Handling of Olympic Village, bike lanes disappoint

Vancouver, BC (Feb 15, 2011) – A January/February survey of Vancouver residents by Justason Market Intelligence finds that the largest proportion of Vancouver residents continues to disapprove of their municipal government’s handling of Olympic Village (53% disapprove, while 28% approve).

For the new separated bike lane on Hornby Street, opinion continues to be divided: 40% approve and 42% disapprove. Note that the largest number of residents (three-in-ten) “strongly” disapprove (28%) of the municipal government’s handling of the Hornby Street bike lane, statistically unchanged since November.

Vancouver residents express their highest approval for the municipal government’s handling of the basics like garbage and street cleaning (79% approve), followed closely by making Vancouver more environmentally conscious (72% approve).

This poll is the third in a regular series surveying City of Vancouver residents.

Justason Market Intelligence is a Vancouver-based market and opinion research firm.

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Research Notes:

• Dates of research: January 20 – February 6, 2011.
• Methodology: A hybrid of 405 telephone and 257 online panel members 18 years and older.
• Margin of error: ±4.9 percentage points 19 in 20 times.
• Research Sponsor: Justason Market Intelligence

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Photo Credit: Leah Gregg