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Transportation Attitudes and Opinions <br />Analysis Based on NSDS Survey (January 2008) <br />Awareness of the issue <br />• Condition of roads: 45% fair, 32% poor, for a total of 77% fair or worse <br />• Relative importance of street repairs: pretty evenly split, with 22% saying more <br />than other City services, 50% saying the same, and 22% saying less important. <br />Of those who felt there are higher City priorities than fixing streets, 53% listed <br />public safety (police and fire), with the rest scattered over a wide range of issues, <br />from education to downtown development to social services. <br />• 97% said fixing potholes was important or very important for the City to address. <br />92% said streetlighting is an important or very important service. <br />Willingness to Solve the Problem <br />• 62% said they are willing to pay increased fees or taxes to repair streets. <br />• 56% said they were willing to pay $110 a year more in property taxes to pay for <br />streets. <br />• 62% said they were willing to pay $2 a month more in garbage fees for street <br />repairs. <br />• Other favored revenue strategies: higher gas taxes (28% preferred this option), <br />higher vehicle registration fees (favored by 33 %). <br />Demand for accountability <br />• 58% were more likely to support increased fees and taxes if there were regular, <br />independent audits. <br />• 48% agreed or strongly agreed that they could trust the council to make good <br />decisions about how street repair funds should be spent. 68% trusted "City traffic <br />engineers." <br />• 62% were not more likely to support a property tax if a specific street list were <br />provided. <br />• Need more analysis of narrative responses to see how the street repair list from <br />the survey compares to the staff - generated list(s). <br />