Vancouver no longer most livable city
Melbourne and Vienna take over
Mike Lloyd Aug 30, 2011 07:33:30 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver can no longer trumpet its status as the world's most livable city. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Livability Survey has been the standard, and for almost a decade Vancouver topped the rankings. But not anymore.
We're now third, behind Melbourne, Australia and Vienna, Austria. But don't get your Lululemon in a knot, we lost points for transport infrastructure because of "intermittent closures of the key Malahat highway." The Malahat Highway is on Vancouver Island.
The Economist says "the adjustment is miniscule, and should not be considered significant in the context of the overall score, but it was sufficient to drop Vancouver to third position."
The Stanley Cup Riot did not affect this year's rankings, but could impact the report next year. Vancouver still outscored the other cities for culture and environment.
Seven of the top 10 livable cities are in Australia and Canada. Toronto ranked fourth and Calgary nabbed the fifth spot.
Top 10 Most Livable Cities
1. Melbourne, Australia
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Vancouver, Canada
4. Toronto, Canada
5. Calgary, Canada
6. Sydney, Australia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Perth, Australia
9. Adelaide, Australia
10. Auckland, New Zealand
Worst places to live
1. Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
2. Tehran, Iran
3. Douala, Cameroon
4. Karachi, Pakistan
5. Tripoli, Libya
6. Algiers, Algeria
7. Lagos, Nigeria
8. Port Moresby, PNG
9. Dhaka, Bangladesh
10. Harare, Zimbabwe |
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