City Services Satisfaction Survey 2005 City Services Satisfaction Survey | Page 37

Importance Of City Services (Cont.)
(Top Two Box Ratings)
Top Box (Extremely Important, Rating of 7)
Second Box (6)
42
Keep Arlington's Streets Clean
Ensure Clean and Well-Maintained
Parks 38
Make Neighborhood Improvements 36
Presecute Misdemeanor Crimes 33
19
23
Invest in Technology to Improve City
Services
20
50
25
32
50
15
47
Provide Recreational Facilities and
Programs 28 Make It Easier to Get Information 26 Build New Sidewalks 24 Build New Parks 21 17 38
Increase Tourism 22 15 37
Make Improvements for Bicycle
Riders 21
0
19
47
15
15
59
53
21
25
Provide Affordable Housing
61
23
29
Maintain Medians and Rights of Way
61
41
39
13 34
20
40
60
80
100
Percent
Question: “I’m going to read you a list of Arlington city services, and I would like you to tell me how important each of
these services is to you, personally. Please use a scale of 1 to 7, where “1” means not at all important,
and “7” means extremely important. And, remember, you can choose any number from 1 to 7.”
Base: Total respondents, excluding “don’t knows.” (Base Varies; Average Base Size: n=448)
Decision Analyst, Inc.
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