[Arcologist]

Ottawa has a LONG way to go to become a world-class city. Sure, we have a lot of great things to offer -- oodles of green space, national institutions, the seat of federal government, high tech, etc. -- but we lack in so many other areas.

- Aside from our national institutions, the architecture in this city is atrocious.
- We have very few international organizations headquartered in Ottawa.
- We are completely disconnected from our waterways. They are ALL greenspace; no urban waterfront, no program animation, nothing.
- Our LRT is a step in the right direction, but YEARS behind other cities of similar size. And, it will only serve from Bayview to Blair to South Keys for now...
- Sprawl is rampant and getting worse. The automobile reigns supreme.
- We are leaders in virtually nothing: not urban planning, not green tech, not future technologies, nor the arts or culture or.........

So, a LONG way to go before we are a world-class city, a city where the Amazons of the world would consider HQ'ing.