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Old 07-01-2014, 04:38 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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Great thread idea, and thanks for sharing, Mr. Curtis!
A few things...

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Right now I see yinzers in pick-up trucks and old Buicks driving IN the bike lanes on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield and on Wightman Street in Squirrel Hill, to name a few. I was nearly clipped by an elderly driver the other day as I was standing beside my driver's side car door along Wilkins Avenue in Squirrel Hill---IN a bike lane. Until enough gentrification occurs so that these people are forced out of the city the only way a bike lane will be "safe" for cyclists is it there are jersey barriers of some sort between the driving lanes and the bike lanes, although, as I said, that will pretty much eliminate ALL on-street parking.
So you're now pro-East End housing crisis?

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If I were to sell my car and bike everywhere, I'd be able to save/invest $12,000/year OR pay off my remaining ~$12,000 student loan balance over the course of one year.
Would you be able to keep your current job/open up your prospective delivery business without a car? Not trying to chide you, just asking.

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I'd also be able to buy my first home in a heartbeat instead of listening to the armchair quarterbacks on here making fun of me for being car-poor vs. house-poor. It's staggering. Truly staggering.
Has anyone really made fun of you for that? I think some people (myself included) are frustrated by the inconsistent statements/blanket generalizations you make on the subject, but I don't recall anyone ever taunting you for it. If it really has happened, that's patently unacceptable behavior, of course.
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Old 07-01-2014, 05:56 PM
 
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Has anyone really made fun of you for that? I think some people (myself included) are frustrated by the inconsistent statements/blanket generalizations you make on the subject, but I don't recall anyone ever taunting you for it. If it really has happened, that's patently unacceptable behavior, of course.
For someone who has stated they have local political ambitions, SCR is basically creating the content for his downfall on here. His regular use of 'yinzers' in my mind borders on racist/classist, and the flow of random generalizations and ever changing opinions is fuel for some of the funniest and most destructive political advertizing I can imagine.

I'm suspect the political ambitions are just hot air too, but even so, please, think before posting, SCR. I kno wit's a novel concept.

Back on topic - San Fran is seriously hilly around downtown, but is the rest of the city as undulating consistently as Pittsburgh? I know the Berkeley hills and areas between the bay and coast are, but in between seems pretty flat? And winters are less harsh.

I assume much of that land is reclaimed? I may be wrong ....
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Old 07-01-2014, 07:26 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Fine. I'll replace my usage of the word "yinzer" with "urban redneck". Better?
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Old 07-01-2014, 07:31 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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Fine. I'll replace my usage of the word "yinzer" with "urban redneck". Better?
No.
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Old 07-01-2014, 07:37 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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Fine. I'll replace my usage of the word "yinzer" with "urban redneck". Better?
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No.
Not even a little (nor is it all that accurate).
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Old 07-01-2014, 10:06 PM
 
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The worst part of commuting via bike, which I have done in both urban and suburban settings, is inclement weather. There was nothing worse than sitting through a lecture drenched to the bone. When I biked to my summer jobs, I would make alternate arrangements if the weather was bad; in general, you can't show up to work soaking wet.
Weather is definitely an issue, but I would think if you became a dedicated bike commuter it wouldn't be all that hard to store a spare set of clothes at work or even carry them in a bag on your bike.
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Old 07-01-2014, 10:38 PM
 
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hmm.. maybe in the next 10-20 years if growth keeps up, but not really a big impact before then imo.
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Old 07-02-2014, 05:33 AM
 
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Weather is definitely an issue, but I would think if you became a dedicated bike commuter it wouldn't be all that hard to store a spare set of clothes at work or even carry them in a bag on your bike.
That's what I do - bunch of work clothes at work and I cycle them with new ones every couple of weeks. And nasty weather isn't fun, but with good waterproofs, it's doable ...
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Old 07-02-2014, 07:21 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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The problem is the areas where you can bicycle commute are now areas where people who would want to, are priced out.
Etna and Sharpsburg are priced out?
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Old 07-02-2014, 07:40 AM
 
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Etna and Sharpsburg are priced out?
I think the larger issue with that statement is the implication that people only want to bike to work if they can't afford other options.
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