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I'm not sure I understand...are you saying that Pittsburgh FEELS like a connected NE corridor city?
It is a NE city, but it doesn't feel connected and I'm not sure why you'd mislead people in this way.
Pittsburgh is a Northeastern city. However Pittsburgh is NOT a NE Corridor City (Boston, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, DC), that is another layer within the NE for which Pittsburgh is excluded. The NEC cities are all strung together with singular infrastructure and relative closeness which gives the entire NEC this commonality of culture, as such the population of the Corridor is easily able to transverse the various cities and locations with ease.
Hence why people here continuously try to label the Burgh as a Midwestern City, when its not, its mostly the residences themselves of the NEC that typically box the entire Northeastern US as just being within the NEC, again another fallacy, anything not in the NEC is supposed to be the Midwest to these people, meaning Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Syracuse, etc.
Its safe to think that Pittsburgh doesn't belong to any of the "Mega Regions"... Not the NEC, nor the Chicago Mega Region. Pittsburgh doesn't have the relationship with Chicago that the Ohio 3 C's Cities, and to West do. Pittsburgh trades population mostly with the NEC, however it doesn't move as fluidly as the cities within the NEC themselves.
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Pittsburgh is a Northeastern city. However Pittsburgh is NOT a NE Corridor City (Boston, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, DC), that is another layer within the NE for which Pittsburgh is excluded. The NEC cities are all strung together with singular infrastructure and relative closeness which gives the entire NEC this commonality of culture, as such the population of the Corridor is easily able to transverse the various cities and locations with ease.
Hence why people here continuously try to label the Burgh as a Midwestern City, when its not, its mostly the residences themselves of the NEC that typically box the entire Northeastern US as just being within the NEC, again another fallacy, anything not in the NEC is supposed to be the Midwest to these people, meaning Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Syracuse, etc.
Its safe to think that Pittsburgh doesn't belong to any of the "Mega Regions"... Not the NEC, nor the Chicago Mega Region. Pittsburgh doesn't have the relationship with Chicago that the Ohio 3 C's Cities, and to West do. Pittsburgh trades population mostly with the NEC, however it doesn't move as fluidly as the cities within the NEC themselves.
I never been to Richmond, but live in Pittsburgh since 2008.
Pluses:
-Interesting topography
-Affordable housing
-Family oriented
-Many foreign students come to Pit, Carnegie Mellon
-Yoga is very popular
-Huge Steelers fan base
-Lots of bars
Minuses:
-Traffic near the tunnels
- Population is not as diverse as people say it is. Though we have many Polish, German, and Indian people here, Pittsburgh doesn't compare to Chicago, DC, Atlanta or other bigger cities
-Winter weather sucks- cold 5-months long winters with gray sky year around. Also rainy summers, but the vegetation is great here
-Nightclubs are typical top 40's, full of college kids in flip flops - very disappointing. I could still do clubbing at 31 but I lost all of my interest in Pittsburgh's nightclubs
-Fashion - most people don't have style at all
-Many grow up and stay in Pittsburgh forming strong school friends and family circles. Locals are not that motivated to open up to newcomers; it takes time to get "included".
OK, but can be better:
-dinning
-public transportation
Have been contemplating to relocate my family to a different city, but we are stuck here for the next 3 years (school and mortgage).
Different tiers of cities. Can't really compare. Pittsburgh will win every category (cultural, amenities, recreation, sports, urban living etc).
If looking beyond just the cities, you can start to compare what each city is close to and that would get more complicated. But as underrated as Richmond is, it just doesn't compare well to Pittsburgh.
Different tiers of cities. Can't really compare. Pittsburgh will win every category (cultural, amenities, recreation, sports, urban living etc).
If looking beyond just the cities, you can start to compare what each city is close to and that would get more complicated. But as underrated as Richmond is, it just doesn't compare well to Pittsburgh.
I don't think they are that different. They are both classically urban cities in different regions. Richmond is not short on recreation or culture. I will concede on the rest though.
I think Pittsburgh has made a lot of progress, but it's economy is not growing fast.
I will agree with this .... Pittsburgh, (and Philadelphia too) is hampered by being in a Business unfriendly state of Pennsylvania ... If Pennsylvania would get its sh*t together in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh would be doing x10 compared to what's happening now. Philadelphia also has its own city Business Tax issue to solve as another layer that keeps jobs from relocating there.
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