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Originally Posted by Uhuniau
The "urban" or easily urbanizable portion of Montreal Road (west of, say, Notre-Dame cemetery) is 4km or less from the Peace Tower, which is as close as all of Bank Street in Old Ottawa South and the Glebe, and all of Somerset-Wellington-Richmond east of Island Park.
What's keeping Vanier down is really just two things: rampant classism, and its cousin-in-law, official Ottawa's neglect and apathy towards "poor" neighbourhoods.
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Places like Mechanicsvillle were just as “poor” as Vanier a few years ago. Vanier to downtown is a crappy walk, bike ride, bus ride or drive, and it is not easily accessed from nearby neighbourhoods.
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