tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post4655385288431388438..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Pittsburgh 2025Jim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-61632267950439951442011-04-06T20:23:52.304-04:002011-04-06T20:23:52.304-04:00What do you want long term for the region? Low un...What do you want long term for the region? Low unemployment, lots of high tech jobs, lots of growth, money pouring into town, skyscrapers popping up in the core, suburbs expanding in all directions. It all sounds good, look at Dallas - Ft. Worth or Houston and that's what you'll get. Not bad but I don't want to live there. I think you should want a bit more for your community.<br /><br />Consider modest employment growth. Think about how to build a better regional park system. Discuss how to clean the waterways. Make a regional plan for sustainability. Sounds like Portland.<br /><br />Pittsburgh is situated in a beautiful region. I would hate to see it compromised for something so fleeting as jobs. Sounds like Pittsburgh, circa 1890.Paul Wittibschlagernoreply@blogger.com