The city’s plan aims to make downtown more walkable, adding a bike lane and green space along Broad Street. But that new design comes with a trade-off: the removal of several on-street parking spaces.

Plans are taking shape for a new shopping center at the site of the former First Baptist Church of Evans. If all goes as planned, it will have shopping, a couple of restaurants and even a bank branch.

According to the report, the cities were ranked based on jobs, desirability, cost of living, and quality of life, among other ...