Charles “Chick” Krautler, Atlanta Regional Commission

Charles “Chick” Krautler, Atlanta Regional Commission

2005 Regional Leadership InstituteSunday, September 25 2005

What do residents want for the future of the Atlanta region?

• Residents opinions about issues, challenges & goals

• Development of goal statements

• Measure progress

• Gauge residents perceptions about progress

What do residents think?

• 52% of Metro Atlantans say the quality of life in their community is at least very good.

38%

11%

3%

16%

32%

Very good

Good

Excellent

Poor

Fair


• Metro Atlantans value peaceful neighborhoods and

accessibility to shopping, highways, jobs and schools.


• Concerns about traffic and rapid rate of growth are top-of-mind for most.

17NOTHING

2Sanitation

4Don’t know

4Improved school system

4Improved transportation

4More businesses

3Parks/Recreation

5Neighborhood/Neighbors

6Crime/Safety

9Lack of Accessibility

17Community Growth/Development

24Traffic/Road/Street

Total%Base: Total Respondents

17NOTHING

2Sanitation

4Don’t know

4Improved school system

4Improved transportation

4More businesses

3Parks/Recreation

5Neighborhood/Neighbors

6Crime/Safety

9Lack of Accessibility

17Community Growth/Development

24Traffic/Road/Street

Total%Base: Total Respondents


• Three out of four Metro Atlantans think that their community is headed in the right direction moving into the future.

5%

23%

72%Don’t know

Headed in right direction

Off on the wrong track


Recommend Public Schools in Your Area to Others

72%

19%

58%

30%

Yes, would recommend No, would not recommend

Parents of Public SchoolChildren

No Kids in Public School


Frequency of Mass Transit Use (of those for whom bus or train is accessible)

16%

6%10% 8%

60%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Every day Regularly, butnot every day

Once or twicea week

Less thanonce a week

Never


Likelihood of Mass Transit Use (of those for whom bus or train is not accessible)

22%

16%17%

6%

36%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Every day Regularly, butnot every day

Once or twice aweek

Less than oncea week

Never


42%

39%

37%

36%

34%

33%

33%

32%

32%

31%

29%

28%

27%

25%

62%

66%

64%

68%

65%

61%

60%

66%

64%

61%

63%

59%

59%

45%

Public transportation

Alcohol & drug abuse

School improvement

Environmental protection

Adult literacy and job training

Afterschool programs

Affordable housing

Support for the elderly & disabled

Crime

Early childhood education

Health & wellness

Domestic violence

Racial tolerance

Homelessness

SomeA Lot


42%

39%

37%

36%

34%

33%

33%

32%

32%

31%

29%

28%

27%

25%

48%

65%

64%

60%

50%

49%

48%

47%

74%

48%

47%

59%

49%

64%

Your Community Atlanta Region

6%

26%

27%

24%

16%

16%

15%

15%

42%

17%

18%

31%

22%

39%

Gap Community vs. Atlanta


Alcohol & drug abuse

School improvement


Adult literacy and job training

Afterschool programs

Affordable housing

Support for the elderly & disabled

Crime


Health & wellness

Domestic violence

Racial tolerance

Homelessness

What do RLI class members think?

• A high majority (65 %) of RLI Class members say the quality of life in their community is excellent or very good.

Good, 34%Excellent, 26%

Very Good, 39%


•Economic development and prosperity top the list of most important issues to this class. Transportation challenges follow closely behind.

Most Important Issue/ChallengeTotal

%Regional Prosperity & Economic Development 32Transportation 30Community Involvement & Building 14Educational Excellence and Achievement 13Environment & Community Sustainability 11


•84 % of class members think that the region is headed in the right direction

The right direction, 84%

The wrong track, 16%


Would You Recommend Schools in Your Area to Others?

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Yes No Not Sure


Is There Easy Way for You to Access Public Transportation?

No, 83.8%

Yes, 16.2%


If direct and efficient bus or train were available for my commute to work, I would use it...

Less than once a week, 21%

Don't know, 5%

Once or twice a week, 8%

Regularly, but not every day, 37%

Every day, 18%Never, 11%


A lot of Work Some Work Little/Good Shape

74%

58%

65%

71%

71%

61%

71%

53%

64%

55%

60%

45%

63%

66%

39%

29%

48%

37%

44%

26%

42%

34%

29%

40%

29%

56%

37%

34%

Adult literacy & job training

Crime

Domestic Violence

Support for eldlery & disabled

Health & Wellness


Homeslessness

Racial tolerance


Afterschool Programs

Alcohol and drug abuse

Affordable housing

School Improvement


Issu

e o

f C

on

cern

% Responding


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Crime

Domestic Violence


Health & Wellness


Homeslessness

Racial tolerance




Affordable housing

School Improvement


Region

Your Community

5%

26%

14%

15%

-2%

10%

8%

45%

21%

21%

37%

32%

28%

42%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Crime

Domestic Violence


Health & Wellness


Homeslessness

Racial tolerance




Affordable housing

School Improvement


RLI Class- Region

Residents Region

45%

18%

28%

50%

40%

24%

26%

30%

23%

20%

21%

31%

20%

31%

Atlanta Regional Goals

ommunity involvement

egional Prosperity

ducational Excellence

ir Quality &

ransportation

nvironmental Sustainability

So, what does this mean to you?

• Public’s perceptions of the issues• Public’s perceptions of where well we are doing

toward addressing issues and challenges• The objective of RLI is to educate you about these

issues:– How these issues affect your community AND the region– What you as leaders can do to affect positive change in

your community and the region.

Questions

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Charles “Chick” Krautler, Atlanta Regional Commission

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