Carnegie Mellon architecture students put together a huge study an redesign of Pittsburgh’s urban landscaping and planning. One idea included a ski lift like cable car that would go from the top of the civic arena area down to the David Lawrence Convention center (page 103 of the report).  Some other ideas included a water taxi system, dedicated bike lanes, and reusing the civic arena space as a park with a lake and ice skating rink in the winter.

You can order the 178 page book through lulu.com, or just view the pdf for free. You can read a brief article on the study through the post-gazette.

we decided to jump from our second story window into our pile of snow.