Posted Dec 22, 2016, 12:18 AM
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Chillin' in The Burgh
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Spring Hill, Pittsburgh
Posts: 13,096
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Originally Posted by Bricktrimble
I lived in Northern Virginia during part of its boom time, 1986-2001, and I can tell you that population increase is not necessarily a good thing. The traffic woes in the DC metro area are true and it takes so long to get anywhere. The cost of housing also increased tremendously (fine for those selling, but not for those moving in or trying to buy into a market). We moved back to Pittsburgh to stay out of the rat race. So while the media makes it sound like increasing population is a great thing and shows a city as "successful", it does have its downside. I want enough people in Pittsburgh to make mass transit more viable, but not too many to clog the roads.  |
Excellent points.
The funny thing about Pittsburgh is no matter how much the city population shrinks the traffic is always still horrible. 
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