Appendix N: MAPC Survey

The Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council survey is referred to as “MAPC survey.” The MAPC area includes 101 towns with overlap to NCW. The MAPC survey was conducted on-line within NCW via the Salem News and the Gloucester Times. The partial survey results were downloaded as of May 20, 2004, prior to survey completion, to meet publication deadlines for this report. 767 people responded from NCW towns. The author compiled the results, by collating partial survey results for each NCW town.

		NCW Total		Danvers		Gloucester		Marblehead		Rockport		Swamp-
MAPC Survey			Beverly		Essex		Manchester		Peabody		Salem	scott
1) Thinking about the city or town in which you live, has the quality of life gotten better, gotten worse or stayed the same over the past three years?
	Better	21%	37%	12%	11%	14%	8%	9%	9%	11%	34%	4%
	Worse	46%	34%	46%	63%	51%	77%	45%	57%	47%	36%	78%
	Same	33%	29%	42%	26%	35%	15%	45%	34%	42%	29%	19%
2a) What do you think are the two most important problems facing your community today? First most important:
	Development/ Sprawl	26%	29%	29%	42%	36%	46%	23%	29%	17%	11%	22%
	Traffic	12%	9%	11%	0%	5%	15%	0%	17%	3%	23%	11%
	Crime	4%	4%	6%	0%	4%	0%	0%	3%	3%	8%	0%
	The Economy	8%	8%	0%	0%	15%	0%	9%	6%	6%	7%	4%
	Education/ Schools	15%	18%	14%	32%	13%	23%	5%	17%	8%	16%	19%
	Environment	5%	6%	2%	0%	3%	8%	5%	1%	0%	9%	7%
	Water	3%	0%	11%	0%	1%	0%	5%	0%	33%	1%	0%
	Housing	9%	10%	5%	0%	16%	0%	14%	4%	22%	6%	0%
	Taxes	17%	15%	22%	21%	9%	8%	41%	23%	8%	20%	37%
	Other	1%	0%	2%	5%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
2b) What do you think are the two most important problems facing your community today? 2nd most important:
	Development/ Sprawl	16%	12%	12%	47%	20%	23%	23%	21%	14%	9%	22%
	Traffic	19%	18%	22%	5%	11%	15%	0%	31%	11%	25%	19%
	Crime	5%	8%	2%	0%	6%	0%	0%	4%	6%	5%	0%
	The Economy	8%	10%	3%	0%	11%	8%	9%	8%	3%	10%	0%
	Education/ Schools	12%	9%	14%	21%	11%	15%	14%	9%	11%	14%	19%
	Environment	12%	16%	8%	16%	11%	31%	14%	12%	8%	11%	26%
	Water	5%	8%	15%	0%	3%	0%	5%	3%	22%	3%	0%
	Housing	9%	10%	8%	5%	12%	0%	23%	4%	14%	7%	0%
	Taxes	12%	8%	14%	5%	15%	8%	14%	9%	8%	15%	11%
	Other	2%	2%	3%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	3%	2%	4%

