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City of Portland Residents and Transportation Issues July 2017 Photo by City of Portland employee Lois Summers

Methodology 2 400 live interviews among a representative sample of adult residents age 18 and older in the Sample City of Portland, plus an oversample in Zip Codes 97236 & 97266, for a total of N=100 interviews in this Outer East area. Landline and cell phone interviews Method conducted July 13-16, 2017. +/-5% for the N=400 sample; +/-10% for the N=100 sample, Sampling computed at the 95% confidence Error level.

Portland Residents are Pessimistic 3 About Direction of City “Generally speaking, would you say things in the City of Portland are headed in the right direction, or do you think things are pretty much headed off on the wrong track?” (Q1) Wrong track 48% Right direction 36% Don’t know 16%

Mood in Portland: 4 Key Subgroups (1) Net right Right direction Don’t know Wrong track direction All 36% 16% 48% -12% Region N 35% 15% 50% -15% NE 38% 14% 48% -10% SW 46% 16% 38% +8% SE 34% 18% 48% -14% NW (N=26) 30% 8% 62% -32% Outer East (N=100) 35% 12% 53% -18% Age 18-34 43% 18% 40% +3% 35-44 23% 18% 59% -36% 45-54 48% 10% 41% +7% 55-64 26% 14% 60% -34% 65+ 37% 17% 46% -9% SW Portland residents and those age 45-54 and 18-34 are among the most optimistic. Majorities or pluralities of most other key subgroups are pessimistic.

Mood in Portland: 5 Key Subgroups (2) Right Net right direction Don’t know Wrong track direction All 36% 16% 48% -12% Distance from Downtown Portland Less than 3 miles 45% 14% 41% +4% 3-4 miles 36% 20% 44% -8% 5-6 miles 36% 16% 49% -13% 7-11+ miles 29% 12% 57% -28% Change in commute time last 3 years? Yes 27% 17% 56% -29% No 58% 15% 27% +31% Income Less than $35K 45% 17% 38% +7% $35-$49K 41% 15% 44% -3% $50K+ 31% 15% 54% -23% Pessimism increases with distance from downtown Portland, and with income. Commuters who have experienced a change in their commute time in last three years are among the most pessimistic, while those commuters who have not, are among most optimistic.

Most Important Transportation Issue: Traffic/Congestion 6 “What, in your opinion, is the most important transportation -related issue facing people in the City of Portland today?” (Q2OE) Traffic/congestion 27% Poor road 9% conditions/maintenance Highway traffic 7% Lack of mass transit/public 6% transportation (general) Highways/roads need 5% widening/more lanes Overpopulation/population 5% growth None/nothing 1% Don't know 10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Most Important Transportation 7 Issue: Region Region Outer NW East All N NE SW SE (N=26) (N=100) Traffic/congestion 27% 34% 29% 24% 24% 31% 22% Poor road conditions/ 9% 15% 7% 7% 9% 10% 13% maintenance Highway traffic 7% 2% 6% 13% 6% 22% 7% Lack of mass transit/ public transportation 6% 6% 8% 7% 4% 2% 2% (general) Highways/roads need 5% 4% 1% 7% 8% 3% 3% widening/more lanes Overpopulation/ 5% 6% 6% -- 5% 5% 6% population growth Traffic/congestion is the leading problem throughout the city, in every region. Only 2 people (both in SE) say “lack of bike lanes.”

Rating the City of Portland 8 Transportation System “How would you rate the transportation system throughout the City of Portland overall?” (Q3) 60% 48% 42% 40% 27% 22% 20% 14% 8% 6% 3% 0% Excellent Good Total Average Total Below Poor Don’t know excellent/ below average good average/ poor

City of Portland Transportation 9 System: Key Subgroups (1) Excellent/ Below Net good Average average/poor excellent/good All 48% 27% 22% +26% Region N 48% 29% 22% +26% NE 43% 30% 23% +20% SW 61% 23% 16% +45% SE 49% 26% 20% +29% NW (N=26) 36% 31% 33% +3% Outer East (N=100) 40% 30% 25% +15% Gender Men 42% 31% 24% +18% Women 54% 24% 19% +35% Age 18-34 54% 25% 18% +36% 35-44 44% 28% 24% +20% 45-54 55% 33% 10% +45% 55-64 42% 18% 35% +7% 65+ 39% 33% 25% +14% Income Less than $35K 58% 22% 14% +44% $35-$49K 47% 35% 15% +32% $50-$74K 48% 25% 27% +21% $75K or more 39% 28% 30% +9% SW residents, women and residents age 18-34 and 45-54 are among the most positive. Lower income households are also more likely than higher income households to give higher ratings.

