TRANSPORTATION SURVEY THE SEATTLE TIMES Page 1 / 5 TOPLINE DATA SAMPLE: 407 adults in King County 419 adults in Seattle. SAMPLE FRAME: Registered Voter Households MARGIN OF SAMPLING ±5% at the 95% level of confidence ERROR: For both King County & Seattle Samples DATA COLLECTION: Telephone Survey with Live Interviewers 49% via cell phone FIELD DATES: December 15-18, 2018 AREA: King Co = 407 “Suburban”= 261 Seattle = 419 • The questions are presented here as they were asked in the interview • The figures in bold type are percentages of respondents who gave each answer. • The results are presented in 3 segments: “County” = All King County “Suburb” = County Outside Seattle “Seattle” = Seattle Residents • Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. TRANSPORTATION 12. Now I’d like to change the subject and talk about transportation. First, thinking about your own life day-to-day, how much - if at all - does traffic congestion affect your daily life? Would you say it has… COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE A significant impact Some impact Not very much or No real impact on your daily life DK/NA 38 31 16 13 1 36 30 17 15 2 ELWAY RESEARCH, INC. 39 32 16 12 1 TRANSPORTATION SURVEY THE SEATTLE TIMES Page 2 / 5 13. Has traffic congestion changed your own behavior? Have you done any of the following things because of the traffic: COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE MULTIPLE ANSWERS RECORDED Moved closer to my job or change my job location Changed your work hours Work more from home Moved closer to transit or rail lines Joined a carpool or vanpool Made any other changes? 15 18 16 7 5 13 15 19 16 7 5 13 14 16 19 9 6 16 14. Thinking about the road and transit projects being built around the region, do you think that 10 years from now it will be easier to travel around the region, harder or about the same? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE Easier About the same Harder DK/NA 19 35 42 3 17 38 42 3 26 29 41 4 15. Which of these do you think is the most significant contributor to transportation problems in the region? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE The number of new people moving into the area Lack of improvements to roads and highways People living too far from their jobs Insufficient public transportation Poor planning by transportation agencies [OTHER] DK/NA 33 8 7 16 27 5 3 32 11 6 16 27 5 3 35 5 7 19 26 4 4 16. In the broadest terms, what do you think should be the higher priority: COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE Making it easier to travel by car Making it easier to travel without using a car DK/NA ELWAY RESEARCH, INC. 38 57 5 41 52 7 31 66 3 THE SEATTLE TIMES TRANSPORTATION SURVEY Page 3 / 5 17. The following are some ideas being discussed around the county. As I read each one, tell me whether you Favor, Strongly Favor, Oppose or Strongly Oppose that idea. The first one is… ROTATE TOP/BOTTOM STGFAV FAV OPP STGOPP DK A Charge new construction more to cover the cost of transportation improvements to and around their site. COUNTY 27 36 18 14 5 SUBURB SEATTLE 23 32 34 39 21 15 16 10 6 5 6 6 7 14 12 16 28 29 26 49 50 47 3 3 4 COUNTY SUBURB SEATTLE 7 7 6 16 15 20 28 30 28 43 43 42 5 5 4 COUNTY SUBURB SEATTLE 23 22 23 33 36 31 19 16 23 16 15 16 9 10 7 E Make more bus-only lanes on streets and arterials. COUNTY SUBURB SEATTLE 19 17 23 34 34 34 25 26 22 16 18 16 5 5 5 COUNTY SUBURB SEATTLE 11 9 14 25 26 26 31 33 27 28 28 29 4 4 4 congestion – like the lanes on Interstate 405. COUNTY 11 10 11 26 25 28 24 21 27 37 40 29 3 3 5 B Allow more apartment buildings to have no parking, to encourage more people to take mass transit COUNTY SUBURB SEATTLE C Charge a toll to go into downtown Seattle as a way to reduce congestion and raise money for transit. D Expand the downtown streetcar line. F Develop more bicycle lanes. G Add toll lanes, where the price varies with SUBURB SEATTLE 18. The question of tolls comes up often in big transportation projects. In your opinion, what is the main impact of tolls: COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE They reduce traffic congestion 11 11 12 They provide money to build and maintain roads without raising taxes 24 21 27 They provide a faster drive for those willing or able to pay 16 16 17 They penalize drivers who can’t afford to pay 42 44 38 DK/NA 7 8 6 ELWAY RESEARCH, INC. TRANSPORTATION SURVEY THE SEATTLE TIMES Page 4 / 5 19. Voters passed tax increases in 1996, 2008 and 2016 for Sound Transit to develop light rail and increased bus service across the region. In your opinion, are your tax dollars being well-spent by Sound Transit? Or not? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE Well spent Not well spent DK/NA 42 47 11 37 52 11 52 37 12 20. Do you anticipate that your household will benefit from the light rail and expanded bus service being developed? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE Yes No DK/NA 53 44 3 48 51 2 63 34 3 21. Would you support or oppose a tax increase to speed up construction of light rail, or expand it to more places? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE Support Oppose DK/NA 43 54 4 38 57 5 50 44 6 ELWAY RESEARCH, INC. TRANSPORTATION SURVEY THE SEATTLE TIMES Page 5 / 5 DEMOGRAPHICS 22. I have just a few last questions for our statistical analysis. How old are you? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE 18-35 36-50 51-34 65+ [NO ANS] 12 24 37 26 2 11 22 38 26 2 13 27 34 24 2 23. Do you own or rent the place in which you live? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE Own Rent DK/NA 75 21 3 78 19 3 73 23 4 24. Finally, I am going to list four broad categories. Just stop me when I get to the category that best describes your approximate household income - before taxes - for this year. COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE $50,000 or less $50 to 74,000 $75 to 99,000 $100,000 or more NA 18 14 16 38 15 19 14 15 38 14 19 15 13 39 15 25. What is your gender? COUNTY “SUBURB” SEATTLE MALE FEMALE 49 51 49 51 47 53 26. As I said earlier, this survey is sponsored by The Seattle Times. A reporter from the Times may wish to call some people back who participated in this survey to talk about these issues in more detail. Would it be all right with you if a reporter called you? 59% Agreed (n=400) 27. COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11% 14% 12% 12% 10% 10% 10% 10% 11% 28. SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14% 13% 13% 15% 15% 17% 14% ELWAY RESEARCH, INC.