Cleveland `Most Liveable` U.S. City

Emily Hamlin Plain Dealer Reporter The winters may be rough, but a recent survey says Cleveland is one of the best places in the world to call home. A London-based industry analyst group says Cleveland is the most livable city in the country and the 26th best on the planet. Mayor Jane Campbell says that`s no surprise, given the city`s world-class health institutions, arts community and low cost of living. \"It`s one of very few places where you have all of the big-city amenities - sports, music, theater - yet you can still afford a ticket,\" Campbell says. And you can`t beat a city that offers all of that without the huge traffic jams, says Rick Batyko, spokesman for the Cleveland Foundation. Too bad we have to share bragging rights with Pittsburgh, home of the Browns` most-hated rival. The two cities tied in the Economist Intelligence Unit`s study, which judged 127 cities on stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Clearly, the judges missed a few things, Campbell says. We`ve got a lake, for one. And \"the Cleveland Browns are so much more fun\" than the Steelers, she says. If you`re looking to relocate, Vancouver, British Columbia, topped the list as the best place in the world to live. Destinations to cross off your list: Algiers in Algeria and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, which tied at the bottom of the heap. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: ehamlin@plaind.com, 216-999-4380 Visit the Plain Dealer website here.