{"id":4029,"date":"2014-07-31T17:53:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T00:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.justasonmi.com\/?p=4029"},"modified":"2022-11-17T02:08:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T02:08:16","slug":"election-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.justasonmi.com\/?p=4029","title":{"rendered":"Election challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vancouver B.C. (31 July 2014) \u2013 Housing affordability<\/strong> and solving homelessness<\/strong> are the most important challenges facing Vancouver, according to a poll conducted this month by Justason Market Intelligence.<\/p>\n

Housing and housing affordability<\/strong> top the list of Vancouver’s challenges with unprompted mentions from 27% of residents, followed by homelessness and poverty<\/strong> (17%). A further five per cent (5%) mention cost of living<\/strong>, a challenge related both to housing affordability and homelessness. Public transportation<\/strong> and the municipal government’s fiscal management<\/strong> also register as important challenges for groups of fewer than 10%.<\/p>\n

Among renters<\/strong>, one-third (35%) cite housing affordability as a top challenge for the city.<\/p>\n

Residents aged 65 and older cite fiscal management \/ wasteful spending<\/strong> as a top concern (17%), near par with this group’s concern about housing affordability<\/strong> (22%) and homelessness<\/strong> (18%).<\/p>\n

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Priority issues<\/h2>\n

Mirroring these top concerns for the City, just over half of Vancouverites identify ending homelessness<\/strong> as the top priority for Vancouver for the next three years (54%). Improving vehicle infrastructure<\/strong> is a top priority for one-third (32%) of residents, ahead of improving cycling and walking infrastructure<\/strong> (21%).<\/p>\n

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Is Vision Vancouver supporting fading?<\/h2>\n

The same poll finds that half of likely voters now describe themselves as less supportive of Vision Vancouver<\/strong> than they were a few years ago. Fifteen per cent (15%) are now more supportive of Vision, while 31% say there has been no change in their level of support for Vision Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Groups who are now less supportive of Vision:<\/p>\n