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LEBANON, N.H., Jul 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TomTom today launches the first quarterly Congestion Index that accurately identifies and analyzes traffic congestion in major cities across North America. The report, initially covering 26 major cities, finds Vancouver to be the most congested city in Canada and the second most congested city in North America. On average, journey times in Vancouver take 30% longer than when traffic in the city is flowing freely and 65% longer during evening rush hour. Toronto (#9) and Ottawa (#10) also made the list of the top 10 most congested cities in North America. The TomTom Congestion Index, including individual city reports, can be found at www.tomtom.com/congestionindex .
The TomTom Congestion Index is the world's most accurate barometer of congestion in urban areas. The Index is uniquely based on real time travel data captured by vehicles driving along the entire road network within the select cities. TomTom's traffic database contains over six trillion data measurements and is growing by five billion measurements every day.
The Congestion Index compares travel time during non-congested periods (free flow) with travel times in peak hours. The difference is expressed as a percentage increase in travel time, representing the congestion level. The top ten most congested cities, ranked by overall congestion level, between January and March 2012 were:
1. Los Angeles, 33% 6. San Francisco, 25%
2. Vancouver, 30% 7. Washington, 24%
3. Miami, 26% 8. Houston, 23%
4. Seattle, 25% 9. Toronto, 22%
5. Tampa, 25% 10. Ottawa, 22%
"Over the years, with the help of our customers, we have built the largest and most accurate database of travel times in the world," said Harold Goddijn, Chief Executive Officer of TomTom. "When we combine this travel database with our detailed real-time traffic information and routing technology, we can not only pinpoint congestion, but can guide drivers away from congested areas onto faster routes."
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The TomTom Congestion Index is the world's most accurate barometer of congestion in urban areas. The Index is uniquely based on real time travel data captured by vehicles driving along the entire road network within the select cities. TomTom's traffic database contains over six trillion data measurements and is growing by five billion measurements every day.
The Congestion Index compares travel time during non-congested periods (free flow) with travel times in peak hours. The difference is expressed as a percentage increase in travel time, representing the congestion level. The top ten most congested cities, ranked by overall congestion level, between January and March 2012 were:
1. Los Angeles, 33% 6. San Francisco, 25%
2. Vancouver, 30% 7. Washington, 24%
3. Miami, 26% 8. Houston, 23%
4. Seattle, 25% 9. Toronto, 22%
5. Tampa, 25% 10. Ottawa, 22%
"Over the years, with the help of our customers, we have built the largest and most accurate database of travel times in the world," said Harold Goddijn, Chief Executive Officer of TomTom. "When we combine this travel database with our detailed real-time traffic information and routing technology, we can not only pinpoint congestion, but can guide drivers away from congested areas onto faster routes."
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All I come up with are FACTS. Also let's not forget homes sales also dropped 17%. You see everyone is leave your itu because well you know why. Can't say way because some of you do gooders will run to the mediator crying about my connects so let's end this with the facts and only the facts.
It's ok because I'm laughing all the way to the back. In fact I'm going to the philippines next month as I can afford it and going to be banging a ton of hot chicks so please no more Vancouver talk as I'll be way to busy to reply. mahahahahhahahahhahahahah
It's ok because I'm laughing all the way to the back. In fact I'm going to the philippines next month as I can afford it and going to be banging a ton of hot chicks so please no more Vancouver talk as I'll be way to busy to reply. mahahahahhahahahhahahahah
Mercer is a company that issues quality of life rankings as a tool for corporations to measure compensation packages for employees taking international assignments, and for non-profit organizations to use in research and policy making.
Vancouver is fifth globally in quality of life, and the only Canadian city in the top ten.
Certainly this is only one measure - so saying Vancouver is the greatest city to live in might not be credible - but neither is the idea that it's some kind of hell-hole.
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/quality-of-living-report-2011#Americas
2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings – Mercer survey
Vienna has the best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey. Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third position, respectively, and Munich is in fourth with Düsseldorf and Vancouver sharing fifth place. Frankfurt is in seventh, followed by Geneva in eighth, while Copenhagen and Bern share ninth place.
European cities represent over half the cities amongst the top 25 in the ranking . London (38) is the highest-ranking UK city and is followed by Birmingham (52), Aberdeen (54) and Glasgow (56). Belfast (63) is the lowest-ranking of the UK cities that Mercer surveys. Globally, the cities with the lowest quality of living are Khartoum, Sudan (217), Port-au-Prince, Haiti (218), N’Djamena, Chad (219), and Bangui, Central African Republic (220). Baghdad, Iraq (221) ranks last in Mercer’s table.
