Pittsburgh Pretzel

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Idea Overview

A light rail system that highlights and connects the suburban and intra-city neighborhoods that mobilizes young people to engage with the city

Idea Round Up Concept Sheet

Who worked on idea?

Ted Goleman, Nina Barbuto, Brenda Smith, Joanna Deming

What is the idea?

A light rail system that highlights and connects the suburban and intra-city neighborhoods that mobilizes young people to engage with the city

How would idea work?

• Uses existing highways
• Above and below ground
• Commerce station downtown
• Strategic stops
• Environmentally efficient
• Source of jobs and revenue
• Garbage company and other commercial companies use rails
• Safer
• Increases mobility for students
• Handicapped accessible

Pluses:

• Get there easier and quicker
• Accessible
• Jobs
• Revenue for city
• Business attraction (deterred by crappy roads)
• Public exploration of neighborhoods

Concerns:

• Funding
• Topography and engineering
• Won't be comprhensive

Community opportunities:

Everyone

• Community design stops (theme and identify)
• Community access to city
• Community can be accessed
• Save money
• Attract jobs