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Old 07-21-2016, 06:08 PM
 
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In the late 1800s and it still is today.
Pittsburgh hasn't been a major American city since about 1960, generously.
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Old 07-24-2016, 10:57 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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The population is 300K.
The land area is 55 square miles.


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Pittsburgh hasn't been a major American city since about 1960, generously.
I'd love to hear what your criteria are for being a major city.
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Old 07-25-2016, 06:53 AM
 
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The land area is 55 square miles.


20% of the land is at a grade too steep to develop. It's effectively 44 sqare miles.
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:31 AM
 
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Understanding density (people/sq miles) is difficult for the common low IQ moron.
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Running/Biking: slight edge to Richmond; Pittsburgh is beautiful, but Richmond's has very direct, virtually immediate access to high quality outdoor trails, jogging, biking, etc. And its biking infrastructure, in particular has come a long way very fast, partially because of UCI 2015. From a newly-minted bike boulevard, to the 50 mile paved capital trail to Williamsburg that has its own indy bikeshare as of July.
Pittsburgh has its own very long trail that goes from here to DC.

Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:38 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh hasn't been a major American city since about 1960, generously.
What's your knowledge to come to that conclusion?
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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Understanding density (people/sq miles) is difficult for the common low IQ moron.
Looooooool!!!!
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Old 07-25-2016, 09:33 AM
 
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I'd love to hear what your criteria are for being a major city.
Why? We're not going to agree. You want people to agree with you that Pittsburgh is/was as important as you think it is, and I don't really care.
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Old 07-25-2016, 09:34 AM
 
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What's your knowledge to come to that conclusion?
I'm an American male with an opinion and an Internet connection.
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Old 07-25-2016, 06:38 PM
 
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Why? We're not going to agree. You want people to agree with you that Pittsburgh is/was as important as you think it is, and I don't really care.
Then your opinion is worthless. You made the argument, now back it up, son!
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