Most Mid-Hudson Valley residents who are employed travel to and from their jobs by car. Only 4% of employed residents use public transportation as part of their daily commute to work. For most Mid-Hudson Valley residents, public transportation does not rank as highly on the list of priorities as other issues. 21% of people in the region rate public transportation as a community priority with a 10 the highest possible score on the scale. Read more
Most residents in the Mid-Hudson region do not rate the public transportation available in their community positively. 32% describe public transportation as poor, and another 31% rate it as just fair. Read more
The majority of Mid-Hudson Valley residents believe too little money is spent on public transportation in their community. 38% of residents in the region believe current levels of funding for public transportation is about right. Read more
Paying for gasoline is an economic burden for most residents of the Mid-Hudson Valley. 77% of Mid-Hudson Valley residents are financially stressed by the high cost of gasoline. Nearly half of all residents report the cost of fuel puts a great deal of financial strain on their monthly budgets and another third says it causes a good deal of pressure. Read more
While public transportation might not be a major priority for the region overall, many residents are disappointed with the quality of transportation services in their community, and they think more resources ought to be set aside to improve them. The most striking aspect of these findings is the lack of change in residents’ assessments of local public transportation services over the past five years.
