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<br /> facing the city today or in the future. But of those <br /> registering a response, traffic and traffic-related issues <br /> emerge as the most pressing problems facing the city today. <br /> As can be seen in Table 10, 14.7% of respondents say <br /> "traffic" is the city's current major problem, 6.6% say <br /> "street conditions" are the most important problem, and 5.1% <br /> say "parking" is the biggest problem. Taken together, these <br /> responses indicate a significant concern about traffic issues <br /> among San Marcos citizens~ <br /> When asked to consider probable problem areas in the <br /> next five years, "traffic" continues to be the major problem <br /> area listed by respondents. Also high on the list of future <br /> problems mentioned by significant proportions of respondents <br /> are "water shortage" (10.3%), "overcrowding" (8.1%), and <br /> IIcity services (7.0%). <br /> When asked what they liked most about San Marcos, <br /> precisely the identical proportion (36.4%) responded "natural <br /> beauty" and "small town atmosphere." Considerably smaller <br /> proportions mentioned other items as shown in Table 10. <br /> When asked what they liked least about San Marcos, <br /> the most common answer was "traffic" (mentioned by 18.5% of <br /> respondents). Significant proportions also mentioned <br /> "limited shopping and entertainment opportunities" (12.4%) <br /> and "street conditions" (9.0%). <br /> 39 <br />