1 MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN SURVEY TOPLINE FINDINGS

2 STUDY METHODOLOGY SAMPLE UNIVERSE:Maricopa County, Arizona QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS:Registered voters DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY:Telephone using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) SAMPLE SIZE:600 interviews MARGIN OF ERROR:+/- 4.1 % at 95% confidence level QUESTIONNAIRE LANGUAGES:English/Spanish STUDY TIMING:August 21-28, 2003

3 AWARE THAT PROP 300 (1985) FUNDING SET TO EXPIRE % Aware

4 AWARENESS OF UPCOMING ELECTION % A Lot / Some 18%Total 20 Phoenix 16 SE Valley 25 NE Valley 9 West Valley

5 OVERALL TRANSPORTATION SPENDING PRIORITIES % Very High/High

6 TRANSPORTATION SPENDING PRIORITIES BY REGION

7 LOCAL VS. REGIONAL PRIORITY “As you may be aware, Maricopa County is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. Planning a transportation system for this growth is a major challenge, and even with the extension of the one-half cent transportation sales tax, not all future needs can be met. With this in mind, which is most important to you – building a transportation system that improves how people get around the entire Valley, or building one that improves how people get around your area of the Valley?” % Entire Valley 92%Phoenix 89SE Valley 85 NE Valley 86 West Valley

8 PLAN SUPPORT IF MONEY NOT RETURNED DIRECTLY PROPORTIONATE TO POPULATION “Would you support or oppose the transportation plan if it did not return money to your area directly proportionate to its population, but did meet the regional transportation needs of the Valley as a whole?” % Support 77% Phoenix 74 SE Valley 78 NE Valley 62 West Valley

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10 TEST VOTE ON TAX EXTENSION BY REGION

11 CURRENT/FUTURE USE BY SELF OR FAMILY % A Lot/Occasionally Use NA “Looking to the future, I would like you to imagine a transportation system here in the Valley that included more and better freeways, expanded bus and Dial-A-Ride service and light rail transit service. In this environment, do you think you and your family would use each of the following modes of local travel a lot, occasionally, rarely, or never?”

12 FUTURE USE BY REGION

13 TEST VOTES ON ONE CENT EXTENSION YesNo Total58%34% Phoenix6332 SE Valley5930 NE Valley5138 West Valley5342