BS. Lack of amenities is what has kept businesses out. Lack of professional sports teams. The last three mayors have made huge improvements in those two things and Ed didn't even care enough to vote. Any mayor elected in the future needs to acknowledge the massive debt they owe to MAPS for changing this city, and he couldn't even be bothered to vote. Lack of rail transit perhaps. Lack of mountains or a beach. Which of those can Ed fix? I seriously doubt lack of bus transit has kept anyone away. And having a "diverse" mayor doesn't change the politics of the citizens, even if that were an important issue. We currently have a mayor respected throughout the country. Statements like the one I quoted above put Ed in a category with some of our delusional local politicians, even if from a different part of the political spectrum.