[PRCo] Re: P-G on the role of transit in growing neighborhoods

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009, Gray, George wrote:

> Part of the problem may be that the Pittsburgh metropolitan area is
> shrinking in population, rather than growing.  So, there is no net
> growth to attract to transit lines.  Here in Atlanta, a metropolitan
> area which has certainly grown a lot, there has been a modest amount of
> commercial and high-density residential development around several
> transit stations.  In nearly all cases, the developers are careful to

Pittsburgh: not out of water. not overrun with pollen.

New regional growth slogan. Just sayin' ;)

I may have said it before, but if not, let me be very clear. Pittsburgh 
seems poised to get its chance again. I'll pose that it will either in 
2014 if Ravenstahl gets re-elected this time, or perhaps as soon as 2010 
if not.