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Transit Just As Important As Roads In Calgary's Future Transportation Priorities
Public Transit (39%), Roads/Interchanges (24%), And Ring Road (22%) Are Calgarians' Top Transportation Priorities
Strong Support For Increased Spending On Both Transit (80%) And Roads (78%) -
Calgarians Give Thumbs Up To Public Transit
Calgary's Public Transit System Rated Highly By Eight-In-Ten (78%) Calgarians
One-In-Five (19%) Calgarians Use Public Transit On A Daily Basis
But Driving Is Still The Main Way Of Commuting In Calgary (58%) -
Calgary's Roads Receive High Marks Despite Increasing Commute Times
Nearly One-Third (29%) Of Calgarians Have Seen Their Commute Time Increase Over The Past Five Years
Yet, Calgary's Road System Receives High Marks Overall (71% Good)
Majority Of Calgarians (66%) Think The City Is Doing A Good Job Maintaining Winter Roads
Only 44% Of Calgarians Willing To Pay An Additional Fee To Finance Improved Plowing Of Residential Streets -
Calgarians Support Private Healthcare Clinics
Nearly Two-Thirds (62%) Of Calgarians Support Allowing Patients To Purchase Non-Emergency Surgeries From Private Clinics
Yet, Calgarians Divided Over Whether They Personally Would Purchase Insurance To Cover These Services (48% Yes, 50% No) -
RBC Financial Group RESP Parent Survey
Virtually All (97%) Parents Want Their Child To Attend College/University, Yet Only Half (49%) Have An RESP
A Majority (61%) Fears Their Child Won't Be Able To Further Their Education Due To Cost -
Albertans Still Calling For Increased Education Funding
Albertans No More Satisfied (57%) With The Overall State Of Alberta's Public Education System Than They Were In 2003
And 72% Continue To Say Funding For Public Schools In Alberta Should Be Increased
Yet, 62% Say The Quality Of Education Provided Today Is `better' (31%) Or `about the same' (31%) As What They Received -
Canadians Split On Shift To U.S. Daylight Saving Time
Half (47%) Support Changing Daylight Savings Calendar To Match U.S., And Half (50%) Oppose And Want To Keep It The Same