Reportage

London

Londoners and their city

• Some 82% of Londoners are satisfied with their city. Although 65% have chosen to live (or remain) there, just 51% want to see their children grow up there.
• Some 62% trust their fellow Londoners. Opinions are divided about the quality of their living environment, which they consider polluted.
• Londoners stand out for their pessimism: 50% think that their city will go downhill in the next 10 years. More than 30% are considering leaving London for a better quality of life.
• The three areas for improvement in their city are safety (68%), housing prices (63%) and difficulty finding work (27%).
• Public transit is considered to run well (80%).

Londoners and the environment

• Some 72% of them believe they will have to change the way they live to preserve the environment,
• while 92% think it will not happen without them.
• Reducing and recycling their waste (60%) and taking public transit more often (49%) are the things they are willing to do.
• Likewise, measures to promote telecommuting (87%), create bicycle trails (54%) and even institute urban tolls (50%) are looked upon favorably.