey builder avoids vague, generic or leading questions. It pulls from a bank of expert-validated templates and adapts every question to the context you’re working with.
Actionable tip: Always specify a timeframe (“in the past week”), a place (“near bus stops”), or a type (“plastic bottles, food wrappers”). The AI does this by default, so your survey goes way deeper than a standard poll.
If you want to take it further, our post on best questions for Citizen Street Cleanliness surveys gives practical examples for every scenario.
Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply
True conversational surveys don’t end after the first answer. Specific’s engine listens in real time, and the AI asks smart, specific follow-up questions based on what each Citizen just said. This lets us gather deeper context—in the moment, without you needing to chase for clarification later. It’s a total time-saver compared to following up by email or phone.
Citizen: “There’s a lot of trash near the central square.”
AI follow-up: “Can you share what types of trash you see most often in that area—like bottles, cigarette butts, or wrappers?”
Citizen: “Sometimes I notice piles after the weekend.”
AI follow-up: “Do you think weekend events or gatherings are contributing to the litter, or is it more from everyday use?”
When you skip these tailored follow-ups, responses remain vague, leaving you with unclear data. Try generating a survey here and see how Specific’s automatic follow-ups (learn how it works) get better answers—instantly.
Follow-ups like these transform your survey into a real conversation: a true conversational survey that uncovers context, not just yes/no answers.
Survey delivery: get feedback where it matters
Getting your Citizen Street Cleanliness survey in front of the right people is just as important as creating it. With Specific, you have two main delivery methods:
Sharable landing page surveys: Perfect for broad Citizen engagement on street cleanliness. Share with your local community group, embed in newsletters, or link from your city’s website. Citizens can open and answer right from their phone or computer, no hassle.
In-product surveys: Not as common for public Citizen surveys, but if your city runs a municipal app, you can target users right when they’re paying their water bill or booking city services—and ask about street conditions in real time.
For Street Cleanliness surveys targeting Citizens, landing page format is usually the go-to—it’s widest reach, most flexible, and fits almost every use case. Here’s a step-by-step on how to create your Citizen survey if you want a full walkthrough.
Analyze responses with AI-powered insights
Once your Citizen responses stream in, the real magic is how Specific helps you make sense of the data. Our AI survey analysis summarizes every response, spots hot issues and recurring themes, and pulls out the core actionable insights in seconds—no spreadsheet wrangling or manual data crunching needed. Features like auto-detecting topics and chatting directly with the AI about your Citizen feedback mean you’re never guessing what the data means.
Want more detail? Here’s our guide on how to analyze Citizen Street Cleanliness survey responses with AI—full of tips for smarter, faster interpretation.
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Sources
Keep Wales Tidy. In Wales, smoking-related litter, including cigarette butts, vapes, packaging, and filter tips, was found on 76% of streets in 2022-23.
Statista. In Singapore, 67.2% of respondents reported 'sometimes' observing someone littering in 2018.
Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). In Ireland, 77% of towns and cities were found to be clean in 2018, but disadvantaged city areas experienced increasing levels of litter.
