The GOOD City Index - The World's 50 Most Inspiring Cities

What makes a great city? Jobs? Access to culture? Educational opportunities? The folks at GOOD have a different metric.

'At GOOD, we believe that a city’s heartbeat is best measured in "possibility"—the pervading sense that though a place may be far from perfect, its citizens are taking a bold stake in its future through a mixture of creativity, hustle, and civic engagement.'

That sounds pretty (ahem) good to me. And for the second year in a row they are presenting their GOOD City Index, "a celebration of the 50 cities around the world that best capture the elusive quality of possibility."

Another good (again, ahem) thing is that five American cities made the list.