The CityMatters survey asks citizens what it's really like to live in Halifax and how they feel about our economy, lifestyle, government and more. This presentation was prepared by Rick Emberley, Senior Council for MQO Research highlighting the results of the survey. There was an interactive panel discussion which took place on December 1, 2014 at the Prince George Hotel.

2. How Are We
Doing - From
Year to Year?

3. Quality of
Life
Are Halifax residents … happy?

4. Quality of life
- Top 3 Scores -
20%
38%
36%
33%
52%
48%
64%
70%
69%
69%
67%
56%
15%
37%
45%
38%
50%
70%
58%
23%
37%
51%
47%
63%
Overall quality*
Restaurants and cafés
Good place to raise a
family
Arts and Cultural events
Outdoor recreational
facilities
Indoor recreational
facilities
Traffic and navigation
Affordable housing
2014
2013
2012

5. Mayor and
Council
Performance
How would you rate the Mayor
and its Council?

6. Mayor Performance (Top 3 Scores)
39% 40%
25% 25%
2014
Michael
Savage
2013
Michael
Savage
2012
Peter Kelly
2011
Peter Kelly*
Municipal Council Performance
30% 24%
35% 42%
20% 20%
2014 2013
Score 1-5
Score 6-7
Score 8-10

7. What Makes Us
Different?

8. Municipal
Services
Are municipal services meeting
residents’ expectations?

9. Municipal Service
- Top 3 Satisfaction Scores -
23%
21%
35%
29%
28%
35%
42%
49%
47%
40%
56%
55%
59%
41%
19%
28%
36%
45%
18%
33%
41%
32%
51%
62%
Garbage collection
Police services
Green spaces
Snow clearing
Recreation facilities
Public transportation
The cost of municipal
water services
Road maintenance
Halifax
Toronto
Ottawa

10. Halifax
Safety
Do Residents Feel Safe in
Halifax?

11. Safety
- % who feel Very Safe or Mostly Safe
61%
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
41%
50%
64%
47%
54%
70%
51% 53%
How safe do you consider
downtown?
How safe would you feel
walking alone at night in
downtown?
How safe would you feel
taking public transit home
after 10pm?

12. Crime Indicators
- % indicating Yes -
10%
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
33%
77%
7%
31%
72%
10%
33%
59%
Personally been a victim of
a serious crime in the city
Know someone who has
been a victim of a serious
crime
Areas of the city you avoid
for safety reasons

13. Carrying Personal Protection
82%
25%
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
6% 3% 3%
80%
23%
9% 7% 6%
81%
23%
5% 4% 4%
Charged cell
phone
Flashlight Whistle Pepper spray Personal alarm

14. Which one is more of a Safety Hazard …?
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
56% 53%
48% 42% 45%
40%
A bicyclist who does not obey signs
or traffic lights
A speeding car in a School Zone

15. Active
Transportation
How active are Halifax residents?

16. Activity Level of Residents
– More or Less Active than a Year Ago –
16%
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
68%
8% 8%
15%
57%
70%
12% 16% 12%
8% 10%
More Active About the Same Less Active Not sure
Incidence: Use Active Transportation (in a typical week)
14% 17% 4%
14% 17% 4%
14% 4%
17%
Ride a bike to get
somewhere
Walk to get
somewhere
Take public
transportation
Halifax Toronto Ottawa

17. Thoughts on Cyclists & Public Transit
- % indicating Yes -
43%
Halifax Toronto Ottawa
39% 38%
26%
46%
26%
Cyclists should be required to have a
licence to ride their bicycles
The City is doing enough to encourage
people to use public transit

18. Bullying and
Tolerance
How “NICE” are Halifax residents?

19. Perceived Tolerance (Top 3 Scores)
of Residents Towards…
54%
45%
39% 39%
58%
53% 51% 51%
65%
52% 48%
53%
Gays and
Lesbians
People from
non-Christian
religions
Immigrants
from another
country
Immigrants
working in your
city
Halifax Toronto Ottawa

20. Importance of Bullying as an Issue
51%
35%
6% 2% 5%
70%
25%
4% 0% 1%
Very
important
Important Unimportant Very
unimportant
Don't know
2014 2013
Incidence: Bullying Among Adults (past year)
7.9 times 7.9 times 2.6 times 2.6 times
14%
2014 2013
5% 4%
4%
Victim of bullying Being a bully

21. Seeking Opinions
for the First Time

22. Halifax
Development
Do you support suggested
Halifax development projects?

23. Support for Projects Under Development
75%
46%
The new Halifax Central Library The Roy Building on Barrington
Street
Support for Projects Under Consideration
69% 64% 63%
38%
Changes to the
Cogswell
Interchange
Plans for one or
two four-rink
surfaces
A new arts
centre
Plans to build a
new CFL stadium

24. Halifax Development Policies …
29%
36%
20%
Place too much emphasis
on heritage preservation
Appropriately balance the
interests of heritage
preservation
Place insufficient
emphasis on heritage
preservation
29%
Importance of Heritage Trust
50%
10% 5%
Very Important Important Unimportant Very
Unimportant

25. City Driving
Habits
How would you rate
Halifax drivers?

26. Quality of Drivers in Our City
2%
Excellent Good Fair Poor
9%
28%
43% 47%
26% 29%
10%
City Drivers Halifax Transit Drivers
City Drivers – More Aggressive or Less Aggressive
More aggressive About the same Less aggressive
36%
22%
58%
65%
2% 5%
City Drivers Halifax Transit Drivers

27. Unsafe Driving Behaviours
% indicating these behaviours are a serious problem (Top 3 scores)
41%
39%
38%
36%
29%
29%
29%
22%
34%
51%
76%
71%
Texting on a cell phone
Talking on a cell phone
Failing to yield to pedestrians
Excessive speeding
Tailgating
Weaving in and out
Drinking and driving
Eating while driving
Road rage
Ignoring stop signs
Running red lights
Driving without lights

28. Unsafe Driving Behaviours – Transit Drivers
% indicating these behaviours are a serious problem (Top 3 scores)
19%
18%
16%
16%
15%
15%
12%
18%
27%
37%
Cutting off other vehicles
Not waiting for passengers to sit before
leaving the stop
Late braking
Failing to yield to pedestrians
Tailgating
Excessive speeding
Running red lights
Weaving in and out
Ignoring stop signs
Making stops at non-designated areas

29. Halifax
Economy
How would you rate
Halifax’s Economy?

30. Halifax’s Economy
4%
34%
44%
14%
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Expectations for the Economy (this time next year)
16%
69%
11%
Better About the same Worse

31. Rating Halifax as a Place to …
21%
Excellent Good Fair Poor
30%
2% 3% 3%
15%
49%
45%
39%
20%
13%
39%
Start a new business Grow an existing
business
Find work in the field for
which you are trained