Survey

The research team conducted a survey of Maryland State Legislators to capture the policy and political aspects surrounding their experiences and positions on transportation infrastructure and financing mechanisms. The internet site "Survey Monkey" was used to design and distribute the survey and collect responses.3 The survey, designed to take no more than five minutes, consisted of 11 questions and a section that allowed the respondent to elaborate further or expound on a topic not captured in the survey. The team designed the survey to connect the political atmosphere surrounding the elected officials with how the state delivers transportation infrastructure. Several questions specifically measured how legislators value the private sector and the use of public-private partnerships. The team distributed the survey to all 186 Maryland elected Senators and Delegates via email. Unfortunately, the response rate was not ample enough to acquire meaningful results as only seven officials took the survey. While there are probably several reasons for not responding, the survey did come at the same time the General Assembly was in a special three-week session. A copy of the survey is included in Appendix D.

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3 Survey Monkey: www.survey monkey.com.