Pittsburgh rated 'most livable' once again

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl doesn't remember the last time Pittsburgh was rated No. 1 in the country by "Places Rated Almanac." That was in 1985, and he was only 5.

But he grew up in "America's Most Livable City," and last night said he was glad to hear that the latest edition of the almanac has again put Pittsburgh No. 1.

"That was always the tagline and I certainly agree," Mr. Ravenstahl said. "If you look at some of the cities ranked right behind us, certainly they have great reputations, and it's an honor to be the No. 1 city in America. I think it's great."

David Savageau, who has been compiling the "Places Rated Almanac" since 1981, said he was hoping that this year's edition would have a surprise No. 1 that might create the kind of buzz the 1985 rankings did.


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Summers might be nice, but damn if they didn't have those Ice Station Zero temps in the winter...

They also take into consideration:

Crime
Cost of Living
Health Care
Education
Cultural amenities
Recreational opportunities

There's more categories, but I can't think of them right now. I think there are about 12 of them, though.

The sub-Arctic Lake Eerie wind tunnels that happen here 4-6 months out of the year and general continuous grayness makes life and travel unbearable. That and the high unemployment, crackhead-littered streets, 3 major sports teams that haven't won anything in 43 years, mediocre music scene, right-wing propaganda masking as a newspaper, poor street conditions, the horrible public transportation system (at NO time during rush hour should there be a one-car train. AT. NO. TIME. Get your shit fixed, I'm not paying continually jacked-up fares to ride 30-year-old one car trains that only drop you off at one place downtown) . . . eccch, I could go on and on.

Cleveland has the rock and roll hall of fame and I forget what else. Oh yes I have been there for biz never for pleasure.

a terrific art museam, a terrific museam of natural history, a pretty good zoo and fresh water coming out the ears.

I love Pittsburgh.

If it weren't for the fact that my SO has a great job at one of the few profitable, worker-friendly, Fortune 500 insurance companies (hint-hint), our asses would be on the first car ride back to PA.

Now living in the plains/midwest--THAT gets cold.

Soon enough.

is that so few people want to live there.

I prerfer the mountains of New Mexico.

without having Scaife do anything to you.

the Scaife family!

read the obituaries on the noon news because there was no print obits.

I remember the channel 4 evening news running a credit-like list of people who had died recently

:hi:

so it can't be all bad!

I measure happiness in a city by how many smiling people
their are, and they smile in Pittsburgh. I've been there many
times and it's always a delightful time.

"cost of living". Cost of living is directly tied, in many cases, to how many people want to live somewhere. For instance, you'll never see Marin County listed on one of these deals, even though it's a wonderfully nice place to live--

because it's expensive as hell--

because everyone wants to live there.

But what about the Zombies?!?

They aren't getting my brain!

;-0

Zombie Walk

"David Savageau, who has been compiling the "Places Rated Almanac" since 1981, said he was hoping that this year's edition would have a surprise No. 1 that might create the kind of buzz the 1985 rankings did."

Business a little slow, Dave?

The neighborhoods were nice, the setting was non pareil, the people were nice, it was very affordable, and I had the best pizza I've had in 15 years.

From the article (the piece contains misspellings)




Looks as though the big winner was the bay area in northern california, with San Francisco and Sunnyvale/San Jose making the list.

go Pittsburgh! A post-industrial plunder town, greener, bluer and healthier. No where to go but UP

Portland is a better fit for me. The people in Pittsburgh seem awfully conservative, too, or is it just my in-laws? :hide:

another story. :eyes:

I don't think he ever saw a real live black person until he went in the Air Force in 1972. Looking back on his upbringing, I realize now his family must have been scandalized when he hooked up with this hippie chick and decided to stay in the Northwest. :rofl:

We moved from Portland to Pittsburgh in 1981, and I worked at Presbyterian-University Hospital (which is named something else, now) at Pitt. Pittsburgh really is a beautiful city, and if I had known I was only going to be there a year I probably would have loved it instead of wasting time being miserable and homesick.

Always considered Pittsburgh one of the better kept secrets in the U.S.

I was only "dantan" a couple of times, but it was amazing.

Yens guys should try it!

:toast:

His blog makes a joke about getting more golf games in Cape Cod thanks to global warming. :eyes:

Not only good quality of life but the Steelers too.

I used to live there.

I've never seen so many brick houses! And people I worked with made fun of my "California accent." I remember my mother-in-law not understanding what I was talking about when I said "TOW-el" instead of "taa-a-al" when I was speaking of a piece of terry cloth used to dry off after a "SHOW-er," or what she referred to as "shaa-aa-er." :banghead:

I still prefer San Diego, though.

You don't have to pick up a snow shovel here.

I was definitely under the protection of the Weather God and Goddess, because I hate cold weather and am terrified of driving in snow and ice.

It's gotta be the West Coast for me.

and "former" Pittsburghers all over the country throw Pittsburgh parties or gather to watch the Steelers. You're never really far from a Pittsburgh club near your town. It's a 'burgh thing!

It's a city with personality.

Congratulations Pittsburgh. See you soon!

don't remember the call letters, but it was better than the stations in nyc!

visited my relatives in mckee's rocks, and thought it was a terrific place - just
gorgeous...

DVE used to be a pretty awesome free-form rock station, even up until the 80's. Since then it's been Clear Channelized. :(

I grew up in Monroeville, graduated from Gateway.

I've lived in Atlanta for almost 18 years & still miss Pittsburgh, especially boating on the upper Allegheny. I still go up every summer to get my river fix! Props for the 'Burgh! Go Steelers!

that place is like an ant farm. It is like one person wanted a road somewhere to the built it with no regard to planning or anything else.

Nice people and all but I was actually told 3 different set of instructions on how to drive to my hotel (that we had a line of sight to) and one guy scratched his head and said,"I don't think you can get there from here" true story.

Oh and the exit signs are up inbetween the support beams in the bridge.

"Turn back there" it should have said.

it has it all.

always had, and always will.