Uploaded on 2018-12-10 by Robert Barzan

1. Which are your top livability criteria? Safety Sanitation Political Stability Infrastructure Culture 2. Why do we live where we live? I live in Modesto, California, a city of about 215,000 people, 150 km east of San Francisco. My reasons for living here are: Family Climate Sanitation Political Stability Housing 3. To what extend does your own place of residence fulfill your ideal livability criteria? Safety 50 Sanitation 95 Political Stability 80 Infrastructure 60 Culture 10 Overall score for the city: 59 4. What would you change? I would work to attract a more educated and wealthier population to the city. 5. Why do we move? Vancouver, Canada Palm Springs, California Berkeley, California For all three cities, these are the qualities I think make them attractive: Political stability Acceptance and celebration of diversity Health care Culture Safety My photo shows my front garden at my house with desert plants and my garbage bins ready to be picked up. The photo demonstrates my values of housing, climate, and sanitation.