Is Pittsburgh out of control?

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by greg42

None of those listed are in the city itself, except for your own mention of Carrick. Just because there's a town center of some sort doesn't make it not a suburb. Monessen and Donora (Mon River) are a little far away to call suburbs, maybe. New Ken and Arnold (Allegheny River) are stretching it a little too, and Ambridge and Aliquippa (Ohio River, opposite sides). But those place are all under the Pittsburgh sphere of influence. So you could argue a strict definition of suburb, perhaps, but I'm not sure that's an argument worth making.

I'm pretty sheltered from gang activity and not sure I would notice unless quite obvious.

Well Mt. Oliver is surrounded by the city on all sides so its in the city geographically. Others like Aliquippa aren't even in the same county so calling them Pittsburgh suburbs isn't accurate. Either way we're splitting hairs.

[greg42]

Originally Posted by Aqua Teen Carl

Well Mt. Oliver is surrounded by the city on all sides so its in the city geographically
Others like Aliquippa aren't even in the same county so calling them Pittsburgh suburbs isn't accurate. Either we're splitting hairs.

Mt Oliver is still not the city. Just was pointing out that "in the city itself" was not accurate in earlier post. Yeah, hairs mainly. And personally I don't see county line being some kind of barrier to suburb/non. With Pittsburgh the argument is stronger because it's pretty smack dab in the middle of its county, but the county line is completely arbitrary for such distinctions.