After my last blog post of yet another random urban-related top 10 list, I thought it would be quite amusing to post the following Wall Street journal opinion piece: Why One Top 10′s List Leader Is Another’s Also Ran. As one may expect, the author refutes several various top 10 urban related lists blaming several different factors including misinterpreted data or non-transparency. This is all true and the author even backs it up with a recent faulty top 10 by the very prestigious Forbes magazine (the 10 worst housing markets).
But the truth of the matter is that such known problems with these top 10 lists doesn’t make them any less interesting or amusing to read. In fact, the opinion piece brings up the recent Economist list of the world’s most livable cities in which Vancouver takes top honors once again. 100% accurate? Not a chance. Interesting and thought-provoking? For sure!
