Submitted by guino27 t3_ygazx4 in pittsburgh
guino27 OP t1_iu7t35g wrote
There is no connection from the Ft. Duquesne Bridge to the north east. It's a shame that there didn't seem to be any long term planning of the overarching traffic flows.
It may be gossip and I have no evidence, but my mom played bridge with a woman who worked in the city planning department and was quite a bit older. She said the main planner was a severe alcoholic. Apparently, the city ended up getting help from Robert Moses of NYC (in)famy. Having lived in NYC, I know he is pretty despised and I read the Caro biography which isn't flattering.
However, I also lived in London and the lack of any series traffic planning has dropped the average car and bus speed to horse drawn speeds. I barely drove there and it still was worse than anywhere I've driven.
I just wish there had been a way to provide the road infrastructure in Pittsburgh in a sensitive way. How many junctions on main streets are there in Pittsburgh where the incoming road doglegs half a block or more? There was a point at which things like 28 at Highland Park Bridge and these other problems could've been fixed in a much easier way. I would think by the time government realized the was a problem, there was no money to do anything.
leadfoot9 t1_iu9397f wrote
> horse drawn speeds
Otherwise known as "the speed at which it is safe to drive within a city".
Route 28 is a state route, though. It's PennDOT's fault. I'm not really sure what, if anything, the city planning department might have had to do with it.
hooch t1_iu8uk6j wrote
> There is no connection from the Ft. Duquesne Bridge to the north east.
Yes there is. It’s not like a superhighway but you can easily go from the Ft. Duquesne Bridge right onto 28N. Right here - https://i.imgur.com/VKesJ9b.jpg
tas5073 t1_iual12x wrote
Look closer, that connector was built after this photo was taken.
odog9797 t1_iu8txyk wrote
Seems like the schizo mumblings of my aunt Kathy
EvetsYenoham t1_iu8oycs wrote
Huh
gladysk t1_iu9jeni wrote
I need to make time to read the Caro book. You may be interested in this CBS Sunday Morning segment about Ralph Fiennes playing Moses on Broadway.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/robert-moses-the-man-who-rebuilt-new-york/
DaleGribble312 t1_iu8p6a4 wrote
Since I moved to the area it has become apparent that city planners and whoever designs and executes road construction, are woefully inept or purposefully bad at their careers.
ScratchMoore t1_iu7tvm6 wrote
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Vast-Support-1466 t1_iu84xma wrote
I'm a little concerned for OP - this is a photo from 1974. I appreciate that you've attempted to offer some validation.
 Here you can see the root of the Rte 28 problem
Here you can see the root of the Rte 28 problem
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