Another company relocating from the suburbs to the city. (Liberty: job openings, transfer)

[xdv8]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

Since I moved to Pittsburgh 6 years ago, most of the employment growth has happened in the health care sector and in the suburbs. UPMC and AHN have decentralized health care delivery and built neighborhood facilities all over the region. Hospitals are also being constructed everywhere. They've seen phenomenal growth. Whatever it is that Bombadier does, it's a drop in the bucket by comparison.

Pittsburgh's hospitals have been expanding in the suburbs, but that hasn't stopped the City growth. After all, UPMC is building three specialty hospitals. But none of that has anything to do with this topic which is about office space. Somewhat on both topics, last year United Healthcare moved their 90k sq ft suburban office to the North Side.

Oh, and Bombardier makes planes, trains, and offers other transportation related services. If you travel you have likely been on one of their planes for a short haul. They reported revenue of $4.3 billion in the last quarter.

https://www.bombardier.com/en/home.html

[dbsteel]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Philips announced recently they were consolidating all their white collar jobs in the region (in Murrysville and the North Hills) into the new Bakery Square building that will soon break ground. That will be another 1,250 employees in the city.

I can hardly wait- I'm one of those guys who currently lives in Murrysville

Its all about the city, and "obtaining and retaining top young talent". Since when did everyone want to live in the city?

If you build next to Google, they will come..... I hope our new building has lots of bean bag chairs and foosball tables.

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by Faer

I don't care about pickup trucks. I have a pickup truck. The main complaint expressed in this thread was about how places like the strip don't have sufficient parking, and how suburban job centers are better this way. Strip has tons of parking, its just not free, and a lot being privately owned, tends to be pretty close to market rate (generally meaning a price that mostly fills up the lot, but facilitiates availability - full lots are underpriced says the market). Anyway, its free parking advocacy, parking mins and related policy arguments I have issue with, not trucks. It doesn't sound like we have a disagreement on that.

It is about competition. Everything else being equal, if someone has the choice of patronizing a business where free parking is available vs. a similar business where it cost to park and requires a walk, many will choose the business with the free parking. The same idea holds for choosing a place to work. Each business and employer must take those factors into account.

[xdv8]

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

It is about competition. Everything else being equal, if someone has the choice of patronizing a business where free parking is available vs. a similar business where it cost to park and requires a walk, many will choose the business with the free parking. The same idea holds for choosing a place to work. Each business and employer must take those factors into account.

In what situation is everything but free vs paid parking the same? Every company and business is different and since they are different beyond parking there are clearly other reasons to base decisions.

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by xdv8

In what situation is everything but free vs paid parking the same? Every company and business is different and since they are different beyond parking there are clearly other reasons to base decisions.

I like how you jump on every word. Many jobs are very similar no matter what organization is the employer. May businesses offer similar products.

[xdv8]

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

I like how you jump on every word. Many jobs are very similar no matter what organization is the employer. May businesses offer similar products.

I mean, I didn't jump on every word, but if you are having a hard time elaborating that's OK. As someone who has literally never decided where to go based off availability of free parking I was trying to understand how that reason could be so isolated to as ignore the other many differences that exist between things.

Like maybe I wouldn't drive to McDonald's downtown if I could go to one with parking. I'm struggling beyond that example.

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by xdv8

I mean, I didn't jump on every word, but if you are having a hard time elaborating that's OK. As someone who has literally never decided where to go based off availability of free parking I was trying to understand how that reason could be so isolated to as ignore the other many differences that exist between things.

Like maybe I wouldn't drive to McDonald's downtown if I could go to one with parking. I'm struggling beyond that example.

I can only think of one example off the top of my head:

We go to Mad Mex a lot, because it's somewhere which is both vegan-friendly and kid friendly. Since we live in Morningside, we drive to the Shadyside location and use the valet parking (which is technically free, but I tip $3 to $5).

However, Mad Mex has a new location going in at the Waterworks shopping center. Even better, we're often out that way because my mom lives in Aspinwall. Hence once it opens, we will probably never go to the Shadyside location again.

[tyovan4]

Originally Posted by eschaton

However, Mad Mex has a new location going in at the Waterworks shopping center.

Where in the Waterworks?

I wonder how this will impact the Patron location on the other side of Fox Chapel Rd

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by tyovan4

Where in the Waterworks?

Former La Cappella space (1041 Freeport Road). Right at the very end of the shopping center tucked around the back.

[tyovan4]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Former La Cappella space (1041 Freeport Road). Right at the very end of the shopping center tucked around the back.

Odd - putting it just a few doors away from the Chipotle.. and pretty much across the street from Patron..

Thanks for the info though!