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The Quality of Life in Vancovuer
The Quality of Life in Vancovuer

Recently, the thinktank Mercer's published the results to their 2010 Quality of

Life survey. Some of the criteria that are measured in this survey are environment,

culture, public transportation, and hygiene. Vancouver, which used to hold the honour

of being number one on that list has been usurped by the Austrian city of Vienna.

Despite this surprising defeat by the capital of Austria, Vancouver is still a world

class city where people enjoy an excellent standard of living.

Although the quality of life in Vancouver is now, officially, not the greatest

in the world Vancouverites will brag that it certainly is the best in Canada.

If you ask a Vancovuerite what they like most about the city, they will most

certainly begin with the Weather. Vancouver enjoys the highest annual

temperature in the country; a winter day with a daily low of -40 simply

doesn't happen here. That being said, while the rest of Canada

gets snow we get rain.

There is more to Vancouver than just warmer weather. Vancouver

is also a cultural hearth, with a rich and vibrant arts scene. The Vancouver

Art Gallery, located downtown in Robson Square, has an exquisite permanent collection

and also hosts many touring exhibitions. Located in the old provincial court house, the

building's exterior architecture is almost as much of a marvel as what is inside.

Vancouver is a cultural cross roads between east and west. Chinatown, located in

the east end of the downtown core plays homage to the role the Chinese people

have historically played in the development of the city. On a walking tour through

this part of town you will find dozens of restraunts that serve authentic Chinese

food, which is regarded by some to be the best in the world. The neighbourhood

is also home to over a hundred years of rich history, a quality that certainly

adds to its character.

We've already discussed on this blog about the excellence of Vancouver's public

transportation system. The three rapid transit lines, seabus, and fleet of busses that

serve the city will comfortably and quickly get you where you need to go. As a result,

the city has a very high transit ridership rate. To put things into perspective, Translink,

the firm that operates the public transit in the metro area carries just over one million

riders a day. Considering that Metro Vancouver has around 2.5 million people, its safe

to say that nearly everyone rides transit!

To conclude, I really believe that Vancouver deserves the title of world's most

livable city and not Vienna. If you spend any time in the area, I'm sure that you will

most definatley agree.

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