Mercer conducts the survey to help governments and multi-national companies compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments. Mercer’s Quality of Living reports provide valuable information and hardship premium recommendations for major cities throughout the world. Mercer’s Quality of Living index list covers 221 cities, ranked against New York as the base city.
This year, the survey separately identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime levels, law enforcement effectiveness and the host country’s international relations. Luxembourg tops this personal safety ranking, followed by Bern, Helsinki and Zurich – all ranked at number two. Vienna ranks fifth, while Geneva and Stockholm both rank sixth. Baghdad (221) is the world’s least safe city, followed by N’Djamena, Chad (220), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (219), Bangui, Central African Republic (218), and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (217).
Aberdeen and Glasgow both rank 44 and are the highest ranking UK cities on the personal safety list. Birmingham (53) and Belfast (63) both rank higher than London (68).
Slagin Parakatil, Senior Researcher at Mercer, commented: “Companies need to keep on top of current developments to ensure that their compensation packages remain competitive and continue to motivate expatriate employees. That means reviewing major events, such as social unrest, economic turmoil or natural disasters and their impact on the success of overseas placements.
“The top-ranking cities for personal safety and security are in politically stable countries with good international relations and relatively sustainable economic growth. Most of the low-scoring cities are in countries with, civil unrest, high crime levels and little law enforcement,” said Mr. Parakatil.
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The worldwide rankings are produced annually from the most recent Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, conducted by Mercer. Individual reports are produced for each city surveyed. Comparative quality-of-living indexes between a base city and a host city are available, as are multiple-city comparisons. Further information is available from Mercer Client Services in Warsaw, on tel. +48 22 434 5383. Or see www.mercer.com/qualityofliving
Mercer evaluates local living conditions in all the 420 cities it surveys worldwide. Living conditions are analysed according to 39 factors, grouped in 10 categories:
1) Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement, etc)
2) Economic environment (currency exchange regulations, banking services, etc)
3) Socio-cultural environment (censorship, limitations on personal freedom, etc)
4) Health and sanitation (medical supplies and services, infectious diseases, sewage, waste disposal, air pollution, etc)
5) Schools and education (standard and availability of international schools, etc)
6) Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transport, traffic congestion, etc)
7) Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure, etc)
8) Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars, etc)
9) Housing (housing, household appliances, furniture, maintenance services, etc)
10) Natural environment (climate, record of natural disasters)
The scores attributed to each factor allow for city-to-city comparisons. The result is a quality-of-living index that compares relative differences between any two locations. For the indices to be used effectively, Mercer has created a grid that allows users to link the resulting index to a quality-of-living allowance amount by recommending a percentage value in relation to the index.
Vancouver is fifth globally in quality of life, and the only Canadian city in the top ten.
Certainly this is only one measure - so saying Vancouver is the greatest city to live in might not be credible - but neither is the idea that it's some kind of hell-hole.
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/quality-of-living-report-2011#Americas
2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings – Mercer survey
Vienna has the best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey. Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third position, respectively, and Munich is in fourth with Düsseldorf and Vancouver sharing fifth place. Frankfurt is in seventh, followed by Geneva in eighth, while Copenhagen and Bern share ninth place.
European cities represent over half the cities amongst the top 25 in the ranking . London (38) is the highest-ranking UK city and is followed by Birmingham (52), Aberdeen (54) and Glasgow (56). Belfast (63) is the lowest-ranking of the UK cities that Mercer surveys. Globally, the cities with the lowest quality of living are Khartoum, Sudan (217), Port-au-Prince, Haiti (218), N’Djamena, Chad (219), and Bangui, Central African Republic (220). Baghdad, Iraq (221) ranks last in Mercer’s table.
Mercer conducts the survey to help governments and multi-national companies compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments. Mercer’s Quality of Living reports provide valuable information and hardship premium recommendations for major cities throughout the world. Mercer’s Quality of Living index list covers 221 cities, ranked against New York as the base city.
This year, the survey separately identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime levels, law enforcement effectiveness and the host country’s international relations. Luxembourg tops this personal safety ranking, followed by Bern, Helsinki and Zurich – all ranked at number two. Vienna ranks fifth, while Geneva and Stockholm both rank sixth. Baghdad (221) is the world’s least safe city, followed by N’Djamena, Chad (220), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (219), Bangui, Central African Republic (218), and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (217).
Aberdeen and Glasgow both rank 44 and are the highest ranking UK cities on the personal safety list. Birmingham (53) and Belfast (63) both rank higher than London (68).
