Originally Posted by Brian_1
Not a new topic, but just inquiring here:
If you had to name one or two of your favorite places to live a lifestyle based upon the following criteria, what places would you choose?
1.bike friendly
2.weather friendly
3.least volume of motor vehicle traffic
4.cultural activities
5.access to creative shopping and diverse places to eat out
6.culturally diverse populace
7.diverse housing stock of moderate cost homes and/or rentals
8.average to above average air quality
Corrected 6. Thank you for pointing out the error and yes, it was stupid as it originally read!
um...madison, wi.
very bike friendly. lots of cyclists, bike paths, routes, good roads, commuters, and a couple of excellent bike shops.
weather...well, that depends on what you like. we've got 5 seasons (or two, depending on who is doing the counting). it gets hot, humid, cold, snowy and everything in between. variety is good, right?
motor traffic. not bad compared to bigger cities, but getting worse all of the time.
cultural activities. decent music scene, a couple of nice small museums, and the university to keep the rest humming alone at a low drone. low key.
shopping/eating out. i'm not qualified to comment on the shopping, but there are quite a few very good restaurants and a couple great ones. more all of the time. all casual.
culturally diverse. um...not really. still mostly white, but getting more diverse all of the time. slowly.
diverse housing stock, etc. excellent in this regard. lots of affordable houses to buy and lots of decent rentals -- but you can also drop some major cash on a downtown highrise condo, if that's your thing.
air quality. excellent compared with places like chicago -- not as good when compared to places like bend, OR. we have traffic and humidity and the two sometimes make an evil combination.