But, I don’t see “plan for walkable/bikeable communities” as necessarily being at odds with “improve traffic flow on existing roads…” as top priorities. In completing the survey myself, I was thinking that I’d rather see priority given to making the most of existing roads and related infrastructure before putting in new road capacity. And that “planning for walkable, bikeable communities” expressed my desire to see new development trends that foster a decreased reliance on cars to go almost anywhere and do almost anything–including get to the workplace. (Gosh, I’d LOVE to be able to walk or bike to work–or even to pick up a carton of milk!) So, with time, more “walkable/bikeable communities”– near businesses/employment centers– would lead to fewer miles being driven and less pressure to build new roads to serve car-dependent, isolated subdivisions (so often the case today).

78% of respondents say they live in a “single-family detached house” (half of them 4+ bedrooms) , but respondents largely didn’t support planning new “conventional subdivision developments,” which, if I’m not mistaken, is where most of the county’s single-family detached homes currently are.

Likewise, in housing ,”plan for walkable/bikeable communities” was identified as the highest priority while, under transportation, “improve traffic flow on existing roads: includes widening and intersection improvements” was the top response.

It would be interesting to see how the responses broke down by zip code and/or housing type of the respondent.