Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2013, Question 45c

Effectiveness of attractive city centers, storefronts, and public gathering spaces for economic development purposes

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Regardless of whether you have any placemaking efforts underway, in your opinion, how effective or ineffective for economic development purposes in your jurisdiction are attractive city centers, storefronts, and public gathering spaces?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Regardless of whether you have any placemaking efforts underway, in your opinion, how effective or ineffective for economic development purposes in your jurisdiction are, or could be, attractive city centers, storefronts, and public gathering spaces? Very Effective 23% 11% 49% 31% 20%
Somewhat Effective 54% 25% 44% 41% 31%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 13% 16% 5% 8% 13%
Somewhat Ineffective 1% 3% 0% 3% 2%
Very Ineffective 0% 3% 0% 0% 2%
Not Applicable 3% 32% 1% 10% 23%
Don't Know 6% 10% 1% 7% 8%