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Old 06-20-2012, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Umbrosa Regio
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I'd like to see wild wallabies.
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Old 06-20-2012, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Kittanning
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I love Pittsburgh, but wish it had..

1. a beach
2. neighborhoods, like Rittenhouse Square in Philly or Mount Vernon in Baltimore, that are walkable and integrated into the downtown (Pittsburgh once had these, but they were demolished).
3. Fewer surface parking lots and parking garages, in favor of decent architecture and urban density, especially on the North Shore.
4. More pride in home ownership. I see lots of insulbrick, awnings, aluminum siding, poor landscaping, litter, and other eyesores in every neighborhood, even the nice ones.
5. An observation deck on one of the downtown skyscrapers.
6. A prettier casino, integrated into a neighborhood instead of set off like a suburban box store.
7. Less sprawl and more of an effort to revive instead of abandon existing neighborhoods.
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Old 06-21-2012, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Currently living in Reddit
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I'd like to see wild wallabies.
They propagate like deer. Go drive around Sydney burbs at night... they're all over the place. You'd get sick of them pretty quickly.

Although they are cute little buggers.
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Old 06-21-2012, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh)
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I love Pittsburgh, but wish it had..

1. a beach
2. neighborhoods, like Rittenhouse Square in Philly or Mount Vernon in Baltimore, that are walkable and integrated into the downtown (Pittsburgh once had these, but they were demolished).
3. Fewer surface parking lots and parking garages, in favor of decent architecture and urban density, especially on the North Shore.
4. More pride in home ownership. I see lots of insulbrick, awnings, aluminum siding, poor landscaping, litter, and other eyesores in every neighborhood, even the nice ones.
5. An observation deck on one of the downtown skyscrapers.
6. A prettier casino, integrated into a neighborhood instead of set off like a suburban box store.
7. Less sprawl and more of an effort to revive instead of abandon existing neighborhoods.
i'd agree with this entire list..except rather than a beach (which can't be changed), I'd again say better utilization of our many riverfronts in the city and suburbs. Again, much better city and commuter transit would be lovely too.
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