This article summarises people's attitudes to streets as part of the built environment. The results have come from questions included for the Department for Transport in the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) Omnibus survey for October 2004. Results relate to Great Britain unless stated otherwise. Where sample sizes are sufficient, the article reports any notable differences by factors such car ownership, socio-economic group, tenure and number of children. Any differences between urban and rural areas are also included. Respondents were asked about their views on local traffic problems and their potential solutions, their local street environment and sense of community, and priorities for street uses. They were also asked for their thoughts on the importance of different attributes of the street environment, and whether they would be prepared to forego convenient parking or do some work themselves to attain these features. Respondents were asked whether they would be interested in getting involved in a potential redesign of their street, and having a say in the local authority's decision. Finally, respondents were asked about whether certain aspects of a street were important when they were choosing a place to live (Author/publisher) This report is also available on the Department for Transport's website: http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/pdf/dft_…
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