It’s a bad design, and it should be fixed when the airport reconstruction is finished. Still no excuse for blocking traffic and blocking people in.

They are good at making the morons who block traffic by camping out at curbside Arrivals for 20+min move to the cell phone lot where they belong.

Morcilla, Alla Famiglia, Mola, Bar Marco, Chengdu

Honorable mention: Spork, meat and potatoes, Nicky’s Thai kitchen, pizza Lupo, Everyday Noodles, and Umami.

You're effectively loaning the utility company money for free by using budget billing. No thanks.

political policies friendly to oil and gas companies don’t necessarily guarantee low oil and gas prices. The market dictates the price.

That doesn’t solve OP’s problem of a high gas bill though, it just shifts it around a bit. If prices go way up like they have recently, the user is still on the hook for way more $$. Added fees may also apply.

Better off focusing on things that will bring energy costs down long term, such as replacing old drafty windows, adding/replacing insulation, and upgrading the heating system.

+1 for Jimmy’s, they make my favorite Tso sauce in Pgh.

You aren't wrong lol

🎵Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you 🎵

Do they have you on retainer or something? I wouldn’t comment if I didn’t have knowledge of the process.

Lol I’m amazed by how many people are defending this and assuming there is no other way.

Typical. Having to use the budget before the end of the year is usually a good excuse. In this sort of case, however, the work should have been done at night. This state/county prioritizes the contractor over the taxpayers WAY too often.

Forcing our state legislature to properly fund the roads is ultimately the solution to this sort of issue. Unfortunately, the uniformity clause in PA’s constitution makes this extremely difficult without ridiculous measures like the bridge tolls or 8¢ Mileage tax that have been floated recently.

Ah, the yinzer Grand Tour!

I did read it in a Myron Cope accent.

Was your parking spot still there when you got back?

Damn, should have added that as an option. Maybe with number of rivers/tunnels crossed during the move.

Not anytime soon, and this poll is far from scientific. I'm curious to see if the poll results are similar to the makeup of my neighborhood, and how they compare to other cities I'm familiar with.

I’m mostly pro bike lane for the record, but don’t they have to be repainted every couple years or so like the rest of the roads, negating much of the cost advantage?

IMO we would see more benefits by upgrading intersections before adding bike lanes in areas. This would make the bike lanes faster, safer, and also improve access for cars and pedestrians.

This would probably also cut down on people bitching about “useless” bike lanes that appear as such because they are incomplete and non-contiguous.

Eh, this is true compared to large cities, but do you really want to give the city/county/state that free pass for not fixing the limited traffic issues we do have here? Other than the tunnel jams and stupid short merge ramps with stop signs, Dutch style lights and intersections would fix 80%+ of of our traffic problems.

Finally. Only 10-15 years late. Typical.

Flashing yellow arrows are better than awfully implemented red arrows that prevent you from turning and take forever to change even when traffic is clear on your way to the airport at 4AM.

Badly designed and inefficient lights encourage both speeding and road rage.

If you really want to get mad at our bad traffic infrastructure, look up some info on Dutch traffic signals. Our signals are hopelessly outdated and horribly inefficient. Anyone claiming otherwise hasn't seen how well traffic flows in Amsterdam or The Hauge. Our current system largely wastes everyone's time for no reason. Also, safety doesn't always have to mean making everyone wait longer.

https://beyondtheautomobile.com/2020/08/11/signals-for-change/

We need to press our politicians to reform the shitty, outdated standards our state, county, and city use when installing and upgrading intersections. The CMU smart signals are a nice start but we need to go much further.

I wonder how many hours of idling could be eliminated if even half of the signals/intersections downtown were upgraded.