Comments on: New York as Motopia http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/08/25/new-york-as-motopia/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/08/25/new-york-as-motopia/#comment-8772 Matt Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:35:27 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1107#comment-8772 In fairness to the picture at the top, if you look really hard you can see a subway underneath (and dwarfed by) the street, and below that a set of railroad tracks. Somehow the picture reminds me of the book 1984... In fairness to the picture at the top, if you look really hard you can see a subway underneath (and dwarfed by) the street, and below that a set of railroad tracks. Somehow the picture reminds me of the book 1984…

]]> By: Bossi http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/08/25/new-york-as-motopia/#comment-8710 Bossi Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:29:31 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1107#comment-8710 That highway shown at about 2:39 is indeed there -- Interstate 279 cuts right across the Golden Triangle. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&ll=40.44084,-80.008729&spn=0.012852,0.015857&t=h&z=16 I grew up in the Philly area, so naturally I was raised with an inherent dislike of all things on the other side of the Susquehanna: Pittsburgh, Steelers, and so forth. However, when I found myself in State College I took it upon myself to make a trek out there... I was surprised to find a spectacularly beautiful city with an emerging transit culture, despite its interstates cutting through its core. I can't help but think that the interstates *are* pretty convenient & offer some lovely vistas, making for a great weekend drive... but my pro-transit mindset also has to ponder "wouldn't it also be nice to look out a train window; or to hike along a trail with those exact same views?" The city's a great diversion if you happen to be in the area... though admittedly, if you're in the area: you're probably already going to Pittsburgh. That highway shown at about 2:39 is indeed there — Interstate 279 cuts right across the Golden Triangle.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pittsburgh,+PA&ie=UTF8&ll=40.44084,-80.008729&spn=0.012852,0.015857&t=h&z=16

I grew up in the Philly area, so naturally I was raised with an inherent dislike of all things on the other side of the Susquehanna: Pittsburgh, Steelers, and so forth. However, when I found myself in State College I took it upon myself to make a trek out there… I was surprised to find a spectacularly beautiful city with an emerging transit culture, despite its interstates cutting through its core.

I can’t help but think that the interstates *are* pretty convenient & offer some lovely vistas, making for a great weekend drive… but my pro-transit mindset also has to ponder “wouldn’t it also be nice to look out a train window; or to hike along a trail with those exact same views?”

The city’s a great diversion if you happen to be in the area… though admittedly, if you’re in the area: you’re probably already going to Pittsburgh.

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