A message from Mayor Slay and a new poll
Current Totals:
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Yes:
55%
No:
42%
I'm from another planet and I celebrate its day instead:
3%
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How often do you try to be "green" in your habits and choices?
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0-20% of the time:
8%
21-40% of the time:
13%
41-60% of the time:
25%
61-80% of the time:
24%
More than 80% of the time:
30%
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Do you think that the scale in the question just before this question gave too little credit to people who try to be "green" some of the time?
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Yes:
25%
No, 40 – 60% of the time belongs in the middle of the scale. People doing less than that aren't doing their fair share:
75%
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How do you think St. Louis City ranks on the "green" scale?
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Very green:
1%
Sort of green:
20%
OK:
43%
Sort of whatever the oppposite of green is:
30%
The opposite of green:
6%
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How do you think St. Louis City compares on the "green" scale to the rest of the metropolitan region?
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The City does better:
19%
The City does about average:
55%
The City does worse:
26%
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Are the lights off in the last room you were in?
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If your grocery store charged 25 cents for each plastic carrying bag, which of the following would you be most likely to do?
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Pay the money:
2%
Choose free paper bags instead:
12%
Bring my own bags:
80%
Shopt at a store that did not charge for plastic bags:
6%
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Yes, my company is involved:
2%
Yes, I will bike to work on my own:
17%
No, I can't bike to work -- but I wish I could:
52%
No:
29%
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Do you plan to participate in one of the Open Streets events?
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Yes:
25%
No:
18%
No, because I have not heard of them:
58%
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Do you use a recycling service at home or take your recycling to a recycling center yourself?
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Yes, I have recycling pick-up:
43%
Yes, I take my recyclables to a recycling center:
42%
No:
5%
No, but I would if the pick-up fees were free/nominal or if the recycling centers were closer:
10%
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Which of the following directions of public policy would you most strongly support?
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Set higher charges and increased fees on un-green practices:
31%
Increase incentives for green practices:
56%
Let people and businesses choose, without penalty or incentive, how green the City of St. Louis will be:
13%
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Which THREE of the following environmental issues do you think should be top priorities for the City of St. Louis?
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Address air quality issues to reduce ozone and irritating pollutants:
23%
Focus on safe removal of asbestos and lead from our buildings:
9%
Clean up contaminants from former industrial sites:
11%
Enable residential chicken coops and bee keeping:
4%
Restrict automobile traffic in pedestrian areas and major city parks:
6%
Crack down on pollutants added to the Mississippi River:
26%
Address water quality/quantity issues through stormwater measures and conservation:
14%
Enhance recycling services with curbside collection or increased pickup locations:
40%
Have City fleet use cleaner fuels and more efficient practices:
9%
Plant more trees and natural vegetation in City streets and parks:
10%
Address urban heat island with vegetated roofs or painting roof tops white:
11%
Impose and collect fees on plastic bottles or bags:
10%
Incentivize construction of green/high performance buildings and homes:
12%
Rehabilitate existing historic housing stock to be energy and water efficient:
15%
Promote urban agricultural practices such as community gardens and local farms:
14%
Institute environmentally preferable purchasing practices by City government:
8%
Enforce anti-litter and anti-dumping laws:
22%
Enhance landscaping and beautification efforts:
5%
Provide greater alternative transportation options, including mass transit, car pooling, bicycling:
33%
Encourage use of renewable energy or have City purchase renewable energy credits:
11%
Something else:
4%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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