Vancouver once again the world's third most livable city

Aug. 15, 2012 | See+Do | By Aaron Rossetti

Vancouver Sun: Vancouver has once again taken home the bronze as one of the world’s most livable cities, with crime and traffic congestion continuing to slow the city down.

The city ranked No. 3 following Melbourne and Vienna, according to the 2012 report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Two other Canadian cities —Toronto and Calgary — followed Vancouver in fourth and fifth place, respectively

The annual survey of 140 cities uses more than 30 factors to determine a city’s livability with a score out of 100.

Vancouver scored 97.3 with high scores in areas such as health care, education ,culture and environment. . .


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