Forbes: America's Most Livable Cities
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Forbes: America's Most Livable Cities
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/cities ... slide.html
1. Pittsburgh
2. Ogden, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Ann Arbor, MI
5. Harrisburg, PA
6. Omaha
7. Manchester, NH
8. Trenton, NJ
9. Bridgeport, CT (tie)
9. Lincoln (tie)
1. Pittsburgh
2. Ogden, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Ann Arbor, MI
5. Harrisburg, PA
6. Omaha
7. Manchester, NH
8. Trenton, NJ
9. Bridgeport, CT (tie)
9. Lincoln (tie)
Shoot for the Moon... if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
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Well this is fabulous.
However, I wonder what their criteria were, as Omaha, like most American cities, is extremely lacking in many of the things that I think make a city livable.
*EDIT: I answered my own question.
However, I wonder what their criteria were, as Omaha, like most American cities, is extremely lacking in many of the things that I think make a city livable.
*EDIT: I answered my own question.
To find them and others, we measured 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas looking at the last five years of income growth; current unemployment rates; cost of living; crime rates and arts and culture ratings, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Moody's Economy.com, the FBI Crime Report and Sperling's Best Places.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
livable - suitable for living in; habitable; comfortableStreetsOfOmaha wrote:Well this is fabulous.
However, I wonder what their criteria were, as Omaha, like most American cities, is extremely lacking in many of the things that I think make a city livable.
*EDIT: I answered my own question.To find them and others, we measured 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas looking at the last five years of income growth; current unemployment rates; cost of living; crime rates and arts and culture ratings, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Moody's Economy.com, the FBI Crime Report and Sperling's Best Places.
Pray tell, what is Omaha lacking that prevents it from being habitable, let alone the "many" things it is lacking? Plenty of jobs, lots of housing, right in the middle of the greatest farmland in the world for food. My wife would probably argue a lack of clothing options, but that's her.
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As DTO noted, having options for being able to move around the city without a prerequisite of car-ownership is huge -- public transit, walkable and bikeable streets and neighborhoods. Car dependence is a major detraction from "livability" (literally) with the staggering loss of life associated with it annually. They should have taken that into account along with crime rates.OmahaBen wrote:livable - suitable for living in; habitable; comfortableStreetsOfOmaha wrote:Well this is fabulous.
However, I wonder what their criteria were, as Omaha, like most American cities, is extremely lacking in many of the things that I think make a city livable.
*EDIT: I answered my own question.To find them and others, we measured 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas looking at the last five years of income growth; current unemployment rates; cost of living; crime rates and arts and culture ratings, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Moody's Economy.com, the FBI Crime Report and Sperling's Best Places.
Pray tell, what is Omaha lacking that prevents it from being habitable, let alone the "many" things it is lacking? Plenty of jobs, lots of housing, right in the middle of the greatest farmland in the world for food. My wife would probably argue a lack of clothing options, but that's her.
The definition of "livable" you provided is based on criteria that are very subjective. In terms of job growth, income growth, blah blah blah, sure, we're very livable. I don't know how "livable" we've been in terms of crime rates lately -- guns have been almost as deadly as cars lately. Â :)
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Forbes: Metro a great place to live
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100512/N ... ce-to-live
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100512/N ... ce-to-live
Henry J. Cordes WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Christine Stell's previous job with Yahoo was in Barcelona, Spain, so the New Jersey native definitely has lived in more exotic and exciting places.
But since moving to Omaha for her job six months ago, she's been pleasantly surprised by the inviting people, range of entertainment options and general vibe she's found here.
“It was a big adjustment at first, but it's actually been wonderful,'' said Stell, 34. “Omaha is growing on me. I'm thinking of looking at some homes here.''
While people like Stell still find themselves surprised by the quality of life in Omaha, it seems the secret increasingly is getting out. Forbes magazine recently listed the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro sixth on its list of America's most livable cities.
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