Luxembourgers love their cars: Two-thirds of respondents (of which 72% have children and 68% have a garage) prefer a parking space in front of their door rather than a central parking 100 metres away. Only 26% prefer the opposite, 43% of whom currently have no parking spot.
The study, conducted by Ilres on behalf of the Ministry of Spatial Planning, shows that over half of respondents (57%) would like to live in a car-free area, which is even 65% for those aged 16-44. 37% could never imagine such an environment, with 46% for over 45-year-olds.
81% of respondents find it important to have shops, restaurants and services in the neighbourhood, especially those who live in the City (88%) or who already live in such environment (86%). 97% see green spaces as indispensable, followed by trees in streets (89%), fruit gardens (69%), community gardens (59%) or green roofs and facades (54%).
Another interesting observation: 62% of respondents would prefer a small shopping mall that is more easily accessible by public transport in the city centre, rather than larger, newer mall in the outskirts of the city (32%).
Every second resident (54%) rates their environment as excellent. Access to forests (60%), cleanliness (55%) and quiet (49%) are positive aspects of their living surroundings. But while residents of Luxembourg City are most content (67%), only a third of respondents are happy in the North (31%), compared to every fourth resident living more remotely (23%).
The top aspects that have the greatest positive impact on the quality of life are access to public transport and green spaces (86%), walking paths in the vicinity (83%), health services (80%) and shopping options (79%). The least ‘added-value’ is provided by housing construction (25%).
8 in 10 residents call for a reduction in the use of land, saying vertical construction should be experimented with more. 9 in 10 also believe future construction projects should also be judged by their intensity of land use.
64% of respondents would like to see higher taxes on unused building land.
