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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6596)	9/17/2002 1:39:53 PM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Have you read this book? amazon.com I've just skimmed it so far, but it is in my "to read" stack..

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6596)	9/17/2002 1:48:36 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

WRONG Senior Jackass......... Multiple criteria were used to place Pittsburgh consistently amongst the most livable cities....... plus multiple organizations independently rating America's cities place Pittsburgh consistently amongst the best in the US of A. Here is but a sample........ fsru.com mascaroconst.com gilgorski.com. caloccia.net city.kitakyushu.jp How Pittsburgh Rates "In the 2000 edition of the Places Rated Almanac, Pittsburgh earned the publication's highest accolade: It was one of only 13 cities to be dubbed a "Super-Solid Metro Area." That means our region has consistently rated highly in a wide range of categories since the first edition of the book in 1981. In fact, in overall scores, the Pittsburgh metro area has never slipped below 14. Only one other city out of 354 North American metropolitan areas can claim that honor. This time around, Pittsburgh has been named 12th best overall. We think it's in no small thanks to the categories where we really shine: Transportation, Health Care, Arts, and Recreation ddiworld.com The ‘Burgh Pittsburgh is a big-league city with small-town virtues like low crime rates, tree-lined streets and – surprise – one of the cleanest and healthiest environments of any major city. Cozy neighborhoods and genuinely friendly people combine with Fortune 500 headquarters, major league sports teams (who boast a large collection of Super Bowl Trophies, Stanley Cups and World Series rings) and world-class symphony, opera, ballet and theater. In the past ten years, Pittsburgh is the only city to consistently rank in Rand McNally's top ten Most Livable Cities in North America, for more information on Pittsburgh, click here. wpweb2k.gsia.cmu.edu Quality of Life In the past ten years, Pittsburgh is the only city to consistently rank in Rand McNally's top ten Most Livable Cities in North America. The cost of living is among the lowest in the nation, ranking number one when compared to similar metro areas. Compared to other cities of similar sizes, housing costs in the City of Pittsburgh are the lowest. The cost of a three-bedroom house in the Pittsburgh area is nearly 30% below the national average. For working and living, Pittsburgh can't be beat. Pittsburgh has ranked in the top ten as the best place to raise a family, as a place to own a home-based business, as a young professional to start in, for working mothers, for relocation of families and businesses, and to grow personal wealth. city.pittsburgh.pa.us This website is an initiative of Partners for Livable Communities, a DC-based non-profit now celebrating its twenty-five year anniversary in promoting livability. Over the past twenty-five years, Partners has honored 32 communities with the designation of the title, "America's Most Livable." This site allows you to explore first-hand why each city was chosen, and perhaps learn how you can have similar success in your own community. livableamerica.com By the end of the twentieth century, Pittsburgh was no longer the dirty steel town of old. Through a series of public-private partnerships, the city now ranks among one of the cleanest, safest, and most attractive urban settings in the nation. Along with Honolulu, Pittsburgh was honored as one of the top ten cities in the U.S. for upholding and promoting healthy lifestyles. livableamerica.com Pittsburgh is a pretty cool place, all in all. If you're new to the city, thinking about moving here, or you're an old hand who's just looking for a new nook you haven't checked out before, here's some links to get you started. Oh, and in case you didn't know - we're the 7th most livable city in the US, the 14th most wired city, have three of the top 20 universities in the country (Princeton Review), one of the top ten most wired schools in the country. Oh, yeah - and we have the Steelers, too. pghgeeks.org Our City has enjoyed numerous distinctions over the past few years. Rand McNally named Pittsburgh as "America's Most Livable City," and most recently, a Reader's Digest poll listed the City of Pittsburgh as the fifth best city in America to raise a family! One of the main factors attributed to our success has been our low crime rate, which continues to decline. city.pittsburgh.pa.us.

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6596)	9/17/2002 1:51:08 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Oh, one category that consistently kills Pittsburgh is overall climate, with 150+ overcast days per year...... and Pittsburgh still rates among the best in the US of A in spite of that.

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6596)	9/17/2002 1:54:24 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

"having numerous ghettos didnt push it down the list" Less than most major metropolitan areas dude. Can't have a high quality of life & be consistently rated one of the most livable cities by multiple independent organizations year after year if you are overrun with ghettos & all the negatives that naturally flow from having an overabundance of them......... like crime, high unemployment, poor overall health, etc., etc., etc.

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6596)	9/17/2002 2:27:45 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

BTW, me thinks you have your heart in Boston & rather than long for the day you return, you, for multiple reasons choose to hate where you now live. Oh, Boston ain't perfect. I'll give you just a sample as I don't want to deride a wonderful town like Boston.......... "[T]he school and the cruel ghettos of Boston move at cross-purposes. The political economy of Boston and this country creates the poverty and indolence of the ghettos, which in turn produce our students. nea.org FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON Ghettos - Changing the Consequences of Ethnic Isolation Black and poor in Boston BLACKS IN BOSTON The concentration of African-Americans in the Boston metropolitan area is striking. While small populations of blacks increasingly live in areas on the outskirts of the metropolitan area -- this would not have been true thirty years ago -- the bulk of the black population resides in a single narrow north-south strip, running along Blue Hill Avenue, and including Roxbury, Dorchester, and some of Mattapan. POOR IN BOSTON The black center of Boston is also the poorest district of the Boston metro area. While there are black sections that are not poor, and poor sections that are not black, the overall connection between poverty and segregation in the Boston metropolitan area is striking. bos.frb.org Boston review Better Neighborhoods? ............. I could take Owen Fiss to streets in Boston where gangs prey upon people down on their luck, where drugs are almost everywhere available, where a climate of futility, and even despair, is to be found, where some residents wish they could get out, though some stand fast and firmly live out a sincere loyalty to a given section of the city--and where, I suspect (in South Boston, say, or Chelsea, or parts of the North End or the South End) the lure of Quincy, of Everett and Marblehead, goes unnoticed, as well as the ever-present seductions of gentrification. (Talk about "better neighborhoods" that some working-class people, black and white alike, have no interest in joining!) bostonreview.mit.edu