STEP BY STEP BY STEP
BY LESLEY PEREZ, ASSOCIATE ASLA
In Pittsburgh, Merritt Chase wants to help the city capitalize on its biggest unsung assets: stairs.
FROM THE OCTOBER 2018 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE.
Growing up about an hour south of Pittsburgh, Nina Chase, ASLA, always admired the bold natural beauty of the city?s dramatic hills. But relocating to the city two years ago gave her a new appreciation of the incredible amount of human ingenuity that went into transforming that terrain into a livable, connected place. ?There?s this whole motley crew of infrastructure that helps people navigate the topography,? Chase says. With elevations ranging from 710 feet above sea level where the rivers meet to 1,300 feet at the highest points, Pittsburgh relies on a vast network of bridges, inclines, stairs, and tunnels to knit itself together. It?s the stairs, however, that have come to be most emblematic. There are more than 800 stairs scattered across Pittsburgh, which according to the city?s website is more than any other city in the United States. They scale steep hills, open up vistas, function as sidewalks, and provide critical links between neighborhoods and public transportation. In 2016, when city officials began outreach to find out more about how residents use the stairs, they were surprised by just how much people cared about them. Kristin Saunders, a principal transportation planner in the city?s department of mobility and infrastructure, recalls the level of engagement ...
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