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Originally Posted by Cirrus
If Pittsburgh invested in transit the way Portland has, *then* Pittsburgh could become the new *it* city. It has great bones, but it has been underinvested-in so much for so long that it has a long way to go. The subway to Northshore is a nice first step, but it's only a first step.
Want a litmus test: When you can get from downtown Pittsburgh to Oakland and Shadyside on a train, then Pittsburgh will have arrived.
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On the note of transit - I have a question for anyone highly familiar with Pittsburgh: how heavily used are all the rail corridors around the city?
Because there seems to be a whole lot of them and they pass through or close to many of the neighbourhood/suburban centres, and as such - if not too busy - would seem like a natural fit for the construction of a whole lot of rapid LRT for a low cost.