TRANSPLAN SURVEY
FINAL REPORT

Summary of Agree/Disagree Statements:

The respondents were asked to indicate whether they agreed or disagreed with a battery of statements regarding urban transportation in Winnipeg. The results are shown in the table below, ranked by agree to disagree ratio.

It can generally be stated that respondents agreed that a rapid transit system is more important than more streets. it can also be generally stated that respondents disagreed with increased property or income taxes to pay for improved transportation; disagreed that truck or car movements should be restricted at the expense of the economy or increased congestion; disagreed that outlying areas should receive attention at the expense of downtown;and disagreed that there should be an increase in downtown parking rather than an increase in transit service.

One Thing Would Like to See Done to Improve Urban Transportation in Winnipeg:

The respondents were then asked to express what they would like to see done to improve transportation in Winnipeg. The most common answers are listed below.

1. Improvement to layout of street system, ie. wider roads, freeways, bridges bus lanes and traffic lights.
2. Improvements to transit services.
3. Road repairs, better street upkeep and lessened inconvenience of construction.
4. Create bicycle lanes and paths and keep cyclists off the streets.
5. Build a rapid transit system such as a monorail or subway.

The need to have driver retesting and retraining to eliminate bad driving habits was also mentioned frequently.

One Thing Would Not Like to See Done to Urban Transportation in Winnipeg:

Finally, the respondents were asked to indicate what one thing they would not like to see done to urban transportation in Winnipeg. The most common answers are listed below.

1. Cutting or eliminating bus services. This answer was given roughly five times as often as the next most common response.
2. Raising bus fares.
3. Letting roads and bridges deteriorate or not doing necessary construction.
4. Making inappropriate changes to the flow of traffic, including changing traffic lights, stop signs, turning lanes and one way streets.
5. Increasing traffic congestion and tie-ups.

Other common responses included making more freeways, roads, over/under passes, widening streets and adding user fees such as tolls.

Most respondents (71 per cent) agreed it is more important to develop a rapid transit system in Winnipeg than to develop more streets for automobiles. One in four (24 per cent) respondents disagreed with this concept.