tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post113457468426031773..comments2023-10-22T09:19:29.996-04:00Comments on I Hate The New Yorker: car-free in pittsburgh, seeking advicezoe p.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134673364704357662005-12-15T14:02:00.000-05:002005-12-15T14:02:00.000-05:00Only one bus to Whole Foods- the 64-takes you righ...Only one bus to Whole Foods- the 64-takes you right there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134667831081449002005-12-15T12:30:00.000-05:002005-12-15T12:30:00.000-05:00I definitely do not knit but I do have a lot of sw...I definitely do not knit but I do have a lot of sweaters, so thanks for the hot sweater tip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134667316229757362005-12-15T12:21:00.000-05:002005-12-15T12:21:00.000-05:00I like the Greenfield Giant Eagle a lot, actually....I like the Greenfield Giant Eagle a lot, actually. Sometimes I find the produce a little depressing, though, and it is definately walking distance. And its easy to stop at the Murray Ave store when we are to and from Oakland. <BR/><BR/>The Waterfront is daunting, even with the car. I just can't see spending hours on a Waterfront trip without having a personal crisis. I actually just ordered the lightbulbs from Staples on the internet . . . I'll probably attempt multiple-bus adventures to Whole Foods and the Strip when the weather gets better and I finish my chapter - thanks so for the route suggestions!!<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you knit, julie and lindy, but if you DON'T (I don't) Irene's on Murray does beautiful sweater repairs. As thanks, I offer you my favorite Murray Ave secret.zoe p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134663571333738082005-12-15T11:19:00.000-05:002005-12-15T11:19:00.000-05:00PS the Greenfield Eagle is a much friendlier spot ...PS the Greenfield Eagle is a much friendlier spot than the one in Squirrel Hill proper.It's at Murray and Loretta- very near you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134663374444365962005-12-15T11:16:00.000-05:002005-12-15T11:16:00.000-05:00zp: To completely bore your non- Pittsburgh reader...zp: To completely bore your non- Pittsburgh readers (and prob yr Pgh readers too):The 53F bus runs along Beechwood, hops on the Parkway, and gets you downtown in 10 minutes.<BR/><BR/>The 64F bus will take you to Shadyside and East Liberty, via Forbes and Murray.You must walk over to Murray to get that one- it stops at all the same stops as the 61C, until F and M, when it goes its own way.<BR/><BR/> The 59U, which also runs along Murray, will take you to Oakland in one direction, and out to the Waterfront Mall, if you can bear it. I think that one only runs on weekends.<BR/> <BR/>www.ridegold.com, the Port Authority website, is not too bad for trip planning. From downtown, you can go anywhere on the bus, as I found out when the guy who's been cutting my hair for 10 years deserted downtown, and moved to Sewickley. The cad.<BR/><BR/>Food shopping is the only thing that's really tricky without a car around here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134662651338346072005-12-15T11:04:00.000-05:002005-12-15T11:04:00.000-05:00Hey! I didn't know you lived in Squirrel Hill too...Hey! I didn't know you lived in Squirrel Hill too. I am a pretty seasoned bus-rider, so I can offer up some advice, but I don't know if I have specific tips without being asked something. I know that there are about a million buses I can take home from work in Oakland - the 61A, B, C, D, or F, the 501, the 69A, the 59U, and the 56U. I get off at Murray and Hobart when taking the 61C, D, F or 59U, and the rest I get off at Forbes and Wightman. Both stops are about an equal distance to my apartment. The 61C and 59U both go to the Waterfront, where you could possibly buy big lighting devices at Loews?<BR/><BR/>The only annoying thing (well not the ONLY, I am always on the prowl for annoying things) about Squirrel Hill is that it isn't all that convenient to get to say, the South Side or the Strip District. As far as I know, the easiest way to get there is to take a bus to Oakland and get the 54C. Also, getting to Shadyside could be annoying. I think there is one bus that goes directly from Squirrel Hill to Shadyside, but it is one of "those buses" that only goes like 4 times a day and stops running at 4pm or something. Unless I am mistaken. But if you didn't know, if you get into Oakland, the 71A will get you near-ish to Whole Foods and the fancy Giant Eagle. Plus, they are building that bridge over to Ellsworth by Whole Foods now, so that may or may not make busing options easier (aka, you could also take the 71C from Oakland over to Ellsworth, get off, and walk across the bridge to Whole Foods).<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the no-car thing. I didn't have a car here the whole time I was in college, and it really makes grocery shopping a pain in the butt, especially if you are me and like to spend a million dollars everytime you go to the store. I guess you could always make several, shorter trips during the week. I am not a huge fan of the Squirrel Hill Giant Eagle though. I guess I should actually be clear - I still don't have a car and have no plans to buy one. My boyfriend has a car though, so that's how we get to places quickly (aka not spending an entire day on a trip to the Waterfront).<BR/><BR/>If you need more bus tips, let me know! I love talking about the bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-1134655474630771922005-12-15T09:04:00.000-05:002005-12-15T09:04:00.000-05:00No, I don't use a laptop to take notes on film. D...No, I don't use a laptop to take notes on film. Do you? I find the presence of two lighted screens distracting. <BR/><BR/>Just kidding. The convention center is sort of in the middle of Philadelphia's China Town. Our favorite neighborhood place closed, I think, at least we couldn't find it when we were in Philly last summer. We knew it only as Phil's Vietnamese. A lot of my friends (vegans and omnivores both) like Rangoon Burmese on 9th St, but I've never loved it. It's a low key type place, too.<BR/><BR/>We haven't lived in Philly in almost 4 years. As we were leaving, the China Town area was getting a little chi-chi; someone was opening a trendy looking bar with a communist Russia theme (wha?) - you know, big red flags and super huge images of Lenin's face. And now there are condo lofts, or so I've read . . .zoe p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.com