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- Redeveloping Downtown Pittsburgh — The Last 20 Years
The history of downtown revitalization efforts in Pittsburgh is similar to that of many other rust belt cities after the Second World War, when the decline of American downtowns began in earnest. The City of Pittsburgh’s population peaked at more than 700,000 inhabitants right after the war, but now hovers at around just 320,000. Cleveland has suffered a similar fate, falling from 914,808 in 1950 to 438,042 in 2007. Moreover, the whole Pittsburgh metropolitan area has seen a significant population decline as well, as the earthquake effect of the disappearance of the steel industry continues to send aftershocks through the region some 25 years later. But Pittsburgh—and Downtown in particular—has unique assets that continue to maintain a healthy and growing urban core. Downtown’s centrality—geographically, in terms of transportation accessibility and for the region’s identity—has supported its continuing role as a professional and corporate business center, for professional sporting venues, and increasingly, for entertainment and residential development.
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Redeveloping Downtown Pittsburgh
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