THE NEXT LOS ANGELES / TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION : Livable L.A. : How can we guild a sense of community and improve the quality of life away from job, freeway and police station? : THE TIMES POLL: How to Improve Life in L.A.
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* Resident’s top recommendations: How to improve transportation. (Accepted up to two replies)
Reduce crime: 16%
Tougher law enforcement: 16%
Improve the economy: 15%
More police: 10%
Community centers with activities for children and adults: 6%
Crack down on illegal immigrants: 6%
More programs for children: 6% * Who’s most responsible for making L.A. more livable? Family: 31%
Individual: 20%
Government: 20%
Business: 5%
Schools: 4%
Religious institutions: 3%
All equally: 15%
* Would you spend a few hours every few months volunteering to improve transportation?
Yes: 62%
No: 35%
Don’t know: 3% * Which one of these ideas do you think would be most effective?
Turn storefronts, lots into community centers and parks: 22%
Create teen-age sports corps: 21%
Transport children to cultural events: 15%
Renew Downtown L.A. neighborhoods: 13%
Have “all-ethnic” days: 12%
Show short films about communities: 4%
Coin-operated exercise machines: 1%
Other/None: 8%
Note: Numbers may not add up to 100% because some responses are not shown.
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