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Albany NY May be another option, as it has its own public transportation system in regards to CDTA and train access to NYC. Neighborhoods to the SW are nice and would have the space you are looking for. Schenectady has the Union Street Corridor and neighborhoods in the outer southern portion that would work. Troy also has nice single family homes in its outer eastern/SE and southern areas of that city. Boston is only a couple of hours away as well, with mountains nearby too.
Hey, I produce the data to support my posts. Complain to the Pittsburgh Post or police if you don't like the data. The fact is that Cleveland does have the best transit system in the Eastern Midwest. Pittsburgh officials even researched the BRT system from Cleveland.
Albany NY May be another option, as it has its own public transportation system in regards to CDTA and train access to NYC. Neighborhoods to the SW are nice and would have the space you are looking for. Schenectady has the Union Street Corridor and neighborhoods in the outer southern portion that would work. Troy also has nice single family homes in its outer eastern/SE and southern areas of that city. Boston is only a couple of hours away as well, with mountains nearby too.
I can definitely vouch for the general awesomeness of the Albany bus system. It's very comprehensive and efficient. Most of the year or so I spent there was just between Center Square and Downtown, so I guess I don't think of Albany as being very "yard friendly," but if there's outlying neighborhoodage that fits the bill, I second this nomination.
I would caution the OP that even though there is reliable and affordable transit into NYC via Amtrak, it takes a number of hours each way, so it's really only suitable for overnights in the big city.
Although a bonus might be that if you and yours (OP) are into the antiquing and/or B&B scene, this would open up the Hudson Valley for you as a recreational option, which is a real national hotspot for such stuff.
Access to a transit line and a 5,000 square foot property is completely doable in Pittsburgh. You can't just go by the yard's square footage though. A lot of the larger plots are not flat, having a substantial dropoff in the rear in particular. At that price point a lot of the homes also won't have the best character, and be in need of updates.
Here's the one I like best on the market right now. 50 by 100 lot. It's around a six minute walk from there to South Hills Junction, which is a T (light rail) station which goes right into town. There's also a currently inactive streetcar line on Warrington which might be reestablished at some point. Some of the surrounding neighborhoods are bad, and that section of Mount Washington had issues in the past, but it's no longer an unsafe area.
Completely false. Pittsburgh has one of the best BRT systems in the entire country. Cleveland's BRT isn't rapid transit. It's a bus lane.
Not completely false. There are varied definitons of what people call BRT. Is it a way for commuters to get places, or is it a intra-city style glorified bus line? Most people seem to think the latter.
Hadn't even thought of Buffalo, thanks. Yes, I see quite a few homes that would work. How does Buffalo's mass transit compare with cities like Minneapolis and Pittsburgh?
From looking at the Pittsburgh BRT system, it seems to act as a park and ride style system, which is different, but not necessarily better than the Cleveland BRT system.
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