This document summarizes survey results from Halifax residents on various topics related to quality of life in the municipality. Some key findings include: - Educational opportunities, raising a family, and restaurants/cafes received the highest scores for quality of life. Police services, green spaces, and snow clearing received the highest satisfaction scores for municipal services. - When asked about downtown Halifax, residents saw revitalizing the area as important but felt the municipality had only done an "okay" job so far. Most residents also felt safe walking alone in HRM at night. - The best things about living in HRM according to residents were its size and proximity to amenities, the community feel, and access to various activities and services

2. Quality of
Life
Are HRM residents…. happy?

3. Quality of life – Top Three Scores
Overall quality
 1%
58%
Educational opportunities
74%
Good place to raise a family
70%
Restaurants and cafés
 3%
69%
67%  4 %
Visitors/tourists
55%  2 %
Shopping
52%  6 %
Place where I feel safe
50%  2%
Arts and Cultural events
Indoor recreational facilities
45%
44%  4%
Welcoming for new immigrants
Outdoor recreational facilities
38%
37%  4%
Traffic and navigation
Having a vibrant economy
 9%
21%
Affordable housing
15%  5%
Job opportunities
14%  3%

4. Quality of life – Mean
Overall quality
7.5
Educational opportunities
8.1
Good place to raise a family
7.9
Restaurants and cafés
8.0
Visitors/tourists
8.0
Shopping
7.5
Place where I feel safe
7.3
Arts and Cultural events
7.3
Indoor recreational facilities
7.0
Welcoming for new…
7.0
Outdoor recreational facilities
6.9
Traffic and navigation
6.5
Having a vibrant economy
6.3
Affordable housing
5.9
Job opportunities
5.8

5. Municipal
Services
Are municipal services meeting
residents’ expectations?

6. Municipal Service – Top Three Satisfaction Scores
Overall quality
33%  8 %
56%  7%
Police services
48%  8 %
Green spaces
Snow clearing
38%  9%
Recreation facilities
37%  2 %
Public transportation
Good value for municipal
taxes
Road maintenance
33%  9%
20%  5%
18%  5%

7. Municipal Service – Mean
Overall quality
6.8
Police services
7.5
Green spaces
7.3
Snow clearing
6.8
Recreation facilities
7.0
Public transportation
6.3
Good value for municipal
taxes
6.2
Road maintenance
5.9

8. What municipal services are driving satisfaction?

9. Value for
municipal taxes
48%
Police services
20%
Satisfaction
with
Municipal
Services
R2 =0.63
Public
transportation
16%
Snow clearing
16%

10. Downtown
Halifax
How do residents perceive
Downtown Halifax?

11. Revitalizing the Downtown Area
Importance of Revitalizing the
Downtown Area
Halifax done "Good Job"
Revitalizing the Downtown
Area
Very
Important, 44%
Good Job,
22%
Somewhat
Important, 41%
Ok / SoSo, 44%

12. Halifax
Safety
Do Residents Feel Safe in
HRM?

13. HRM Safety
Very safe
Mostly Safe
79%
50%
9%
8%
How safeHow safe would you feel walking alone at night in Ha
is HRM?

14. Living in
Halifax
What’s the best thing about
living in HRM?

15. Top Things About Living in HRM
Size/Ease of travel/Close to
everything
29%
The people/Atmosphere/The
'community' feel
20%
Access to a variety of
things/Diverse/Options
17%
Services are efficient/Easily
accessible
12%
Quiet/Easy pace of life/Good
quality of life
11%
It's home/My family is
here/Friends are here
11%

16. Halifax
Development
Do you support suggested HRM
development projects?

17. HRM Area Project – Project of Most Interest
(among 3 proposed)
53%
23%
18%
A commuter light rail
A ferry that might include An aquarium to showcase
service to take people stops such as Bedford and the marine wildlife in the
from outside Halifax into Shannon Park in addition
area
the city
to the current ferry
terminals

18. HRM Development that will have the greatest
impact on quality of life – Top 3 selected
51%
23%
The general
development in the
downtown area
22%
The new library
The New Convention
Centre

19. Spending /
Lifestyle
How do HRM residents spend
their hard-earned money?

20. Likelihood to buy: Next 12 Months
Vacation
67%  3%
New electronics
for your home
31%  3%
Renovate home
Buy/ lease new
vehicle
New home
28%
14%
10% 2%

21. Bullying and
Tolerance
How “NICE” are HRM residents?

22. Perceived Tolerance (top 3 scores)
of HRM Residents Towards…
49%
48%
39%
Gays and Lesbians
People from nonChristian religions
Immigrants from
another country

23. Importance of Bullying as an Issue
70%
25%
4%
Very important
Important
0%
Unimportant Very unimportant
Incidence: Bullying Among Adults (past year)
7.9 times
14%
Victim of bullying
2.6 times
4%
Being a bully

24. Mayor and
Council
Performance
How would you rate the Mayor
and its council?

25. Mayor Performance:
% top 3 Scores
40%
25%
2013
Michael Savage
25%
2012
Peter Kelly
2011 Peter Kelly*

26. Municipal Council Performance
42%
24%
20%
Score 8-10
Score 6-7
Score 1-5