Fresh to hit the newsstands this week, it’s another who’s the best in the world ranking. Stepping up to the plate is London based Monocle Magazine with their annual Quality of Life survey of the Top 25 Livable Cities in the world featured in their July/August issue.
I appreciate Monocle’s refreshing analysis and metrics to determine their version of the best metros on earth. Criteria such as: can you get a good meal after midnight, commuters who cycle to work, are dogs welcome? …move the needle. In addition to the bog standard crime and safety stats, they employ a heavy emphasis on quality of food, drink and retail: “Those with a high number of independent bookshops prosper; those with a high number of Starbucks less so”.
Who will be number one this year? Will Vancouver move up or down from it’s 2015 ranking of 7? Grab the issue and find out. Available at Whole Foods, Chapters/Indigo and select bookshops. Happy BC day!
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Happy Pride too! A lot going on this weekend, hard to keep track!
This is a ridiculous exercise!
I lived in Centro Historico DF 1997-8, returned to Nanaimo in the fall of ’98, and have lived here ever since.
If I were asked today which city is the best, although I lived in a downtown hotel and was a visiting lecturer at UNAM, I would whole heartedly vote Nan.
Go figure
Why rate anything? Dinning establishments, movies, best beers. It’s a bit of fun Roger, you should try it sometime.
Just thought PT readers would be interesed . . .
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-18/vancouver-housing-market-implodes-average-home-price-plunges-20-1-month-market-devas
Zero Hedge is a huffing bearish financial doomsday blog whose goal, like tabloids, is to get advertisers. It’s as credible as Garth Turner, but less entertaining.