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URBAN - The 10 Global Cities With The Best Infrastructure


sydney, australia
Some cities world's densest cities run like clockwork, while others are plagued by traffic, flight delays, and utility outages.
Human resources consulting firm Mercer just released a ranking of the global cities with the best infrastructures, based on electricity supply, water availability, telephone and mail services, public transportation, traffic congestion, and the range of international flights from local airports.
European cities dominated the rankings, with four of the top five spots.
Germany did well in particular, with four cities in the top ten, including the second and third ranked cities.

9. Vancouver, Canada. The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility was named one of the world's 100 most innovative and inspiring projects urban infrastructure projects by KPMG. UBC's clean energy project will be the world's first biomass-fueled heat-and-power generation system operating on a community-sized scale, the university said in July.


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Hamburg is home to a modern airport and Europe's second largest container 
Sydney's placement on the list is not without controversy.
PricewaterhouseCoopers called it the fourth-worst major city in the world for transport and infrastructure.



http://www.businessinsider.com/10-cities-with-the-best-infra

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