Long-term asset management or short-term repairs as current approach to road maintenance and improvement
Full Question Text
In some local jurisdictions, the focus of road and/or bridge maintenance and improvement is on long-term asset management. In other jurisdictions, the focus is necessarily on short-term repairs and “band-aid” fixes. Which of the following, in your opinion, best describes the current approach to road and/or bridge maintenance and improvement within your jurisdiction’s geographic boundaries? (Please respond to the best of your knowledge, even if your jurisdiction does not control local road policy.)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Which of the following, in your opinion, best describes the current approach to road and/or bridge maintenance and improvement within your jurisdiction’s geographic boundaries? (Please respond to the best of your knowledge, even if your jurisdiction does not control local road policy.) | Only short-term fixes | 1% | 14% | 7% | 14% | 12% |
| Mostly short-term fixes, with some long-term asset management | 55% | 39% | 36% | 46% | 40% | |
| Mostly long-term asset management, with some short-term fixes | 29% | 39% | 54% | 34% | 40% | |
| Only long-term asset management | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 12% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Which of the following, in your opinion, best describes the current approach to road and/or bridge maintenance and improvement within your jurisdiction’s geographic boundaries? (Please respond to the best of your knowledge, even if your jurisdiction does not control local road policy.) | Only short-term fixes | 16% | 11% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 12% |
| Mostly short-term fixes, with some long-term asset management | 37% | 42% | 41% | 39% | 52% | 40% | |
| Mostly long-term asset management, with some short-term fixes | 39% | 39% | 47% | 46% | 34% | 40% | |
| Only long-term asset management | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 6% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 4% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Which of the following, in your opinion, best describes the current approach to road and/or bridge maintenance and improvement within your jurisdiction’s geographic boundaries? (Please respond to the best of your knowledge, even if your jurisdiction does not control local road policy.) | Only short-term fixes | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Mostly short-term fixes, with some long-term asset management | 44% | 34% | 41% | 34% | 50% | 41% | 40% | |
| Mostly long-term asset management, with some short-term fixes | 34% | 44% | 41% | 47% | 28% | 42% | 40% | |
| Only long-term asset management | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 4% | |