		NCW Total		Danvers		Gloucester		Marblehead		Rockport		Swamp-
MAPC Survey			Beverly		Essex		Manchester		Peabody		Salem	scott
2c) What do you think are the two most important problems facing your community today? (1st OR 2nd most important - arithmetic sum, so total is 200%):
	Development/ Sprawl	42%	41%	42%	89%	56%	69%	45%	49%	31%	19%	44%
	Traffic	30.1%	28%	32%	5%	16%	31%	0%	48%	14%	48%	30%
	Crime	9%	12%	8%	0%	9%	0%	0%	6%	8%	13%	0%
	The Economy	17%	18%	3%	0%	26%	8%	18%	14%	8%	17%	4%
	Education/ Schools	27%	28%	28%	53%	24%	38%	18%	26%	19%	29%	37%
	Environment	17%	22%	9%	16%	13%	38%	18%	13%	8%	19%	33%
	Water	8%	8%	26%	0%	3%	0%	9%	3%	56%	3%	0%
	Housing	18%	20%	12%	5%	28%	0%	36%	8%	36%	13%	0%
	Taxes	29.6%	23%	35%	26%	24%	15%	55%	32%	17%	35%	48%
	Other	2%	2%	5%	5%	2%	0%	0%	0%	3%	3%	4%
3a) What do you think are the two most important problems facing the Boston metropolitan area today? 1st most important:
	Development/ Sprawl	23%	30%	22%	58%	21%	62%	14%	29%	19%	15%	19%
	Traffic	16%	8%	29%	0%	13%	15%	14%	18%	31%	18%	4%
	Crime	10%	11%	6%	5%	14%	0%	0%	10%	6%	11%	4%
	The Economy	16%	14%	18%	16%	19%	15%	23%	12%	6%	12%	44%
	Education/ Schools	9%	8%	9%	0%	11%	0%	14%	12%	8%	9%	4%
	Environment	3%	3%	0%	0%	3%	0%	9%	0%	0%	6%	4%
	Water	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	0%	2%	0%
	Housing	13%	18%	5%	11%	11%	8%	14%	9%	22%	16%	4%
	Taxes	9%	8%	9%	11%	8%	0%	14%	6%	8%	9%	19%
	Other	1%	1%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
3b) What do you think are the two most important problems facing the Boston metropolitan area today? 2nd most important:
	Development/ Sprawl	14%	13%	12%	32%	14%	38%	9%	13%	8%	14%	7%
	Traffic	17%	10%	17%	16%	23%	8%	23%	13%	17%	17%	15%
	Crime	9%	6%	6%	11%	7%	0%	9%	8%	25%	12%	7%
	The Economy	11%	17%	12%	16%	6%	0%	9%	18%	6%	11%	7%
	Education/ Schools	10%	6%	12%	11%	15%	8%	14%	5%	8%	11%	7%
	Environment	11%	13%	9%	5%	9%	31%	14%	14%	14%	9%	7%
	Water	3%	5%	3%	0%	2%	0%	5%	4%	0%	4%	4%
	Housing	13%	15%	11%	0%	15%	8%	14%	14%	14%	11%	15%
	Taxes	11%	13%	14%	11%	9%	8%	5%	10%	8%	10%	30%
	Other	1%	2%	3%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%

		NCW Total		Danvers		Gloucester		Marblehead		Rockport		Swamp-
MAPC Survey			Beverly		Essex		Manchester		Peabody		Salem	scott
3c) What do you think are the two most important problems facing the Boston metropolitan area today? (1st OR 2nd most important - arithmetic sum, total is 200%):
	Development/ Sprawl	37%	43%	34%	89%	35%	100%	23%	42%	28%	29%	26%
	Traffic	32%	18%	46%	16%	36%	23%	36%	31%	47%	35%	19%
	Crime	19%	17%	12%	16%	21%	0%	9%	18%	31%	22%	11%
	The Economy	27%	31%	31%	32%	25%	15%	32%	30%	11%	23%	52%
	Education/ Schools	20%	14%	22%	11%	26%	8%	27%	17%	17%	21%	11%
	Environment	14%	16%	9%	5%	12%	31%	23%	14%	14%	16%	11%
	Water	4%	6%	3%	0%	2%	0%	5%	8%	0%	5%	4%
	Housing	26%	33%	15%	11%	26%	15%	27%	23%	36%	27%	19%
	Taxes	20%	21%	23%	21%	17%	8%	18%	17%	17%	19%	48%
	Other	2%	3%	5%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%	0%
4) How about traffic? In your city or town is traffic a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not a very serious problem or no problem at all.
	Very serious	32%	28%	38%	26%	13%	23%	14%	55%	22%	47%	44%
	Somewhat serious	42%	45%	40%	16%	47%	62%	36%	42%	17%	42%	44%
	Not very serious	21%	27%	14%	37%	32%	0%	36%	3%	47%	10%	11%
	No problem at all	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Not sure	0%	0%	3%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
5)  What concerns you about development in your city or town?
	Not enough development	9%	11%	5%	0%	10%	15%	5%	3%	11%	12%	4%
	Too much development	44%	45%	60%	58%	52%	54%	32%	66%	39%	23%	26%
	Too dense	9%	10%	6%	0%	6%	0%	32%	5%	8%	12%	30%
	Not enough density	2%	7%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%	0%	4%	0%
	Unwanted type of development	15%	9%	6%	16%	12%	0%	9%	8%	17%	27%	30%
	Poor location	4%	3%	3%	5%	5%	0%	5%	5%	6%	4%	7%
	Impact	16%	16%	20%	21%	14%	31%	18%	12%	19%	19%	4%
6) How important do you think it is for your city or town to have homes, stores, and services within walking distance of each other?
	Very important	37%	43%	28%	21%	21%	38%	64%	34%	39%	56%	19%
	Important	20%	22%	14%	11%	20%	31%	14%	13%	22%	23%	19%
	Somewhat important	26%	25%	35%	26%	35%	8%	14%	39%	17%	15%	15%
	Not very important	13%	8%	18%	26%	17%	0%	9%	12%	19%