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Urban Aggravation Index

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Campaign for Sensible Growth Listserv
18 May 2003 - 12:00pm

Drawing on the latest statistics, the San Diego Union-Tribune creates an Urban Aggravation Index. [Link updated]

"The things people put up with to live in Southern California. It's the land of milk and honey and a thousand headaches... For all thoseworkaday commuters, for all mortgage slaves, for all who achefor a little house on a prairie, The San Diego Union-Tribune has created an Urban Aggravation Index... Drawing on the latest statistics, the newspaper ranked San Diego County against fiveother metropolitan Southern California counties on crime, commuting times, housing affordability, crowding and airpollution..."

Full Story: Land Of Annoyances
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 11, 2003
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