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Originally Posted by McKellarDweller
Ottawa will remain a third-rate world City from an international perspective as long as this is the prevailing sentiment. People who buy houses and spend the majority of their consumer dollars outside the greenbelt do nothing to improve Ottawa's present or future.
No one wants to come visit Ottawa for its endless suburban sprawl.
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Well, I definitely don't buy a house to appease the visitors.
And yes, I'd rather be downtown sipping latte's, riding my unicycle to the new central library with Jeff Leiper and all the other hipsters, but its just not a reality for me right now.
Well intentioned sarcasm aside...
When you have 2 kids with ski equipment, bikes, hockey gear etc... the practicality of suburban living with homes that have more storage and overall space is a motivating factor.
My sister lives in the city, a trendy neighbourhood that everyone wants to be in. We each have a family of 4. She has a small single home, very old, always needing some repair. I live in the burbs, larger single home, everything new and working. The difference could not be more noticeable. They have no garage, no yard, and no storage space so the inside of the house is always a disaster, messy as can be because there is just too much stuff. Their kids can't play on the street because a car comes by every 5 seconds.
That being said, I rant endlessy about leitrim road, so everyone's gotta weigh their options but I would definitely pick the burbs for a family with active kids.