Survey of San Francisco Likely November 2014 Voters Regarding Attitudes on Employee Shuttles
Prepared for Bay Area Council
March 2014
Methodology
Please note that due to rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.
San Francisco Likely Voters | 2
Key Findings
San Francisco voters are overwhelmingly positive about the tech industry and the impact tech has had on the city. Despite what it might look like from recent media coverage, a majority of voters have a positive opinion of the shuttle buses and support allowing buses to use MUNI stops. However, voters are also supportive of regulations, including potentially charging companies. And, opinions of the shuttle buses, while positive, are somewhat weak. Although not a majority, a consistent quarter of voters in the city are opposed to the buses, with higher opposition in the eastern side of the city.
Transportation Methods
59% of respondents regularly ride MUNI; 6% report using a shuttle
Yes Don't know No
Ride MUNI
41%
Ride BART
Carpool
Ride Caltrain
9%
6%
90%
93%
Do you regularly - that is, at least two or three times per week - use each of the following modes of transportation?
Priorities
San Francisco voters are concerned about creating jobs and controlling costs, Few are interested in limiting growth of the tech sector
7 : Extremely important 5/6: Important 4/Don't Know 1-3: Not Important
52%
32%
30% 23% 35% 15% 15% 61%
8% 8%
8% 13% 26% 24%
49%
36% 25% 13% 16% 11%
Reducing traffic
On a scale of one to seven where one is not at all important and seven is extremely important, how important do you think each of the following should be for San Francisco right now?
Favorability
Tech workers and employee shuttle buses are viewed unfavorably by only a minority.
Strongly favorable Somewhat favorable Can't Rate/ Never Heard Somewhat unfavorable Strongly unfavorable
Tech workers
30%
42%
11%
12% 5%
Caltrain
25%
40%
24%
8% 3%
MUNI
25%
39%
5%
19%
12%
26%
31%
15%
17%
11%
For each one please tell me if you have a strongly favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or strongly unfavorable opinion.
Recent growth in the technology sector has been good for San Francisco
42%
37%
5%10% 6%
Small businesses in San Francisco have benefited from recent growth in the technology sector
31%
35%
21%
24%
6%
22%
26%
Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:
Strongly support Somewhat support Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose Dont know
36%
Support
14%
14%
Oppose
Don't know 6%
Don't know
Would you say you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose allowing employee shuttle buses to pick up and drop off passengers at a limited number of MUNI bus stops in San Francisco?
Support 70%
31%
Oppose 26%
39%
Support
11%
15%
Oppose
Don't know 4%
Don't know
Some people have proposed regulations on employee shuttle buses that use MUNI bus stops to pick up and drop off passengers. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose regulating employee shuttle buses in San Francisco?
Allow/Regulate Segmentation
Almost half of all voters want to allow the shuttles, but with regulation. One-third dont want the busses at all.
Allow, don't Regulate Allow & Regulate Don't Allow or Regulate Regulate, don't Allow
20%
47%
11%
23%
Allow, dont Regulate: Respondents who said they support allowing employee shuttle buses to pick up passengers at MUNI stops and oppose regulating them. Allow & Regulate: Respondents who said they support allowing the shuttle buses to use MUNI stops and support regulating them. Dont Allow or Regulate: Respondents who said they oppose allowing the shuttles to use MUNI stops and oppose regulating them. Regulate, dont Allow: Respondents who said they oppose allowing the shuttles to use the MUNI stops and support regulating them.
11% 3% 12%
17%
16% 23% 17% 18%
49%
43% 52% 42% 55%
7%
20% 7% 13% 5%
27%
21% 17% 28% 22%
21%
44%
12%
23%
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
54%
30%
2% 7% 6%
46%
35%
4% 9% 6%
...are needed because the public transit system between San Francisco and Silicon Valley is inadequate
46%
28%
7% 11% 9%
33%
29%
Now, thinking specifically about employee shuttle buses in San Francisco, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:
22%
31%
14%
17%
16%
19%
29%
10%
21%
21%
...are causing the growing gap between rich and poor in the city
16%
22%
6%
20%
35%
13% 18% 6%
24%
39%
12% 17% 4%
26%
41%
Now, thinking specifically about employee shuttle buses in San Francisco, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:
Charging companies a fee to stop in MUNI bus zones of one dollar per bus, per stop to cover the Citys costs. Conducting a pilot study to understand the impact or benefit of employee shuttle buses prior to imposing regulations on them. Supporting the expansion of technology workplaces in San Francisco to reduce the number of workers commuting to Silicon Valley. Restricting the neighborhoods in which employee shuttle buses can pick up and drop off passengers.
5%
23%
21%
29%
43%
Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: