Post-Gazette Article on the Upcoming Why Pittsburgh Party

September 14, 2009 · by Lindsay · in news about PGH, Uncategorized

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I wrote about the Why Pittsburgh Party on Friday and I wanted to post a follow up because I was worried that the info would get lost in the weekend emails. The Post-Gazette beat me to it with a great article about the upcoming Why Pittsburgh Party on September 17, 2009 (click here for the party details).

Here are some highlights from the article:

Carrie Hagan, a graduate student in history and policy at Carnegie Mellon University, met Ms. Wilson through the League of Young Voters and joined the party committee “and the next thing I know I am throwing the party,” said Ms. Hagan. “I couldn’t stand the idea of not being part of something like this.”

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The Detroit party was “a qualified success,” said Ms. Szurpicki. “We had around 100 people and collected over 80 good photos” of participants holding a white board with the phrase “I Will Stay If …” completed.

“The photos show that people want better regional cooperation, public transit, bike lanes, curbside recycling, things like that. And what has come out of this is people saying ‘I am staying to be a part of something,’ ‘I am staying because I want to help build that curbside recycling program.’

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“I fell in love with this city the moment I crossed the bridge and have not looked back since,” she said. “I’ve been a lot of places and this is the kind of place I want to live.

via post-gazette.com

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh for as long as she has been blogging - but fortunatly there are lots of great things about Pittsburgh to share. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon. Lindsay is also working on BlogLocal which is building a map of blogs with local content.

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What is the reason for the blue bag for recycling here in Pittsburgh. Why not a reusable box to go with single-stream?
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What is the reason for the blue bag for recycling here in Pittsburgh. Why not a reusable box to go with single-stream?
AMO

The theme of this party seems misguided, even offensive. The city both shouldn't have to and shouldn't need to trap, coerce, or bribe young people to stay here. A healthy city both loses and gains plenty of vibrant people each year; a focus on retention is an implicit admission that it would unimaginable to have talented young people choose Pittsburgh. And at best, the theme speaks to a sharp and disturbing disconnect between the cities' young progressives and its entrenched power structures.Thought experiment: what about going around to cities that have been hard hit in the recession, like Portland or Seattle, and asking their talented young people what would entice them to move to Pittsburgh?
AMO

The theme of this party seems misguided, even offensive. The city both shouldn’t have to and shouldn’t need to trap, coerce, or bribe young people to stay here. A healthy city both loses and gains plenty of vibrant people each year; a focus on retention is an implicit admission that it would unimaginable to have talented young people choose Pittsburgh. And at best, the theme speaks to a sharp and disturbing disconnect between the cities’ young progressives and its entrenched power structures.

Thought experiment: what about going around to cities that have been hard hit in the recession, like Portland or Seattle, and asking their talented young people what would entice them to move to Pittsburgh?
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