This is great! I hope more cities follow this example.
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Many politicians are fools. Mayor Ed Gainey is no fool.
I'm genuinely impressed. He said that he would reduce traffic deaths and injuries. And he actually delivered. Props to the guy and his team ๐.
My city has a lot of accidents. Our mayor doesn't care : /
Ohh, finally a city going in the right direction. I can't wait until they discover the "roundabout" and how it calms traffic, improves flow, and also lowers accidents
I mean, good for them for finally making first steps, better late than never, but seriously: This is stuff that has been available for decades now.
Please, more, lots more!
Roundabouts are freakin amazing - they reduce fatal crashes by like 90% compared to signalized intersections and most people dont realize they actually improve traffic flow once drivers get used to them!
Do something about the Fort Pitt Tunnel Bridge now. Place is a panic attack incarnate lol. Lower level of a bridge over a large river, very quick merging of like 5 lanes, a tunnel, and city traffic.
Lmao, right? Yet as an enjoyer of seeing road design and engineering, I'm unsure how they'd properly solve the issue without building four more bridges right there to weave the traffic more elegantly. Just too much stuff in one cramped location.
Oh for sure, idk how you fix it. But by God I'm gonna let my opinion be heard in the mean time lol
Finally, a city that gets it!
Chowdhury has been great!
Gainey... Well, he hasn't been the worst Pittsburgh mayor but there are reasons he just lost his primary.
Why did he lose his primary?
He tried really hard to get the GOP to host their national convention in Pittsburgh.
He also bulldozed homeless camps around the city, mostly under bridges, right before winter. Pittsburgh doesn't have a huge homelessness issue, in large part because it gets too cold and most homeless people travel south. There weren't issues with crime or violence or anything. He just wanted to appear "tough on crime" to try to appeal to centrist voters, and I believe maybe to make Pittsburgh more attractive for the GOP convention?
The police under him have also run rampant, with multiple corruption scandals. Yet they keep getting more funding? He went through 5 Chiefs in his term.
I'm surprised the pandemic didn't impact these numbers.