Travel + Leisure magazine's annual “America’s Favorite Cities” survey is out and accepting submissions now. Last year, Austin tied with New Orleans for "Live Music/Bands," and took the number two spots for the “Athletic/Active” and “Friendly” categories. This year, the magazine's added five new contenders to the list: Cleveland, Houston, Kansas City, Providence, and St. Louis — the latter which, if you recall, was already compared to Austin earlier this year. Now's your chance to chime in on how Austin stands when it comes to such qualities as "Singles/Bar Scene," "Environmental Awareness," "Intelligent People" and much more. The survey closes July 31. [America's Favorite Cities 2009]




Or, maybe everyone should vote AGAINST Austin in every category. Perhaps if people though we were a little LESS friendly, a little LESS athletic, a little LESS everything, then fewer jerks from Cali and the Northeast would keep trying to move here, necessitating condos and sprawl and ruining all that awesomeness.
I think I am in love with Whitney84's uncontrollable anger.
Whitney84, Austin was perfect the day before you moved here. If you were born here, it was perfect the day before you were born.
mdahmus
Thank you!