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Pittsburgh ranked tops in U.S. by The Economist (Most Liveable City)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | June 10, 2009 | Mackenzie Carpenter

Posted on 06/10/2009 8:03:46 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

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I LOVE PITTSBURGH!
21 posted on 06/10/2009 8:19:34 AM PDT by bdeaner (The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Beautiful town. From the airport the drive enters a tunnel under a mountain emerging on a bridge with a view down on the town and the three rivers.

Friendly people.

22 posted on 06/10/2009 8:19:38 AM PDT by steelyourfaith ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money" - Lady Thatcher)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

These awards are so stupid. They depend upon what the authors think is important. The suburb I live in was always highly rated. They built a very upscale shopping mall, which draws car thieves. The ratings went way down for the whole suburb due to auto theft in this parking lot.

The other day there was an international ranking. I think the highest us city came in 35th. Guess who? DC!


23 posted on 06/10/2009 8:20:30 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault ( Obama, you're off the island!)
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To: duckworth

Pittsburgh’s downtown area is being revitalized in a big way. Penthouse apartments are moving in. The Cultural District is something to behold. And Point Park University has bought up a big chunk of the south end of the downtown area, and will be developing the whole area into a showcase. They’re even getting a new fountain. Pittsburgh is definitely on the rise, once again. Don’t sell it short.


24 posted on 06/10/2009 8:21:47 AM PDT by bdeaner (The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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To: Right Wing Assault

I guess this is the same rating. I must have missed Pittsburgh.


25 posted on 06/10/2009 8:22:27 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault ( Obama, you're off the island!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

i am originally from Pittsburgh but have lived in NoVA since law school. i wouldn’t live in Boston on a dare. i may be surrounded by libs, but: gay marriage is illegal, VA is a right to work state, there is open carry, and we have some of the top public schools in the nation [though mine are all in private, Catholic schools] including universities; our winters are better and i am only 4 hours from Pittsburgh, to be able to go up to visit.


26 posted on 06/10/2009 8:22:46 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: ladyjane
Wow. I’m dying to move to Pittsburg. A cool ocean breeze in the summer. Skiing close by in the winter. World class symphony. Excellent schools. Oh wait, that’s Boston.

Boston is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!!! Pittsburgh has just about everything Boston can provide, culturally, but without the cost of living. Pittsburgh is very affordable. Just about anyone can afford a house, if you have good credit and some savings.
27 posted on 06/10/2009 8:23:33 AM PDT by bdeaner (The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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28 posted on 06/10/2009 8:23:56 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: softengine

Pittsburgh? Overpopulated?

ROFLMAO


29 posted on 06/10/2009 8:24:52 AM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

satire?

what a useless ‘study’


30 posted on 06/10/2009 8:25:13 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now,----> tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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31 posted on 06/10/2009 8:25:16 AM PDT by bdeaner (The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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To: bdeaner

Titletown baby! Boston, please....still even though 0-6 six this year still a Yankee b*tch.


32 posted on 06/10/2009 8:25:43 AM PDT by pburgh01
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To: duckworth

Downtown Pittsburgh is a liberal utopia. It is almost entirely composed of lawyers, government and non profits. They have chased out almost all manufacturing and most all of the corporate headquarters that deemed it the “Golden Triangle” have left. We have lost 50% of our population in the past 40 years. It’s a taxpayer funded failure, what’s not to like for a Marxist.


33 posted on 06/10/2009 8:26:51 AM PDT by RS_Rider
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To: ladyjane

World class colleges, world class hospitals, world class symphony, skiing close by in the winter, inexpensive living, low taxes (except in the city). That’s what makes Pittsburgh more livable than...well, the archrival city that I live in now.

On the other hand, the city schools are not good, but there are some good school systems in the suburbs and transportation is awful (the bus system never was any good, and the roads are horrible).


34 posted on 06/10/2009 8:28:25 AM PDT by mak5
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
My daughter just moved out of Pittsburgh, with their high taxes because they are run by the Democrats. You see block after block of empty homes because of high taxes and lack of good jobs because the labor unions and Democrats have run many businesses out.
It is a beautiful city with some very nice people all destroyed by the liberals.
She had a good job, but her life is much improved with her move.
35 posted on 06/10/2009 8:29:11 AM PDT by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: 2banana
Because it is cheap.

Yes. But it also has great sports teams, tons of culture, many excellent colleges and universities (Pitt, CMU, etc), a beautiful cityscape, and lots of beautiful rolling hills and country surrounding it. It has some of the most top-notch medical care in the country, thanks to UPMC.

The biggest downside is the weather. A lot of clouds and rain. But if you are not a sun worshipper, it's not a big deal.
36 posted on 06/10/2009 8:29:17 AM PDT by bdeaner (The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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To: Brookhaven

LOLOL.....it’s not all bad. Living in NJ I can assure you there are far far far worse cities.


37 posted on 06/10/2009 8:29:35 AM PDT by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: steelyourfaith
Friendly people.

A little tetched.

38 posted on 06/10/2009 8:29:55 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: Big Horn
My daughter just moved out of Pittsburgh, with their high taxes because they are run by the Democrats. You see block after block of empty homes because of high taxes and lack of good jobs because the labor unions and Democrats have run many businesses out.

You can say that about almost every major city.
39 posted on 06/10/2009 8:30:00 AM PDT by bdeaner (The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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To: ladyjane

Boston? Leave your rights behind and move to Boston, huh? Yeah boy, what a town. The British disarmed the citizens of Boston in 1775 and the left disarmed then a couple hundred years later.


40 posted on 06/10/2009 8:30:55 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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