Summary Report for the Lansing Metropolitan Area - Tri-County ...

The following bullets summarize key results to general feedback received on the project, as
based on a zero to ten scale, with zero to one representing “Not at All Important,” four to six
representing “Moderately Important” and nine to ten representing “Crucial/Very Important.”
The scores shown below represent the average response to key questions posed to leaders and
randomly selected citizens stratified based on geographic area types.
• On the question “How important is it that neighboring governments and special
districts work together to implement the regional vision?” − leaders averaged a 7.6
score and citizens averaged a 9.4.
• On the question “How important is it that neighboring governments and special
districts work together to coordinate planning efforts?” − citizens averaged a 9.6 and
leaders averaged an 8.4.
• On the question “How much priority do you place on implementation of the regional
vision?” − leaders averaged a 7.1, while citizens averaged an 8.5.
• On the question “How important is it that your community financially support the
implementation of the regional vision?” − citizens averaged 8.3, leaders a 5.9.
• On the question “To what degree do you support implementation of this vision?” −
citizens averaged an 8.6 and leaders averaged a 7.4.
• A consistent pattern emerged on all of these questions among the three citizen groups,
with the strongest support shown in urban residents, followed in order by suburban/fringe
and rural residents.
• On average, on a zero to ten point scale, with 10 being highest, leaders’ average levels of
understanding for all 29 principles was 9.08. For citizens, this level of average
understanding was 8.79.
• Average levels of agreement with the 29 principles was 8.07 among leaders, 8.28 among
citizens.
• Among leaders, the average level of agreement to the question “To what level does the
regional vision map correspond with your vision of how the region should grow?” −
was 7.6 on a zero to ten point scale. Among citizens, this average was 7.1
These key findings in focus groups are also summarized in Figure 15, and are extremely
supportive of consensus reached on the regional vision’s policy map and principles among
citizens and area leaders alike.
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