Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2017, Question 05

Is aim of Master Plan to preserve or transform

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For some local governments, the Master Plan aims to preserve the current character of the community into the future. In other jurisdictions, the Master Plan envisions a future significantly different than the status quo. Thinking about the Master Plan for your jurisdiction, would you say it aims to…(Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
For some local governments, the Master Plan aims to preserve the current character of the community into the future. In other jurisdictions, the Master Plan envisions a future significantly different than the status quo. Thinking about the Master Plan for your jurisdiction, would you say it aims to…(Among jurisdictions that have any Master Plan) Significantly preserve the current character of the jurisdiction 21% 32% 9% 20% 26%
Mostly preserve the current character of the jurisdiction (but still promote some change) 74% 59% 74% 67% 63%
Mostly transform the jurisdiction (but preserve some of the current character) 0% 4% 16% 7% 6%
Significantly transform the jurisdiction 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Don't Know 4% 5% 0% 7% 4%