Although originally from Taipei City, he considers himself more like a local of Ilan. Infrastructure projects cannot be hurried, because any changes require constant negotiations and dialogue with all organizations involved as well as approval from the citizenry. Some projects require communication on a door-to-door basis before they can even be set into motion.
原籍台北市，卻自認更像是宜蘭在地人的黃聲遠認為，公共工程本來就無法速成，因為任何改變，都需不斷與各單位協商、溝通，獲得廣大市民的認同，有些工程還必須挨家挨戶溝通才能進行。