A National Survey on Communities, this report is broken down into three sections - (1) The Dream: American's preferences for different types of development and aspects of community, (2) The Reality: The public's level of satisfaction with the choices they have currently, and (3) Policies - getting from dream to reality: The public's support for specific policies to address the issues of how we live and where and how to develop.
The 2004 American Communities survey covers many opinions that Americans hold about where they live, where they would like to live, and the policies for getting there. The survey reveals three main points: