A large number of people living in Canada's biggest cities are anxious about the future "livability" of urban spaces and are stressed about traffic and public transit, according to a new poll. The Angus Reid poll commissioned by IBM Canada found that 31% of the 2,015 urban dwellers polled disagreed with the statement: "My city is currently on a path of long-term livability."
Almost half of those polled, 48%, rated traffic and public transit as the biggest infrastructure challenges facing modern cities. Ottawa residents proved to be the most anxious: 75% of those polled said traffic and transit in the city are growing problems, perhaps reflecting the commuter chaos caused by last winter's transit strike.
Other cities where residents polled high levels of anxiety about transit are Calgary (70%), Vancouver (69%), Toronto (60%) and Montreal (53%). Respondents were far more positive about other city services: 66% rated police, fire and ambulance services as excellent or good; 62% approved of their municipal water, sewage and electrical services; and 59% gave a vote of confidence to local education systems.
Vancouver was chosen as Canada's most livable city by the largest number of survey respondents, as 18%, from a list that also included Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton and Winnipeg. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 2.19%, 19 times out of 20.
A large number of people living in Canada's biggest cities are anxious about the future "livability" of urban spaces and are stressed about traffic and public transit, according to a new poll. The Angus Reid poll commissioned by IBM Canada found that 31% of the 2,015 urban dwellers polled disagreed with the statement: "My city is currently on a path of long-term livability."
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