Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

In your opinion, how satisfied or dissatisfied would you say the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council is regarding the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

In your opinion, how satisfied or dissatisfied would you say you personally in your role as a local official are regarding the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

Do you believe routes, frequency, coverage, etc. contribute to local dissatisfaction with the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

Do you believe cost contributes to local dissatisfaction with the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

Do you believe reliability contributes to local dissatisfaction with the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

Do you believe connectivity to other communities contributes to local dissatisfaction with the transit options currently available in your jurisdiction?

We’re interested in factors that may be encouraging or discouraging the expansion of transit in jurisdictions across the state. To what degree would you say public demand has been encouraging or discouraging the development of transit within your jurisdiction?

We’re interested in factors that may be encouraging or discouraging expansion of transit in jurisdictions across the state. To what degree would you say operation and maintenance costs have been encouraging or discouraging the development of transit within your jurisdiction?

We’re interested in factors that may be encouraging or discouraging the expansion of transit in jurisdictions across the state. To what degree would you say the availability of state or federal funding has been encouraging or discouraging the development of transit within your jurisdiction?

We’re interested in factors that may be encouraging or discouraging the expansion of transit in jurisdictions across the state. To what degree would you say the availability of local funding has been encouraging or discouraging the development of transit within your jurisdiction?

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would you personally as local official support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.?

Whether or not your jurisdiction has any private roads, would you say the majority of your jurisdiction’s Board or Council support or oppose having private roads in your jurisdiction?

Does your jurisdiction currently contain one or more private roads (i.e., roads owned or maintained by developers, by private entities such as homeowners associations, or by the abutting property owners)?

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional income tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through local/regional sales tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional fuel tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional vehicle registration fee (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/county millage? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a special assessment? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)

Whether or not your jurisdiction has any private roads, would you say you personally in your role as local official support or oppose having private roads in your jurisdiction?

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would the majority of your jurisdiction's business community support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.?

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would the majority of your jurisdiction's citizens support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.?

Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.?

In the last two years, has your jurisdiction tried to raise local funding for roads and/or bridges through a special assessment(s)?

In the last two years, has your jurisdiction tried to raise local funding for roads and/or bridges through a new or renewed road millage(s)?

Does your jurisdiction use millage(s) levied by your jurisdiction to fund its contributions to road and/or bridge maintenance, improvement, or construction? (Among those jurisdictions that report using local revenue sources)

Does your jurisdiction use special assessment(s) to fund its contributions to the road and/or bridge maintenance, improvement, or construction? (Among those jurisdictions that report using local revenue sources)

Whether or not you think the current system is broken, to what extent would you support or oppose changing the system of funding local government in Michigan by increasing maximum allowable local millage rates?

Does your jurisdiction have any specific policies regulating design (e.g., lane width, turn lanes, grading/drainage, surface-type, etc.) on private roads within your jurisdiction? (Among those jurisdictions which report having any specific policies regulating private roads)

Does your jurisdiction have any specific policies regulating surface maintenance (e.g., pothole filling, re-paving/re-graveling, etc.) on private roads within your jurisdiction? (Among those jurisdictions which report having any specific policies regulating private roads)