Why
How

Who Did This
Results
Answer Choices |
Responses |
No. There is already enough housing in Palo Alto. |
30.43% (28) |
Yes. But the city can only manage a little bit more housing than there is today. |
20.65% (19) |
Yes. The high cost of housing reflects a major housing shortage that must be addressed. |
48.91% (45) |
Total |
92 |
In short, answers were relatively evenly divided. Still, almost 70% said that Palo Alto needs more housing, and just under half said that the high cost of housing reflects a major housing shortage.
Answer Choices |
Responses |
Not enough housing available in Palo Alto |
4.65% (4) |
High price of housing in Palo Alto |
66.28% (57) |
Shortage of parking on Palo Alto’s streets |
11.63% (10) |
Poor public transit infrastructure in Palo Alto |
9.30% (8) |
Other (please specify) |
8.14% (7) |
Total |
86 |
Clearly, the price of housing stands out as the biggest problem for those who took the survey, as nearly two thirds of respondents cited high housing prices as the biggest issue for Palo Alto.
Methodology/Disclaimers
With those disclaimers made, I believe that this survey is better than anything else out there.
My hope is that it will both inform policy and be an example of gathering good data for others to emulate going forward.