We squeak when we walk
Apr. 19th, 2007 04:46 pmFrom Forbes: Which Are The World's Cleanest Cities?
1. Calgary (Canada)
2. Honolulu (USA)
3. Helsinki (Finland)
4. Ottawa (Canada)
5. Minneapolis (USA)
6. (Tie) Oslo (Norway), Stockholm (Sweden)
8. Zurich (Switzerland)
9. Katsuyama (Japan)
10. (Tie) Bern & Geneva (Switzerland), Montreal & Vancouver (Canada), Boston, Lexington, Pittsburgh (USA), Nürnberg (Germany)
18. (Tie) Auckland & Wellington (New Zealand)
20. Dublin (Ireland)
21. (Tie) Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Toronto (Canada)
23. Lyon (France)
24. Copenhagen (Denmark)
25. (Tie) Kobe & Omuta (Japan)
Hee. We're squeaky clean :)
Oh and here's the blurb on Ottawa:
#4 Ottawa
Population: 859,704
Metro area: 2,778 square km
Ottawa is Canada's capital and its fourth-largest city. Its economy revolves around a mix of government functions and high tech business. It is called the Silicon Valley of the north. Ottawa has an operating light rail system for transportation.
Hear that, MayorBullet-head O'Brien? Light rail system. It's a good thing. So say the granola wingnuts at Forbes. You think you can lay off badmouthing it and putting so much of your energy into trying to quietly kill it?
1. Calgary (Canada)
2. Honolulu (USA)
3. Helsinki (Finland)
4. Ottawa (Canada)
5. Minneapolis (USA)
6. (Tie) Oslo (Norway), Stockholm (Sweden)
8. Zurich (Switzerland)
9. Katsuyama (Japan)
10. (Tie) Bern & Geneva (Switzerland), Montreal & Vancouver (Canada), Boston, Lexington, Pittsburgh (USA), Nürnberg (Germany)
18. (Tie) Auckland & Wellington (New Zealand)
20. Dublin (Ireland)
21. (Tie) Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Toronto (Canada)
23. Lyon (France)
24. Copenhagen (Denmark)
25. (Tie) Kobe & Omuta (Japan)
Hee. We're squeaky clean :)
Oh and here's the blurb on Ottawa:
#4 Ottawa
Population: 859,704
Metro area: 2,778 square km
Ottawa is Canada's capital and its fourth-largest city. Its economy revolves around a mix of government functions and high tech business. It is called the Silicon Valley of the north. Ottawa has an operating light rail system for transportation.
Hear that, Mayor