Miami Ranks 6 In America For Most Liveable, And What Makes The City Unique
The Economist Intelligence Unit released their annual The Global Liveability Index ranking last week, with 140 cities in America measured.
Of the cities in America that were ranked, Miami was tied for sixth place with Chicago. Honolulu, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Minneapolis and Boston ranked ahead, while Seattle, San Francisco and Atlanta ranked lower.
Miami’s overall rating was 89.8. The economist gave the city an 80.0 rating for stability, 91.7 for healthcare, 91.7 for culture and environment, 100 for education, and 92.9 for infrastructure. The top ranked city, Vienna, scored a 99.1 overall rating.
Last week, writer Timothy Schmand told Jitney Books “There is a silver luminescence to the light and that light there is as unique to Miami as the Golden Gate is to San Francisco.”
“Miami is the future of the United States and it is happening right now,” Schmand said. “Miami is a place where people come together and influence each other in ways that can only happen here. That’s what makes Miami my home.”
Long considered the gateway to Latin America, with a laser focus on tourism, hospitality, transportation and real estate development, Miami is working on broadening its global reach. Community leaders are reimagining the city as an idea generator for technology, education, banking, the arts, media and fashion. High-concept incubators are gaining on traditional brick-and-mortar operations.
“It is becoming a place where things are made, products and services are created, businesses are locating, and that has helped transition the narrative of who Miami is,” says Steven Pedigo, an urbanist on the faculty of New York University.
Pedigo is research director of the Miami Urban Future Initiative at Florida International University, a think tank for quantifying the trends that are reshaping the city.
Source: The Next Miami