yep, if you have ever driven the DC beltway it is apparent that everyone down there uses public transit which allows you to blissfully cruise at 70 sans traffic or any trepidation or have the traffic nightmares that plague Pittsburgh...
I used to live in south hills and work in Monroeville so I'd be "against" that parkway east traffic and shake my head seeing standstill traffic all the way back to monroeviille.. this would be at like 7:45am, people were about an hour from getting into the city.
how many people live in DC vs working in DC? It's probably a 1:10 ratio. Pittsburgh is nowhere near that.
Building a big, expensive beltway is the exact kind of retrograde solution that we should be avoiding. They’re spending a billion dollars building a highway between the airport and southpointe that’s projected to serve fewer daily users than the BRT for 5x the cost.
C'mon now... we already HAVE a beltway! LOL
Bingo. Conservative ridership projections for a T expansion to Oakland and Squirrel Hill in 1991 were at around 55,000 daily riders - that number would only be higher now as Pitt, CMU, the hospitals, and the surrounding residential neighborhoods have grown. The BRT will serve around 35,000 daily riders almost 30 years later - which is still a huge improvement over the optimistic projections for either the Southern Beltway or Mon-Fayette Expressway boondoggles.
I used to work in Smithfield (just south of uniontown) for 3 years and would take the mon-Fayette expressway every day, to/from. I kid you not, I'd pass 2 maybe 3 cars tops in a 40mile drive. Every single day id be on that road, put cruise control on 70, stay in right lane and wouldn't see a car until I'd get close to uniontown.
If you’re interested in missed opportunities, this is a much better read: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/lost-tracks/Content?oid=1337712
Greentree Hill Vs. Squirrel Hill tunnel-parkway east traffic? Hmmm, that's a good debate.. Man, im going to have to say going into city from east is worse but I've never had to do either.
there is a road that actually can get you down on Allegheny river blvd from the parkway east, not sure the name of it but it goes past the old country club. Not sure what traffic is like coming in on Allegheny river blvd in the morning. Cant imagine being on a 2 lane rd thru Lawrenceville is a shortcut.
Pa-130 from the Churchill exit, through Penn Hills to Allegheny River Blvd in Verona.
there are always alleged short cuts driving thru small neighborhood streets. when you stop to think about it objectively though, all you are doing is driving longer distances to give the perception of moving.
I grew up in Swisshelm Park and it would get backed up not really a parking lot, that would start on Forward Ave in Squirrel Hill. It ends up being a huge mess when they shut down the tunnel and detour traffic that way though.
i think Uber is going to be ultimately leaving the area, so there should be a lot of room in that almono - hazelwood area. I always hear about commercial space available for light industrial and tech companies but never hear anything specific as far as companies committing to moving there.
skybus was before my time but as a south park resident, I still hear about it. as someone that runs up and down Corrigan, there are a few times I'd have paid the .10cents for a ride back to my car to avoid running back.
you laugh, they proposed a zip line from mt Washington down to the north shore, not too long ago. more for entertainment purposes. not sure if it was close to happening or a pipe dream.
