Top Things to Make Pittsburgh More Attractive to Young People

Top Things to Make Pittsburgh More Attractive to Young People

    34. Beer available from friendly local supermarket. [ajw]

    33. A real baseball team [sprite]

    32. Massive tax breaks for all live music venues. [ajw]

    31. Keep downtown stores and restaurants open extra late on Thursdays - consider 7pm closing. [jimz]

    30. housing is cheap. [karl]

    29. Regularly scheduled condom air-drops [sprite]

    28. Public hangings of local politicians at the point each friday night. [ajw]

    27. Extensive subway system. [ajw]

    26. In "rare" comic crossover, several DC and Marvel heroes move to Da Burgh [sprite]

    25. Free disco ball to all new residents. [ajw]

    24. Mandatory "remedial English" programs for native Pittsburghers. [jimz]

    23. Bike lanes & smooth roads. [ajw]

    22. more REAL bookstores [sprite]

    21. Real World 7, set in an ISDN/10BaseT wired house in Squirrel Hill. [clamen]

    20. Anyone found doing less than 55mph through tunnels can be shot on sight [jch]

    19. Any REAL bookstores. [rochberg]

    18. none of those minor annoyances known as turn signals. [karl]

    17. Sic the folks that made-over the airport on the rest of the city [sprite]

    16. Helicopter shuttle service from the airport to CMU. [ajw]

    15. Variable-speed slidewalks [sprite]

    14. Non-moving pot holes. [andrej]

    13. A quality cable-TV provider [clamen]

    12. Buy some real snowplows. Use grit, not salt. [jch]

    11. More than 1-bit weather space. [andrej]

    10. Two birds: use existing potholes as spare sports stadiums [scottd]

    9. Put all local tv talking heads up against the wall. Import real people. [jch]

    8. Get rid of MLB team in favour of MLS. [jimz]

    7. Free pizza and beer on Fridays [sprite]

    6. Rename 'Pittsburgh' to 'Super-Fly' [ajw]

    5. Open a real deli. anywhere. please. [magus]

    4. Chinatown [sprite]

    3. Make "the Strip" live up to its name [jimz]

    2. Convert Civic Arena to Steam Arena [kosak]

    1. Declare war on Cleveland. Level the place. Declare, "we know people are upset, but it had to go." [ajw]


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