A land use survey reports that Californians prefer to live in single-family detached houses, drive alone to work, and -- contrary to popular belief -- are pleased with their commute.
"Californians recognize the challenges facing this fastgrowingstate from too much traffic congestion to too little affordable housing but most do not experiencethese troubles in their everyday lives, according to a new survey released today by the Public PolicyInstitute of California (PPIC) and the Hewlett, Irvine, and Packard Foundations. The result? Residents aredeeply ambivalent about their own part as well as their governments role in creating solutions." [Entire report available online in PDF format, 39 pages, 397 KB]
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: * PPIC Statewide Survey: Special Survey on Land Use-November 2002

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