The 10 Best Cities for Electric Cars

Thedailygreen.com takes a look at the places where electric cars could have the biggest impact. The article, based on a blog post form General Electric, uses data from the Census Bureau and study the commuting habits of people in the 25 biggest metropolitan areas to determine the 10 best cities for electric cars. It also factors in the percentage of commuters who drive to work and live within 50 miles of the job, and how the region is set up to handle the needs of car commuters.

The 10 cities where electric cars could have the biggest impact are:

Dallas has 2.7 million commuters who live within 50 miles of the city center with 91.5 percent of commuters currently drive to work.

Houston has 2.4 million commuters within 50 miles of downtown, 90 percent of whom drive to work.

Detroit -  92.5 percent of its 1.6 million commuters drive to work. Although Detroit has a inconvenient monorail system, which makes a very circumscribed loop around the core downtown.

St. Louis, Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix, Tampa, Cincinnati and Sacramento round out the list.

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Top 25 Cities For Artists & Designers

Artbistro.com has named the Top 25 Cities For Designers and Artists. The criteria for the list included the cities’ growth rates, average salaries, costs of living and the rate of unemployment increase since February 2008. Some notable cities on the list include Hartford, CT which made #24 on the list and Nashville, TN which was #15 on the list.

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Corporate Housing and the Economy: The Facts and Figures

It is safe to say that the corporate housing industry has prevailed through the weak housing market and economic recession. The Corporate Housing Industry Report reported that in 2008 the average daily rate of corporate housing was up 1.2 percent. Although occupancy rates in 2008 dropped slightly to 88.5 percent from 89.7 percent in 2007, the drop did not affect the overall industry. The report also revealed that markets with the greatest growth in corporate housing, include Washington, D.C. , Los Angeles, St. Louis, Houston, and Boston. To delve deeper into how corporate housing has been affected by the economy, check out “Corporate Relocation Responds to the Economy.” The article reveals some interesting aspects of the corporate housing market through an interview between writer Marylyn Schwartz and Jan Hatfield-Goldman, Vice President of Research and Education for Worldwide Employee Relocation Council.