Charleston Young Professionals Top Issues Poll

1. What are the most important issues impacting our community?

Please rate the following questions about key issues facing our Charleston region and how you want to get involved in solving them. We want to share the results with candidates and elected officials so they know what is important to our region's Young Professionals

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* 1. Please rate the following issues as important for the region to address.

	Not important			Very Important
Affordable housing	Affordable housing Not important	Affordable housing	Affordable housing	Affordable housing Very Important
Alternative transportation (ie. bike paths, greenways, etc.)	Alternative transportation (ie. bike paths, greenways, etc.) Not important	Alternative transportation (ie. bike paths, greenways, etc.)	Alternative transportation (ie. bike paths, greenways, etc.)	Alternative transportation (ie. bike paths, greenways, etc.) Very Important
Building housing that is close to amenities (restaurants, stores, etc.)	Building housing that is close to amenities (restaurants, stores, etc.) Not important	Building housing that is close to amenities (restaurants, stores, etc.)	Building housing that is close to amenities (restaurants, stores, etc.)	Building housing that is close to amenities (restaurants, stores, etc.) Very Important
Cost of living	Cost of living Not important	Cost of living	Cost of living	Cost of living Very Important
Lowering the crime rate	Lowering the crime rate Not important	Lowering the crime rate	Lowering the crime rate	Lowering the crime rate Very Important
Improving K-12 Education	Improving K-12 Education Not important	Improving K-12 Education	Improving K-12 Education	Improving K-12 Education Very Important
Expanding Higher education	Expanding Higher education Not important	Expanding Higher education	Expanding Higher education	Expanding Higher education Very Important
More employment/career opportunities	More employment/career opportunities Not important	More employment/career opportunities	More employment/career opportunities	More employment/career opportunities Very Important
Public transportation	Public transportation Not important	Public transportation	Public transportation	Public transportation Very Important
Protecting environment/quality of life	Protecting environment/quality of life Not important	Protecting environment/quality of life	Protecting environment/quality of life	Protecting environment/quality of life Very Important
Having a vibrant nightlife	Having a vibrant nightlife Not important	Having a vibrant nightlife	Having a vibrant nightlife	Having a vibrant nightlife Very Important
Traffic congestion	Traffic congestion Not important	Traffic congestion	Traffic congestion	Traffic congestion Very Important

Other (please specify)

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* 2. There is a hot debate going on in Charleston about bar closings and placing a moratorium on allowing new bars to open in certain areas. Do you agree with the proposal?

I think it is a problem and agree with the proposal.

I think it is a problem but don't agree with the proposed plan.

I don't agree it is a problem.

There are other ways to address the issue.

I don't have an opinion/don't know enough to comment.

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Traffic and congestion are an issue in our region. Which of the following do you think should be the priorities to address the issue? (You may check more than one option).

Existing roads and bridges

New roads

Bike paths

Public transit

Commuter rail

Light rail

Other (please specify)

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* 4. South Carolina has an estimated $29 billion infrastructure need - to address existing road and bridge repairs. Which of the following would you support as a new funding source to meet this need? (You may check multiple choices).

Increase motor fuel user fee (gas tax)

Place tolls on interstates

Increase local taxes

I don't support increasing funding for infrastructure

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you want to engage in community issues, which of the following are the ways you prefer to do that?

Attend local meetings/public hearings

Make phone calls to elected officials

Send emails to elected officials

Tweet about issues

Post my views on Facebook or other social media

Other (please specify)