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Old 09-15-2014, 06:13 PM
 
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Will Pittsburgh's hilly terrain be a problem in the future, in terms of building new skyscrapers? How can new large structures be built on uneven land? I know the golden triangle is flat, and has many skyscrapers, but outside of that, where is there to build? And what do you think the city will do to address these problems?
Didn't stop San Francisco. And they build in some crazy places.
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Old 09-15-2014, 08:10 PM
 
Location: About 10 miles north of Pittsburgh International
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With reference to the Golden Triangle's flatness, it wasn't always so. You can Google "Pittsburgh hump removal" and get lots of results. This came up at the top, and does a fine job of describing the work: Grant's Hill - The Hump

They did that with the earthmoving equipment of 100 years ago. Today? How big a flat spot would you like? We have the technology.
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Old 09-15-2014, 08:16 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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How big a flat spot would you like? We have the technology.
Just my abs. Thanks.
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Old 09-15-2014, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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With reference to the Golden Triangle's flatness, it wasn't always so. You can Google "Pittsburgh hump removal" and get lots of results. This came up at the top, and does a fine job of describing the work: Grant's Hill - The Hump

They did that with the earthmoving equipment of 100 years ago. Today? How big a flat spot would you like? We have the technology.
Even more recently than that, Wylie and Webster used to continue all the way down to Grant Street. The base of the Hill District (where the Hill District grid started) was exactly where the U.S. Steel building sits today.
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Old 09-15-2014, 08:55 PM
 
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Even more recently than that, Wylie and Webster used to continue all the way down to Grant Street. The base of the Hill District (where the Hill District grid started) was exactly where the U.S. Steel building sits today.
Not to mention Pittsburgh International Airport and Interstate 279 North.
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Old 09-15-2014, 10:39 PM
 
Location: Macao
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You can EASILY build skyscrapers on mountains. Much of Hong Kong is exactly that.

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Old 09-16-2014, 02:33 AM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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You can EASILY build skyscrapers on mountains. Much of Hong Kong is exactly that.
I've been to the top of that mountain before!
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Old 09-16-2014, 08:40 AM
 
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The hills and valleys are the reason why we have so much green space. It makes us relatively unique and there's plenty of wide open flat (boring) places in the US to live for people who aren't into it. As the picture of Honk Kong shows, and if you are willing to spend the time and money, you can build pretty much anywhere.
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Old 09-16-2014, 09:09 AM
 
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San Francisco and Seattle have a different type of 'hilliness" than Pittsburgh... those West Coast cities are less segmented by the sharp relief that you see in Pittsburgh's 'highlight dissected plateau' topography. The only major US city that shares topographical similarities to Pittsburgh is Cincinnati.
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Old 09-16-2014, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Washington County, PA
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San Francisco and Seattle have a different type of 'hilliness" than Pittsburgh... those West Coast cities are less segmented by the sharp relief that you see in Pittsburgh's 'highlight dissected plateau' topography. The only major US city that shares topographical similarities to Pittsburgh is Cincinnati.
Agreed. I tried to explain just that on city v city, and the SF posters claim Pittsburgh isn't nearly as hilly as SF .

Cincinnati is close, but still not as topographically difficult to build on is Pittsburgh.
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