Ideas/Visions for Ottawa, Canada's Capital

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

I don’t know of anything outside the Greenbelt that fits the bill (centre of Kanata - I’ve never been?), but a number of central neighbourhoods are there or have the potential to get there, istm. The Glebe/Landsdowne/Ottawa South; Westboro/Hintonberg; Little Italy; Beechwood Village; Old Ottawa East (moving in right direction); Montreal Rd Vanier (potential); Montreal Rd/St Laurent/Montfort (a big stretch, but potential). Even TrainYards, had they delivered on the original concept, but it’s now more opportunity lost. Looking further into the future, one might suggest Merivale, but I don’t see that happening for decades.

You had a career in the public service (mostly) in Ottawa and you have never been to Kanata?