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As budgets are tight and Washington is gridlocked, it increasingly falls to local communities to address today's most pressing issues. With “Most Innovative Cities,” CNNMoney set out to highlight creative solutions to urban problems that improve the quality of life and economic opportunities for the people who live there. We wanted to consider everything from transportation and technology to education and jobs. In two rounds of voting, we asked experts what cities they thought were the most innovative and why. Full Methodology