Q27. In your opinion, what are the higher, medium, and lower priority transportation needs for the nonmetropolitan areas of your region? |
| Higher priority needs (percent) |
Medium priority needs (percent) |
Lower priority needs (percent) |
Not applicable (percent) |
Don't know (percent) |
Number of respondents |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Maintaining or improving condition of existing roads | 90.9 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263 |
| b. Maintaining or improving condition of existing bridges | 80.6 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 263 |
| c. Increasing road or highway capacity to address congestion | 17.1 | 39.9 | 42.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 263 |
| d. Improving safety of existing roads or highways | 65.8 | 32.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263 |
| e. Improving public transit (e.g., reducing congestion, improving accessibility) | 28.9 | 46.4 | 24.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 263 |
| f. Improving rail freight mobility | 18.3 | 40.1 | 36.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 262 |
| g. Improving truck freight mobility | 26.1 | 42.9 | 29.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 261 |
| h. Improving air quality (e.g., reducing surface transportation emissions) | 14.8 | 28.1 | 51.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 263 |
| i. Other | 28.7 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 39.4 | 14.9 | 94 |