City and county voters were split on whether they would support a tax increase to pay for an expanded regional public transportation network, with slightly more (49 percent) saying they are opposed. More city residents (50 percent) said they would support such an initiative than county residents (40 percent).

One voter surveyed as part of the poll said that while he could support a tax increase for schools, there are too many other needs in the city to set aside money for things like stadiums and coliseums.

“There have been a lot of follies in Richmond. We had the 6th Street Marketplace, and I’m still questioning the wisdom behind the Pulse, so it just seems like money is being spent maybe in areas where if it had been on the agenda, I wouldn’t have voted for it,” said David Lawler, a 68-year-old Museum District resident who was surveyed as part of the poll.

Stoney’s ‘honeymoon’

Asked if they approve or disapprove of Stoney’s job performance since he took office at the beginning of the year, 63 percent of city voters said they approve while 19 percent said they disapprove.

That’s a tremendous bump over the 26 percent job approval rating an August 2016 survey recorded for then-Mayor Dwight C. Jones.