Posted on: November 01, 2016
According to the 2016 Metro Atlanta Speaks survey, 25 percent of respondents said transportation was the biggest problem facing the Atlanta region, the third straight year this topic topped the list of residents’ concerns. The results of the survey were just released, offering a statistically valid snapshot of residents’ views on a range of critical issues, across 13 counties and the City of Atlanta.
Other interesting transportation-related findings:
- Nearly 1 in 3 respondents said they frequently lacked the transportation to get where they need to go.
- Support for public transit remains strong, with 92 percent of respondents saying improving public transit is “very important” or “somewhat important” to metro Atlanta’s future.
- 43 percent of respondents said expanding public transit is the best long-term solution to the region’s traffic problems, while 32 percent preferred improving roads and highways.
Read more about key survey results at the Atlanta Regional Commission’s News Center and explore the results by county, income, age, and other subsets using our 2016 Metro Atlanta Speaks Data Dashboard. 
