Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts of the country or see how your current city compares to others.
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October 01, 2007September 26, 2007
The Milken Institute does it again. It's 2007 edition of "Best Performing Cities" was just released. Kudos & props to Ocala Florida and Wilmingon NC (#1 and #2 respectively). From the report:
Yet another way to measure prosperity? It's still focused on "trailing" indicators. We like our overall measures which include talent (Creative Class) and tolerance (inclusiveness) and help serve more as a "leading" indicator. You can get the full report here (free sub required). posted by Kevin Stolarick September 24, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Want It All September 17, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Place to Retire September 10, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Retired, Not Dead September 03, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Good Second Home August 27, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Just Wanna Have Fun! August 20, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Kids First August 13, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Room to Grow August 06, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of
FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show
the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some
preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts
of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Like Being a DINK July 30, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Each map shows the best regions based on a variety of
criteria all evenly weighted. In this case, "Getting Ahead" shows the
combination of cities that rate the best based on:
Tolerance (higher is
better)
Growth
Number of Creative Class young & single in
the region
The criteria used for each map are listed & described
in the region to the left of the map.
Only data for major US cities (populations above 250,000) has been included. The map itself is a heat map overlay on a standard Google Map. So, all of the usual Google map features are available: pan, zoom in , zoom out, change the background, etc... The "hotter" -- yellow areas are those places that do the best on the combined criteria. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Starting a Family July 24, 2007Kevin Stolarick of the Creative Class Group and Lisa Taber of FortiusOne have paired up to develop a series of 'heat maps' that show the hottest places in the country based on your lifestage and some preselected criteria. The maps allow you to zoom in on specific parts of the country or see how your current city compares to others. Each map shows the best regions based on a variety of
criteria all evenly weighted. In this case, "Money to Party" shows the
combination of cities that rate the best based on:
Overall Cost of Living (lower is
better)
Nightlife
Rental Affordability (lower is
better)
Number of Creative Class young & single in
the region
The criteria used for each map are listed & described
in the region to the left of the map.
Only data for major US cities (populations above 250,000) has been included. The map itself is a heat map overlay on a standard Google Map. So, all of the usual Google map features are available: pan, zoom in , zoom out, change the background, etc... The "hotter" -- yellow areas are those places that do the best on the combined criteria. Come back Monday to see next week's map: Getting Ahead May 19, 2007If cycling and support for cyclists are important to you and your choice of place, check out this story on bicycle friendly places and the list of Bicycle Friendly Cities. (Hat Tip: Fitsugar). Only one city won the Platinum Award (Davis, CA) while 43 won the Bronze designation. Here is the entire list. Short pdf reports are available for many of the cities. "These cities have an awareness of bikers, and many of their roads have bike lanes. When roads feel safe for riding, MORE people ride their bikes." posted by David May 15, 2007Frustrated drivers..... Based on a survey of 2,500 drivers across 25 metro areas, Autovantage released a study ranking the top cities for road rage. Least Courteous (with the most road rage): 1. Miami, FL Most Courteous (with the least road rage): Check out the full list of 25 cities. Here's Autovantage's press release. posted by: steven |
