. Report on the Pittsburgh transportation problem, submitted to Honorable William A. Magee, mayor of the city of Pittsburgh . Allegheny Dec. 6,1907 13. West Liberty .Jan. 6, 1908 14. Beechview Borough Jan. 4, 1909 110700 Total AreaAcres 320 430 •June 30,1868 13568 14788 April 2,1872 2684 17472 290 0 45 17762 27 7(3 190 0 30 17952 28 06 203 0 32 18155 28 38 180 0 28 18335 28 66 310 0 49 18645 29 15 73 0 11 18718 29 20 621 0 97 19339 30 23 5165 8 07 24504 38 30 1751 2 72 26255 41 02 210 0 33 26465 41 35 Pittsburgh is often refer
. Report on the Pittsburgh transportation problem, submitted to Honorable William A. Magee, mayor of the city of Pittsburgh . Allegheny Dec. 6,1907 13. West Liberty .Jan. 6, 1908 14. Beechview Borough Jan. 4, 1909 110700 Total AreaAcres 320 430 •June 30,1868 13568 14788 April 2,1872 2684 17472 290 0 45 17762 27 7(3 190 0 30 17952 28 06 203 0 32 18155 28 38 180 0 28 18335 28 66 310 0 49 18645 29 15 73 0 11 18718 29 20 621 0 97 19339 30 23 5165 8 07 24504 38 30 1751 2 72 26255 41 02 210 0 33 26465 41 35 Pittsburgh is often referred to as a peninsular city, but itsrecent growth into Greater Pittsburgh has brought about achange from a one sided city like San Francisco to one with acentrally located business district. Originally expanding to theeastward from the Point, it later took in many of the boroughsto the south, and recently the City of Allegheny. Efforts weremade as early as 1853 to annex Allegheny, but without success. All dates of annexation are given in the plan and in theaccompanying table together with the area of each GROWTH OF PITTSBURGH BY ANNEX^oN.^dethePittsburg was first laid out as a town m, 17» ■ and chartered County Seat in 1791 incorporated as Bo, ghm posifo as a Cily in 1816. The Grater Qty no. <* * at the business of having three important water courses approximately center. These rivers divide the crty mto three .ect ^^ ^ C2C3 square miles for ™^f^?£i ^sqlre miles,and 9 square miles for South Side, PITTSBURGHS IMMEDIATETRANSIT NEEDS. Discussing causes and effects of present traction conditions andremedies therefor—Definite policy needed most—Publicopinion growing more enlightened—Development of com-bined system—Present defects due to overcapitalization andexpansion, loss of business and inconsistent routing—City attempting to regain control by legislation—Progressof State legislation toward regulation—Traction reports onPittsburgh Problem—
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