But what the hey - someone's house might be in the way of one of your beloved choo-choo's.
I don't know how you've managed to jump to that erroneous conclusion.
All I did was point out that the author picked an extremely poor example to support his position.
As a native Pittsburgher, I fully agree that the East Liberty and North Side renovations were pretty dismal flops. But the downtown development of Gateway Center and Point State Park was truly visionary.
Here's a picture of "The Point" in 1950. Look at all the crappy dilapidated warehouses:
Here's what it looks like NOW: