Questions about transit

(I think I lost a post, but if this is a double, I apologize)

I'm not sure about the "efficiency" question because I'm not sure what it's asking. What would an efficient train be? Fast? A good use of money? A good use of fuel? I would combine the intention of the two first questions and say, "Do you believe that building the Canada Line was useful?" Yes/No/Maybe/Not Sure. I know that there was controversy about the fact that, because of the Olympics, it was built instead of other projects/lines. Potentially we can measure whether people believe it was a good project.

I like the "support more rapid transit" question, however. Would we want it to be on degrees, to say how strongly? Because it could show how much money should be put towards it. If you only slightly support it, potentially you wouldn't want a lot of money going towards it, but if most people strongly support it, the project warrants more cash.

I would also add cycling question, potentially in combo with transit: Would you use you bike more often if more buses could carry bicycles? Yes/Maybe/No. (not all routes and buses have the bike racks on the front I believe). Would you bike more often if there were more bike lanes? Yes/Maybe/No. Would you attend a free cycling safety course? Yes/Maybe/No.

I think a question about bike usage and bike lanes would be really good. Also perhaps one that asked about usage of bike lanes in the summer vs. winter months?

I'm also wondering if we should narrow our questions about transportation to a more specific area (ie. Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, Lower Mainland etc.) I think that we could get really different answers depending on what areas people are from, and what transit is available to them.

I agree that the wording of the "efficiency question" (re: the Canada Line) could be improved. It might be good to consider making all subjective questions asked on the same scale (if that is possible). For example, using strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree (as was suggested above).