San Cristobal de La Laguna is he first municipality in the Canary Islands with a barometer to measure the concerns and needs of its citizens, a pioneering initiative in the archipelago that was presented this Wednesday and that yields a clear conclusion: mobility and all the aspects that surround it is the main headache of the neighbors.
The study has been promoted by the Economic and Social Forum (FES) and prepared by a research group from the University of La Laguna (ULL) through a telephone survey with 800 participantsall with the purpose of “detecting and knowing the concerns and problems” that affect the neighbors, which will serve to “work on the planning of the municipality.”
The main results show that according to the area of residence, the main concerns in order from highest to lowest are: traffic and traffic jams (13.9%), parking (11.7%), cleanliness (8.8%), roads and maintenance (8.5%), safety and crime (7.4%), and sidewalks and streets (5.5%).
Data that is repeated when observing the problems at a general level within the municipality: cleaning (13%), sidewalks and streets (11.8%), parking (10.8%), roads and maintenance (10.3%). %), infrastructure and its maintenance (9.9%) and security and crime (6.5%).
A detailed view of the results shows that the car is the main means of transportation both in the area of residence (34.1%) and outside the municipality (52.2%), that there is a majority satisfaction with the home and with the education and health services, as well as cultural and leisure offerings.
The barometer also provides detailed data on other aspects such as the ability to face economic unforeseen events, which the researchers placed at 700 euros, from which it can be concluded that 53.6% of residents do not have the capacity to pay that amount compared to 46, 4% say yes, as well as generational differences in issues such as mental health or access to housing.
The event was attended by the rector of the ULL, Francisco Javier García, and the mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, who highlighted the importance of studies like this one to make decisions and structure public policies in a more effective and urgent manner, in the which is the third most populated municipality in the archipelago.
