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Pittsburgh, a Beacon for Walkable Neighborhoods

written 26 Apr 2009 in the earliest morning

When I first moved to Pittsburgh in 1999, it was described as “a bunch of small towns all crammed together.” That’s a pretty apt description. Unlike many, often newer, cities I’ve visited, Pittsburgh is very much organized in a way that keeps residences close to business districts. I’ve lived all over the city — from the North (Allegheny Center, Bellevue) to the South (Beechview, Dormont, Southside) to the East End (Shadyside, Oakland) — and while I have different opinions on different areas of the city, one thing holds true: every one of those places had me within a few blocks of the necessities (ie, a grocery store, public transportation, restaurants and bars.) I only owned a car while living in Dormont, and rarely used it except to visit in-laws who lived further south in Pleasant Hills.

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