"Poughkeepsie is a very user-friendly city, " says North, a 31-year-resident of the area who undoubtedly is not impartial.
With its hills-heavy density, near-90-degree-dropping streets and alleys and awe-inspiring views, San Francisco is a pedestrian-friendly city (the iconic streetcars can be admired from the sidewalk).
La Paz's pre-eminent status in Bolivia is increasingly at risk: nowadays, most foreign companies choose to set up in Santa Cruz, a business-friendly city in the eastern lowlands.
Only one and a half hours from London by Eurostar, this friendly city is a popular weekend break for Brits, and it is a great location for onward travel to the Somme battlefields, the gothic spires of Amiens or the chocolate-filled streets of Belgium.
Portland also tops the list of being the most cycle-friendly large city in the United States, with 6.3% of commuters travelling by bike.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg pointed to the need for a more customer-friendly approach by city agencies and customs officials as a way to lure more foreign tourists, many of whom are big spenders who bring a lot to the local economy.
"The third one was in relation to 2010 when we had a pre-season friendly at York City, so our times had changed and therefore we weren't there when we said we were going to be, " Beeby told BBC Radio Humberside.
So fixing drainage and other infrastructure, she says, is key to keeping the city business friendly.
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Hayek envisioned the city-friendly Swatchmobile to be equipped with a hybrid drive train.
For Transportation Alternatives, which lobbies for bike- and pedestrian-friendly policies in the city, running a bike valet is only partly about revenue.
The former England number one, capped 41 times, was named in the squad for this week's friendly along with Birmingham City's Ben Foster and Joe Hart of Manchester City.
However, the 26-year-old made his debut in the 2-0 friendly defeat to Bristol City on Saturday and says he is looking forward to playing in the top division.
Both Ribery and Benzema are expected to play when France takes on Uruguay in a friendly in the French city of Le Havre on Wednesday evening - the team's first match under new coach Didier Deschamps.
Its roots stretch back to 1862 when it was originally established as the City of Glasgow Friendly Society.
But, after training with Grecians boss Paul Tisdale's former club Team Bath, he is now expected to play in City's friendly with Portsmouth on Wednesday.
Last July about 1, 700 attended a pre-season friendly at home to Swansea City, but attendances for league games this season have ranged from 113 to 260.
Last August, a row broke out when Bellamy failed to report for Wales' friendly against Montenegro after Man City admitted they failed to inform Toshack he was not fit.
It may be that Atlanta has already sprawled so far that it can never become a compact, pedestrian-friendly, quasi-European city of the sort American developers increasingly seem to yearn for.
Her decision represents a major blow to England coach Hope Powell, who on Thursday named the national squad for the 23 July friendly against Nigeria at Norwich City's Carrow Road.
Held Thursday and Saturday each week, the crawl visits some of the most gay-friendly bars and clubs in the city.
Lynn fans will get their first chance to see their new-look side and ground when Championship Norwich City arrive for a friendly on 13 July.
This city has a wealth of culture and history, amazing food, and friendly and intelligent people all wrapped up in a big city feel without all the drawbacks.
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Some observers said the attack came as a particular shock given that safety has improved at least in the city's tourist-friendly, seaside South Zone neighborhoods.
Why would Hennessy, who had made such an effort to persuade the university community to embrace StanfordNYC, not pause to call a business-friendly mayor to try to get the city to roll back what he saw as its new demands?
Rather, the difference reflected the more open, cosmopolitan, "Europe-friendly" feelings of people in the capital city, compared to the more traditional values of the countryside, with its nostalgia for Sweden's "separate identity".
In addition to their daily City Bike Tour, this environmentally-friendly company offers a seasonal 15-mile autumn foliage tour along the Emerald Necklace, a network of parks and green spaces southwest of the city centre.
The City Centre is a hotspot of family-friendly fun, with ice skating, bowling and wall climbing.
It has friendly, colorful titles as well as Batman: Arkham City and a pretty violent zombie game.
Green startups have their company base in Pittsburgh because of how strongly the city welcomes and supports green technology and environmentally friendly innovation.
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