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Originally Posted by BrianTH
All that is also why I wouldn't get too pessimistic on the vision thing. We haven't been a boom town for a long time, and the national finance markets are still barely thawing (note PNC is basically paying for the Tower out of cash it has lying around idle). With a little patience, though, things could pick up and eventually more attention-grabbing projects could get financed.
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I also liked reading about Pittsburgh's growth in non-farming jobs. Hopefully One Grandview could be one of those projects that is able to secure financing. Has anyone thought of marketing that as TOD? Wouldn't such projects be easier to finance if they are within walking distance to public transportation? The Monongahela Incline, IMO, and in the opinion of other transportation planners, is considered public transit; it is owned by Port Authority and is used by many Mt. Washington residents commuting to Downtown or Station Square.