City of Portland Transportation 10 10 System: Key Subgroups (2) Net Excellent/ Below excellent/ good Average average/poor good All 48% 27% 22% +26% Ethnicity Caucasians 45% 29% 23% +22% Non-Caucasians 56% 24% 19% +37% Distance from Downtown Portland Less than 3 miles 58% 25% 14% +44% 3-4 miles 53% 26% 17% +36% 5-6 miles 41% 28% 27% +14% 7-10 miles 46% 29% 21% +25% 11+ miles 33% 38% 29% +4% Change in commute time last 3 years? Yes 41% 29% 27% +14% No 61% 18% 17% +44% Non-Caucasians are more positive than Caucasians, and residents who live closer to downtown are more positive than those who live further away. By commute status, those whose commute hasn’t changed in the past three years are more positive.

Leading Reason for Positive 11 11 Ratings of Transportation System: Public Transit Availability IF EXCELLENT/GOOD: “Why do you give that rating?” (Q4.1OE, N=192) Sufficient public transportation 27% availability (general) Sufficient MAX/light rail 9% availability Good system/works well 8% (general) System could be improved/ 7% conditions vary Better than other cities 7% Sufficient bus/bus route 6% availability Easy to get around/travel 6% Reliable system 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Variety of Reasons for 12 12 Neutral/Negative Ratings IF AVERAGE/BELOW AVERAGE/POOR: “Why do you give that rating?” (Q4.2OE, N=196) 11% Poor road conditions/maintenance 20% 14% Heavy traffic 15% System could be 17% 1% improved/conditions vary/average Lack of public transportation/route 8% Average (N=110) 4% availability (general) Below average/poor (N=86) Overpopulation/many people on 2% 10% roads 5% Slow system/long commute 6% Sufficient public transportation 7% 0% availability (general) Inefficient city planning/no room 1% 8% for growth 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Rating the Downtown Portland 13 13 Transportation System “How would you rate the transportation system in Downtown Portland , specifically?” (Q5) 60% 49% 40% 35% 22% 20% 16% 14% 13% 9% 7% 0% Excellent Good Total Average Total Below Poor Don’t know excellent/ below average good average/ poor

Downtown Portland Transportation 14 14 System: Key Subgroups (1) Excellent/ Below Net good Average average/poor excellent/good All 49% 22% 16% +33% Region N 50% 16% 18% +32% NE 48% 27% 13% +35% SW 58% 19% 11% +47% SE 47% 20% 17% +30% NW (N=26) 42% 30% 28% +14% Outer East (N=100) 31% 22% 21% +10% Gender Men 46% 18% 21% +25% Women 51% 25% 12% +39% Age 18-34 56% 26% 12% +44% 35-44 41% 17% 21% +20% 45-54 62% 20% 12% +50% 55-64 44% 18% 25% +19% 65+ 33% 25% 14% +19% Income Less than $35K 51% 19% 14% +37% $35-$49K 48% 28% 16% +32% $50-$74K 47% 32% 11% +36% $75K or more 49% 15% 21% +28% SW residents and residents age 18-34 and 45-54 are among the most likely to give positive ratings. Women are more impressed than men. No significant differences by income.

Downtown Portland Transportation 15 15 System: Key Subgroups (2) Below Net Excellent/ average/ excellent/ good Average poor good All 49% 22% 16% +33% Ethnicity Caucasians 49% 22% 12% +37% Non-Caucasians 48% 20% 21% +27% Distance from Downtown Portland Less than 3 miles 57% 23% 12% +45% 3-4 miles 51% 21% 17% +34% 5-6 miles 46% 26% 15% +31% 7-10 miles 46% 15% 20% +26% 11+ miles 42% 28% 18% +24% Change in commute time in last 3 years? Yes 47% 18% 23% +24% No 65% 17% 10% +55% Residents who live closer to Downtown are more positive than those who live farther away. Commuters who have not experienced a change in their commute time in past 3 years are more positive.

City of Portland Transportation 16 16 System Compared to Downtown City 60% Downtown 49% 48% 40% 27% 22% 22% 20% 16% 13% 3% 0% Total excellent/good Average Total below Don’t know average/poor

City’s Job Performance: 17 17 Rating Pothole/Street/Road Repair “How would you rate the job the City of Portland has done repairing potholes and improving the quality of City streets and roads?” (Q6) 59% 60% 40% 37% 24% 22% 20% 16% 12% 4% 1% 0% Excellent Good Total Average Total Below Poor Don’t know excellent/ below average good average/ poor All key subgroups rate the City’s performance as “below average/poor.”

Rating Pothole/Street/Road Repair: 18 18 Region Below Net Excellent/good Average average/poor excellent/good All 16% 24% 59% -43% Region N 15% 16% 67% -52% NE 11% 24% 64% -53% SW 16% 32% 46% -30% SE 19% 25% 55% -36% NW (N=26) 12% 23% 65% -53% Outer East (N=100) 19% 20% 58% -39% Residents in each of the City’s regions are unimpressed, but SW Portland residents are not as negative as those living elsewhere in the City.