tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post6464074764604850668..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Transit Geeks DiasporaJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-14001161284766214382009-08-10T12:03:38.423-04:002009-08-10T12:03:38.423-04:00Hey, I'm the guy name-checked in the article. ...Hey, I'm the guy name-checked in the article. aothman is right that I wasn't born in Pittsburgh--I first moved there in 1995 for CMU, and then I stuck around, working at <a href="http://www.maya.com/" rel="nofollow">MAYA Design</a>, until 2002. <a href="http://buskarma.com" rel="nofollow">buskarma.com</a> is still maintained by <a href="http://anukul.com/" rel="nofollow">Anukul Kapoor</a>, who is still in the burgh.<br /><br />My time living in Oakland and reading Jane Jacobs et al on my 54C rides to the South Side definitely influenced my thinking about urban planning.<br /><br />Speaking of transit diaspora (though maybe not geeks), I believe Bill Millar, the president of APTA, ran the Port Authority back in the early 80s.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730685418624327621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-461635161959820322009-08-03T15:39:57.585-04:002009-08-03T15:39:57.585-04:00I have no information about this, but just playing...I have no information about this, but just playing the odds, there's an awfully good chance that Joe Hughes isn't from Pgh, and that his only experience in Pittsburgh was from his time at CMU.<br /><br />This sounds a lot more like a story about how awesome CS is at CMU (but of course, I'm biased).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993378645809514892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-20078052534859721712009-08-03T08:48:02.713-04:002009-08-03T08:48:02.713-04:00I think it's absolutely true. The region has ...I think it's absolutely true. The region has a strong sense of nostalgia combined with a historical place as one of the largest transit systems in the country. Even if you never ride the bus, the streetcar is in your veins in Western PA.Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498571066166908059noreply@blogger.com