The Idea Machine...fueled by your ideas!
    Category: Source: Keyword(s):
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The Idea Machine is powered by thousands of ideas collected as a part of the Amherst Master Planning process.   When compiled together into the Idea Database, these ideas contain 25,103 words!   Performing a Keyword Search with the Idea Machine helps to provide insight into what people are thinking about Amherst now and for the future.

How to perform a Keyword Search:
Type in any word or word fragment to perform a basic keyword search; results can be filtered by category &/or source.  For a multi-keyword search, use the % sign to separate words.
For a literal phrase search, type in the phrase. 

Examples:
(1) to search for all records containing the words "bike" and "path," type "bike%path
(2) to search for all records containing the phrase "bike path," type "bike path."

Word Frequency:
The most frequently occurring words are:
AND, TO, THE, OF, FOR, IN, MORE, TOWN, A, AMHERST, ON & DOWNTOWN.
Click Here for a full Word Frequency Report (pdf 130kb)