Two-Thirds
Don’t Think Toronto is Serious About Congestion
Toronto, July 10th – In a random sampling of public
opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, two-thirds (BTM2:
62%) say the City of Toronto isn’t serious about trying to reduce traffic
congestion in the city, with 4 in 10 (38%) saying they aren’t taking it
seriously at all.
About 4 in 10 (TOP2: 38%) say they city is serious, but only 1 in 10
(9%) say the city is very serious about trying to reduce traffic congestion in
the city.
Respondents most likely to say that the city isn’t serious about reducing
traffic congestion in the city include those aged 18-34 (71%), males (66%) with
a post-graduate degree (68%), living in the former City of Toronto (69%) or
York (n=71 69%), and interestingly both drivers (65%) and public transit users
(65%) are in alignment about how seriously the city is taking congestion.
Respondents most likely to say the city is serious include those
aged 55-64 (49%) or 65+ (49%), females (42%), the least educated (43%), or with
some college/university (44%), and living in North York (42%) or Scarborough
(43%).
“The perception
amongst a majority of Torontonians is that the city isn’t serious about trying
to reduce traffic congestion; commuters who drive and take public transit even agree with each other on it,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum
Research. "Right now, it appears residents don’t see the mayor’s efforts
to reduce the number of cars in Toronto a serious solution to the City's
congestion problems."
