Visions of Vibrancy: Pittsburgh

[thelakelander]

The Jaxson Magazine takes a visual walk through the urban core of a city that has transformed itself from its steelmaking past: Pittsburgh

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[Charles Hunter]

Interesting blend of old and new buildings. Thanks for the tour.

[jaxlongtimer]

Impressed by:
- Lot of extra wide sidewalks, often due to narrow streets.
- Cleanliness, no trash I could see in any of these photos.  Looked like everything is well swept. Even along the railroad tracks.
- Solid mix of preserved historic buildings and distinctive new buildings.
- Greenery, green spaces and green sides along the water.
- Pedestrian friendly streetscapes.
- Vibrant street facings, not parking garages and hardly any blank walls.

How does Pittsburgh handle transit?  I only saw one bus in the pictures and a painted bus lane.  No rail.

[thelakelander]

Pittsburgh has real BRT and LRT. LRT runs as a no fare subway under downtown.

[thelakelander]

Dedicated bus lanes in downtown and the Wood Street Station (LRT Subway) on the left.


Gateway Station (LRT Subway)


The convention center is elevated. This bike path connection under the convention center's exhibition hall links the riverfront trails with a section of downtown.

[jcjohnpaint]

Went to grad school in Pittsburgh area and taught at Duquesne for a few years. My wife was the first employee at Commonplace, one of Pittsburgh's biggest coffee chains. Really miss it there. You really got your pictures on a beautiful day. Really brought back a lot of memories.

[Aristocles]

They don't even have 10,000 people living in the golden triangle (though a lot live right near it) and they still have all this vitality - plenty of national chains, housing and offices, mom and pop establishments, it's all there. The big difference between the golden triangle and downtown Jax is the golden triangle is considered a good market to be in. This is something downtown Jax is still working on.

[jcjohnpaint]

Impressed by:
- Lot of extra wide sidewalks, often due to narrow streets.
- Cleanliness, no trash I could see in any of these photos.  Looked like everything is well swept. Even along the railroad tracks.
- Solid mix of preserved historic buildings and distinctive new buildings.
- Greenery, green spaces and green sides along the water.
- Pedestrian friendly streetscapes.
- Vibrant street facings, not parking garages and hardly any blank walls.

How does Pittsburgh handle transit?  I only saw one bus in the pictures and a painted bus lane.  No rail.

The T runs from downtown to far Southside. It leaves the underground and is more like a streetcar. There was a new(er) extension under the river to the stadiums. I believe they had rail to East Liberty, but is now a brt.

[jaxlongtimer]

Pittsburgh has real BRT and LRT. LRT runs as a no fare subway under downtown.

Thanks for the update.  A "no fare" bus circulating through the urban core would be a big boost to Downtown and surroundings.  Greenville, SC, had one when I visited there.