Pittsburgh vs Birmingham (best, cost, better, crime)

[TheLawMan]

Thought it would be interesting to compare Pittsburgh to the "Pittsburgh of the South."

A few possible categories:

Best universities:
Weather/Climate:
Cost of living:
Crime:
Nightlife:
Culture:
Outdoor activities:
Public transit:
Economy:

[Turnerbro]

Best universities: Pittsburgh
Weather/Climate: Birmingham
Cost of living: Birmingham
Crime: Not sure, both are probably close to even.
Nightlife: Pittsburgh
Culture: Pittsburgh
Outdoor activities: Pittsburgh
Public transit: Pittsburgh
Economy: Pittsburgh

[TimCity2000]

FWIW, Pittsburgh's metro area is almost exactly DOUBLE Birmingham's.

So things that typically go along with a bigger city (better transit, more nightlife options, bigger economy) are going to be hard for Birmingham to compete with.

[_OT]

Best universities: Birmingham (Sorry, I gotta rep for my school here)
Weather/Climate: Birmingham
Cost of living: Birmingham
Crime: Pittsburgh
Nightlife: Birmingham (It's like comparing Atlanta to Portlandia)
Culture: Birmingham
Outdoor activities: Pittsburgh
Public transit: Pittsburgh
Economy: Pittsburgh?

Might already be a thread on these two.

[fezzador]

Best universities: Pittsburgh
Weather/Climate: Push (depends on your preference... milder winters or milder summers)
Cost of living: Birmingham
Crime: Pittsburgh
Nightlife: Pittsburgh
Culture: Pittsburgh is more well-rounded, but for good or bad, can't touch B'ham's history
Outdoor activities: Push
Public transit: Pittsburgh
Economy: Birmingham

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by fezzador

Best universities: Pittsburgh
Weather/Climate: Push (depends on your preference... milder winters or milder summers)
Cost of living: Birmingham
Crime: Pittsburgh
Nightlife: Pittsburgh
Culture: Pittsburgh is more well-rounded, but for good or bad, can't touch B'ham's history
Outdoor activities: Push
Public transit: Pittsburgh
Economy: Birmingham

Explain that one.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Explain that one.

Probably in terms of Theatre, Sports, Museums etc.

Also idk about History Pittsburgh started a World War.

[fezzador]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Explain that one.

Uhm, Civil Rights movement?

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by fezzador

Best universities: Pittsburgh
Weather/Climate: Push (depends on your preference... milder winters or milder summers)
Cost of living: Birmingham
Crime: Pittsburgh
Nightlife: Pittsburgh
Culture: Pittsburgh is more well-rounded, but for good or bad, can't touch B'ham's history
Outdoor activities: Push
Public transit: Pittsburgh
Economy: Birmingham

Seriously? B'ham is one of the youngest big cities in the country! Not much time yet for a rich history. Pgh has been around since shortly after the Revolutionary War! Consider its involvement with the French & Indian War (General Washington fought there), the birth of the US steel industry, significant events is labor history, its importance in WWII, Jonas Salk and the discovery of polio vaccine, KDKA, the first commercial radio station, the development of the atom smasher, etc,. etc.

[_OT]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

Seriously? B'ham is one of the youngest big cities in the country! Not much time yet for a rich history.

I agree with you.

But remember, Black History is Rich History.