2014 citymatters survey results
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Quality of life- Top 3 Scores -
20%
33%
36%
38%
48%
67%
69%
56%
15%
37%
45%
38%
50%
70%
69%
58%
23%
37%
47%
51%
52%
63%
70%
64%
Affordable housing
Traffic and navigation
Indoor recreationalfacilities
Outdoor recreationalfacilities
Arts and Cultural events
Good place to raise afamily
Restaurants and cafés
Overall quality*
2014
2013
2012
Mayor Performance (Top 3 Scores)
39% 40%25% 25%
2014MichaelSavage
2013MichaelSavage
2012Peter Kelly
2011Peter Kelly*
Municipal Council Performance
20% 20%
35% 42%
30% 24%
2014 2013
Score 1-5Score 6-7Score 8-10
Municipal Service - Top 3 Satisfaction Scores -
21%
28%
35%
47%
40%
59%
55%
41%
19%
28%
29%
36%
35%
42%
45%
49%
18%
23%
33%
41%
32%
51%
56%
62%
Road maintenance
The cost of municipalwater services
Public transportation
Recreation facilities
Snow clearing
Green spaces
Police services
Garbage collection
Halifax
Toronto
Ottawa
Safety- % who feel Very Safe or Mostly Safe
61%
41%50%
64%
47%54%
70%
51% 53%
How safe do you considerdowntown?
How safe would you feelwalking alone at night in
downtown?
How safe would you feeltaking public transit home
after 10pm?
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Crime Indicators- % indicating Yes -
10%
33%
77%
7%
31%
72%
10%
33%
59%
Personally been a victim ofa serious crime in the city
Know someone who hasbeen a victim of a serious
crime
Areas of the city you avoidfor safety reasons
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Carrying Personal Protection
82%
25%
6% 3% 3%
80%
23%
9% 7% 6%
81%
23%
5% 4% 4%
Charged cellphone
Flashlight Whistle Pepper spray Personal alarm
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Which one is more of a Safety Hazard …?
48% 45%42%53%56%
40%
A bicyclist who does not obey signsor traffic lights
A speeding car in a School Zone
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Activity Level of Residents– More or Less Active than a Year Ago –
16%
68%
8% 8%15%
57%
16% 12%12%
70%
8% 10%
More Active About the Same Less Active Not sure
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
14% 4%17%14% 4%
17%14% 4%17%
Ride a bike to getsomewhere
Walk to getsomewhere
Take publictransportation
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Incidence: Use Active Transportation (in a typical week)
Thoughts on Cyclists & Public Transit- % indicating Yes -
43%
26%
46%
26%
39% 38%
Cyclists should be required to have alicence to ride their bicycles
The City is doing enough to encouragepeople to use public transit
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Perceived Tolerance (Top 3 Scores) of Residents Towards…
54%45%
39% 39%
58%53% 51% 51%
65%
52% 48%53%
Gays andLesbians
People fromnon-Christian
religions
Immigrantsfrom another
country
Immigrantsworking in your
city
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
Importance of Bullying as an Issue
51%35%
6% 2% 5%
70%
25%4% 0% 1%
Veryimportant
Important Unimportant Veryunimportant
Don't know
2014 2013
5% 4%14%
4%
Victim of bullying Being a bully
2014 2013
2.6 times7.9 times7.9 times 2.6 times
Incidence: Bullying Among Adults (past year)
75%
46%
The new Halifax Central Library The Roy Building on BarringtonStreet
69% 64% 63%
38%
Changes to theCogswell
Interchange
Plans for one ortwo four-rink
surfaces
A new artscentre
Plans to build anew CFL stadium
Support for Projects Under Consideration
Support for Projects Under Development
Halifax Development Policies …
29%36%
20%
Place too much emphasison heritage preservation
Appropriately balance theinterests of heritage
preservation
Place insufficientemphasis on heritage
preservation
29%
50%
10% 5%
Very Important Important Unimportant VeryUnimportant
Importance of Heritage Trust
Quality of Drivers in Our City
2%9%
28%
47%43%
29%26%
10%
City Drivers Halifax Transit Drivers
Excellent Good Fair Poor
City Drivers – More Aggressive or Less Aggressive
36%
22%
58%65%
2% 5%
City Drivers Halifax Transit Drivers
More aggressive About the same Less aggressive
22%
29%
29%
29%
34%
36%
38%
39%
41%
51%
71%
76%
Driving without lights
Running red lights
Ignoring stop signs
Road rage
Eating while driving
Drinking and driving
Weaving in and out
Tailgating
Excessive speeding
Failing to yield to pedestrians
Talking on a cell phone
Texting on a cell phone
Unsafe Driving Behaviours% indicating these behaviours are a serious problem (Top 3 scores)
Unsafe Driving Behaviours – Transit Drivers% indicating these behaviours are a serious problem (Top 3 scores)
12%
15%
15%
16%
16%
18%
18%
19%
27%
37%
Making stops at non-designated areas
Ignoring stop signs
Weaving in and out
Running red lights
Excessive speeding
Tailgating
Failing to yield to pedestrians
Late braking
Not waiting for passengers to sit beforeleaving the stop
Cutting off other vehicles
Halifax’s Economy
4%
34%
44%
14%
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Expectations for the Economy (this time next year)
16%
69%
11%
Better About the same Worse
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