Fall 2014 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage

The Fall 2014 Michigan Public Policy Survey

• Topics:
  • Road issues: road conditions, maintenance, funding; private roads; complete streets; transit; relations with and evaluation of county road commissions; state and local government ethics.
• Methodology:
  • This survey ran from October 6 to December 11, 2014 and received responses from 73% of jurisdictions. Note: the Fall 2014 MPPS consisted of two concurrent surveys. In addition to the survey of general purpose local governments, a similar survey was conducted of county road commission/department officials.
• Primary local government survey (counties, townships, cities, and villages):
  • Local government jurisdictions questionnaire
  • Local government jurisdictions data tables
• Supplemental county road commissions/departments survey:
  • County road commissions/departments questionnaire
  • County road commissions/departments data tables
• Publications:
  • Local leaders say Michigan road funding needs major increase, but lack consensus on options that would raise the most revenue
  • Michigan local leaders see need for state and local ethics reform
  • Michigan local government leaders say transit services are important, but lack of funding discourages their development
  • Michigan local leaders have positive views on relationships with county road agencies, despite some concerns
  • Few Michigan jurisdictions have adopted Complete Streets policies, though many see potential benefits
  • Michigan local government leaders’ views on private roads
• Access data at ICPSR:
  • Learn more about MPPS data access at ICPSR
  • Public/Student-use datasets
    • State and Local Government Ethics
    • Complete Streets
    • Road Issues
    • Private Roads
    • Transit and Public Transportation
    • Relations and evaluation of county road commissions
  • Restricted-use dataset
    • Restricted-use codebook

Input on questionnaire design for the Fall 2014 MPPS was provided by the following people:

• Bill Anderson, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
• Jim Beelen, Michigan Townships Association
• Denise Donahue, County Road Association of Michigan
• Liz Gerber, University of Michigan
• Susan Gorski, Michigan Department of Transportation
• Polly Kent, Michigan Department of Transportation
• Susan Krichbaum, Metropolitan Affairs Coalition
• John LaMacchia II, Michigan Municipal League
• Jonathan Levine, University of Michigan
• Eric Lupher, Citizens Reseach Council
• Larry Merrill, Michigan Townships Association
• Summer Minnick, Michigan Municipal League
• Richard Murphy, Michigan Municipal League

The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of advisory committee members or others who provided input.