As the city gets more expensive, poverty is pushed to the suburbs.

Leaders and legislators at cities around the world tackle their problems in many different ways, and there’s always space for D.C. to learn (or not). Should D.C. follow Boston’s lead in publicly promoting helmet use?

If it seems like cities these days are crawling with more young people than ever before, that’s because they are, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

According to this here PDF, the District of Columbia — even with a pristine environmental governance score and high marks for its environmentally-friendly buildings and land use policies — ranks only eighth in the Green Cities Index.

It turns out Washington isn’t that dirty, despite certain commentariats’ insistence that the city is overrun with pooping hobos.

Well, well, well — the tables certainly appear to have turned in D.C.’s favor this winter. First, we got to rub it in the faces of New York politicians who mocked our response to overwhelming snow. Now, it’s time to dip into the sweet schadenfreude yet again, as Chicago suffers through the latest big storm to hit the United States this winter.

We’re coming for you next, Syracuse! Chart from goldensnowglobe.com….