Every penny goes back either into mining, people said, or down the mountain to more livable towns and cities.
Located in Pella, IA, often called one of the most "livable" small towns in the U.S., the college also has multiple off-campus programs, including ones in Chicago and Washington D.C. where students can participate in internships and service-learning projects.
Brazil's Brasília and Nigeria's Abuja (inaugurated in 1960 and 1991, respectively), although not universally beloved and much smaller than Rio de Janeiro or Lagos, respectively, still have loyal supporters who see them as legitimate, livable, and pleasant towns.
The New Urbanists, also called the Smart Growth movement, advocate similar principles that limit sprawl to make cities and towns "more livable" (11).
But more was needed to make the city truly livable, according to Manuela Melo, the town councilor who organized the City of Culture bid, and in the late 1980's, a Socialist government was elected on a platform of regenerating Oporto.
One reason that people find Cranford so livable can perhaps be attributed to the foresight of town officials, who in the 1980s created what is said to be New Jersey's first Special Improvement District, charging businesses a tax in exchange for downtown capital improvements and marketing support.
Smart Growth BC ranked the town as one of BC's most livable municipalities in 2004, due mainly to its large park spaces.
But, humble though it is, the bench fulfills a function as one of the countless small-town traditions that help keep the city livable.
The result -- a home rental market that goes well beyond college towns to include retirement communities, desirable urban livable communities and even downsized but premium suburban apartment living.
But for the most part, the projects evolving in Sandpoint seemed designed to make the town's current infrastructure a little greener and more livable.
