Emphasis is mine. By Pat Schneider Mirroring the findings of a rash of national rankings, Madison residents have given the city high marks as a place to live. Participants in the city's first-ever customer satisfaction survey of residents rated the city 4.49 on a scale of 5. Seven percent of the 1,000 survey participants rated the city as a fair or poor place to live. The survey also found that residents use city parks a lot, like their public library and think traffic congestion is becoming a problem.
Residents believe crime is rising in the city.
They think it is important to control growth and development. They like their neighborhoods. These were among findings sketched out Tuesday for Madison City Council members as preliminary survey results were released. The survey was conducted in February by Chamberlain Research Consultants. A full report on the survey, including a breakdown of the neighborhoods of respondents, will be released March 31.