The survey also indicated that most residents aren t particularly optimistic about the overall direction Palo Alto is taking, with only 4% giving the city excellent marks and 30% rating it as good, while 34% said fair and 17% marked poor. On this question, Palo Alto s ranked 293rd out of the 332 jurisdictions that were surveyed across the nation.
The percentage of people who raved about the quality of services that the city provides has also dipped, with 73% giving Palo Alto high marks, down from 86% in 2017 and 82% in 2018. At the same time, residents gave the city a higher grade than in past years when asked about traffic enforcement, street repair and street cleaning. And when asked about traffic signal timing, the percentage of residents who gave Palo Alto a high ranking jumped from 45% in 2018 to 59% in 2021.
The survey also indicated that most residents aren t particularly optimistic about the overall direction Palo Alto is taking, with only 4% giving the city excellent marks and 30% rating it as good, while 34% said fair and 17% marked poor. On this question, Palo Alto s ranked 293rd out of the 332 jurisdictions that were surveyed across the nation.
The percentage of people who raved about the quality of services that the city provides has also dipped, with 73% giving Palo Alto high marks, down from 86% in 2017 and 82% in 2018. At the same time, residents gave the city a higher grade than in past years when asked about traffic enforcement, street repair and street cleaning. And when asked about traffic signal timing, the percentage of residents who gave Palo Alto a high ranking jumped from 45% in 2018 to 59% in 2021.