Slagin Parakatil, Senior Researcher at Mercer, commented: “Companies need to keep on top of current developments to ensure that their compensation packages remain competitive and continue to motivate expatriate employees. That means reviewing major events, such as social unrest, economic turmoil or natural disasters and their impact on the success of overseas placements.
“The top-ranking cities for personal safety and security are in politically stable countries with good international relations and relatively sustainable economic growth. Most of the low-scoring cities are in countries with, civil unrest, high crime levels and little law enforcement,” said Mr. Parakatil.
*************************
The worldwide rankings are produced annually from the most recent Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, conducted by Mercer. Individual reports are produced for each city surveyed. Comparative quality-of-living indexes between a base city and a host city are available, as are multiple-city comparisons. Further information is available from Mercer Client Services in Warsaw, on tel. +48 22 434 5383. Or see www.mercer.com/qualityofliving
Mercer evaluates local living conditions in all the 420 cities it surveys worldwide. Living conditions are analysed according to 39 factors, grouped in 10 categories:
1) Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement, etc)
2) Economic environment (currency exchange regulations, banking services, etc)
3) Socio-cultural environment (censorship, limitations on personal freedom, etc)
4) Health and sanitation (medical supplies and services, infectious diseases, sewage, waste disposal, air pollution, etc)
5) Schools and education (standard and availability of international schools, etc)
6) Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transport, traffic congestion, etc)
7) Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure, etc)
8) Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars, etc)
9) Housing (housing, household appliances, furniture, maintenance services, etc)
10) Natural environment (climate, record of natural disasters)
The scores attributed to each factor allow for city-to-city comparisons. The result is a quality-of-living index that compares relative differences between any two locations. For the indices to be used effectively, Mercer has created a grid that allows users to link the resulting index to a quality-of-living allowance amount by recommending a percentage value in relation to the index.
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For someone who hates Vancouver, he sure is obsessed by it.
Should have stuck it out in the ESL class so we could understand some of what appears to be an attempt at an insult or two.
Some of us don't have to find women in desperate third world countries in order to get laid.
Laughing all the way to the back of what - your kindergarten class? And, a sex tourist in The Phillipines, eh? I hope your juvenile posts are not an indication that you're going there for pooning with kids.
I'm guessing the back of the bus - and a very short bus at that.Laughing all the way to the back of what - your kindergarten class? And, a sex tourist in The Phillipines, eh? I hope your juvenile posts are not an indication that you're going there for pooning with kids.
CALGARY - Prime Minister Stephen Harper thinks Calgary is Canada's greatest city.
The comments came in an unscripted moment during his annual stampede BBQ, on Friday.
"I think that if the [Stampede's] founders could be here today and see the great city, see what has built up around this event, they would be amazed. They would be amazed to see that their Stampede has been part of giving birth to the greatest city in the greatest country in the world," Harper said.
Some critics and politicians have come out against Harper's comments, while others have opted to support their own cities.
Meanwhile, Harper is standing by his comments. In an email to 1310News, the Prime Minister's Office wrote:
"The Prime Minister's hometown is Calgary, it is natural for the Prime Minister to call his hometown the greatest city, isn't it?"
The Prime Minister was born in Toronto but moved to Calgary in his 20's- where his federal riding is now located.
No one likes vancouer Asshole
The comments came in an unscripted moment during his annual stampede BBQ, on Friday.
"I think that if the [Stampede's] founders could be here today and see the great city, see what has built up around this event, they would be amazed. They would be amazed to see that their Stampede has been part of giving birth to the greatest city in the greatest country in the world," Harper said.
Some critics and politicians have come out against Harper's comments, while others have opted to support their own cities.
Meanwhile, Harper is standing by his comments. In an email to 1310News, the Prime Minister's Office wrote:
"The Prime Minister's hometown is Calgary, it is natural for the Prime Minister to call his hometown the greatest city, isn't it?"
The Prime Minister was born in Toronto but moved to Calgary in his 20's- where his federal riding is now located.
No one likes vancouer Asshole
It`s become a better place since you left..................................
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I had this cretin on my ignore list since he came back from his last time out.
I really wish there was more of a herd mentality here to ignore these clowns when they troll the forum. If they don't get any recognition, they will move on. Yet this one was able to constantly lay bait for people who responded in kind.
I had this cretin on my ignore list since he came back from his last time out.
I really wish there was more of a herd mentality here to ignore these clowns when they troll the forum. If they don't get any recognition, they will move on. Yet this one was able to constantly lay bait for people who responded in kind.
