Uploaded on 2015-10-07 by Tamas_Dombi

Q2 I live in Warsaw because: Job opportunities, Education, Housing, Transportation, Environment Good transportation - emerging cycling, growing network of dedicated tracks: ![Good transportation - emerging cycling, growing network of dedicated tracks][1] Housing: many old apartment buildings are put between much greenery, here the view from my window ![Housing: many old apartment buildings are put between much greenery, here the view from my window][2] Environment: many parks, often with heritage buildings, here the Łazienki park ![Environment: many parks, often with heritage buildings, here the Łazienki park][3] Environment: a wild riverbank with sandy beach in the middle of the metropolis ![Environment: a wild riverbank with sandy beach in the middle of the metropolis][4] Q3 Job opportunities 80, Education 90, Housing 40, Transportation 90, Environment 80. I would give a general rate at 75/100 Q4 Warsaw has a major problem with affordable housing. It has a permanent housing shortage because of being a capital city that attracts a large number of countrymen/women to look after work here. In the meanwhile, in Poland the ownership became the main form of housing, even at the cost of a 30+ year long mortgage credit. Mortgage credits are subsidized by the government (national) for young families, that pushes up demand and prices at a stable supply. Main benefit of this situation goes to the real estate developing companies that is maybe the most profitable branche in Poland right now. On the other hand, home rental is considered as a "poor cousine" of ownership and is possible mostly only at market rates and conditions, where the owner has a much stronger position. The city has a significant, but decreasing number of communal flats that are continued to be sold to the long-term inhabitants at low rates (much below the market price). Some communal flats are being bulit, where the city has to carry similar building costs like commercial developers. Now as a mayor, I would stop selling out the city's flats and would support communal and semi-communal housing (like support for small communities of people being too rich for social housing but too poor for ownership and mortgage credit). I would start programs for families and young people to set up a competition for market-rate ownership housing. By offering alternative, housing supply would grow and probably even market prices would decrease. Q5 I would pretty likely to move to Vienna, Berlin (might be other major German city like Hamburg, Munich or Frankfurt) or Copenhagen. All those cities have 1. affordable housing 2. good job opportunities (maybe Berlin the least) 3. perfect transportation system with a major (CPH, BER) or growing (VIE) role of cycling 4. good education (important for a parent) 5. and a good social and healthcare! Public transportation in Vienna: already built before the large housing district is ready. Terminus of the U2 subway line: Seestadt Aspern ![Public transportation in Vienna: already built before the large housing district is ready. Terminus of the U2 subway line: Seestadt Aspern][5] Copenhagen: cycling is a normal everyday form of sustainable citizenship and contributes definitely to the high recognition of the city ![Copenhagen: cycling is a normal everyday form of sustainable citizenship and contributes definitely to the high recognition of the city][6] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14442534782577685.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1444253285710856.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14442533951019543.jpg [4]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14442535399063707.jpg [5]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14442540465558259.jpg [6]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14442541493872621.jpg