Notwithstanding the criticisms I'm about to hurl in the next paragraph, Metro is much neater, calmer and indeed more keyboard-friendly than Windows 7 ever was.

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The kicker: the program will ultimately cost Metro Capital next to nothing once it quietly eliminates most of the applicants by burying them in paperwork.

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But we wanted to see how major metro areas are likely to fare within the next few years.

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Its high-touch service model, though impressive, is not impossible to replicate (British bank customers will get something similar with the opening next month of Metro Bank, one of whose founders was the force behind Commerce Bank).

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This is because powers Metro has to buy the land needed for the tracks will expire next spring.

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Conquering the metro shall continue the next day unless, of course, you want to try your negotiation skills with local cabbies.

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Meanwhile, Moody's Economy.com projects unemployment in the L.A. metro area will increase by two percentage points by the end of next year, to about 10%.

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