tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post3128761467364146339..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: The Pittsburgh WayJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-36764585674769561142012-11-17T08:57:25.746-05:002012-11-17T08:57:25.746-05:00Anonymous 12:11 AM,
Thanks for telling this story...Anonymous 12:11 AM,<br /><br />Thanks for telling this story. In fact, you should write a book about it.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-60469602927642826862012-11-17T00:11:31.868-05:002012-11-17T00:11:31.868-05:00Paul Farmer (APA CEO), Bob Lurcott, John Rahaim (D...Paul Farmer (APA CEO), Bob Lurcott, John Rahaim (Director of City Planning San Francisco AND Seattle), Caroline Boyce (AIA Pennsylvania) and so many other pros...They planned Pittsburgh back thru a depression with far less resources than we have today. Sustainability, Preservation, Riverfronts started with these planners and preservation professionals. An era when a planner meant having real credentials. Look at the resumes of the current department...sad...<br /><br />Farmer and Murphy fought like crazy but there was respect for the profession unlike today...Major Planning and design take decades to happen...we are reaping the work of the last generation of leaders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com