Future Direction – Infrastructure Trajectory – Broad Sentiment

Respondents were asked a question about the future infrastructure trajectory in Sugar Land. This question is a broad sentiment questions, and is exploring reaction to broad ideas and directions. This topics was identified as a ‘future-splitting’ theme in the Think Tank.

Respondents were asked a question about future infrastructure trajectory in Sugar Land.
The question was: ‘Thinking about the future infrastructure trajectory over the next 10 years, we are interested to know if you think the community should lean more toward a ‘Steady as we go‘ approach (focusing on cost-efficient and with only limited upgrades and replacement; and remain dominated by single-family homes), or lean more toward ‘Investing in the future‘ approach (focusing on ‘Smart City’ technology, climate adaptation, more recreation options and some areas of residential with gentle or subtle density)’.
Please select your answer on the following continuum.
SCALE: 1 = Steady as we go; 10 = Investing in the Future

Key things to note:

This question is exploring reaction to broad statements about future direction on the topic of infrastructure.
There is a clear segment of responses that prefer the notion of ‘Steady as we go’ (30%).
However, there is a significant portion of responses that indicate a strong preference to the ‘Investing in the future’ (24%). Over 50% of total responses are 6 or higher on the scale, suggesting there is appetite investing in future orientated infrastructure.
There is some different in cohorts responses, with the ‘Investing in the future’ sentiment being stronger for younger people, people who live outside Sugar Land, City employees, and people who identify as Asian / Pacific Islander.