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Again ;-). If memory serves, around 1985 Pittsburgh got that title (from Rand-McNally, publishers of Places Rated Almanac, I think).
by ableal 16y ago
Again ;-). If memory serves, around 1985 Pittsburgh got that title (from Rand-McNally, publishers of Places Rated Almanac, I think).
- aothman 16y agoPittsburgh's 1985 win (in the middle of the steel industry collapse) prompted a lengthy screed about how cumulative ratings are assembled from a UW psychology prof: http://www.briem.com/files/Loftus1985.pdf http://www.briem.com/files/Loftus1985.pdf Pittsburgh keeps winning most livable city awards today for the same reasons it won in 1985: it's a city that rates good or very good in everything and bad in almost nothing.