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DarkKnyt t1_ja5beql wrote

This is where a bunch of people practice but it can get quite busy. Ignore that first Google map picture, it's rarely that packed.

Highland Park Bike Track (412) 255-2539 https://maps.app.goo.gl/VpWbArQ4cZALr6196

But if you want a place with fewer people, I'd go to the point. It's counterintuitive but unless it's a game or fair day or a knackers gorgeous day, it's going to be pretty relaxed. And it's a nifty place.

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CVK327 t1_ja5adv6 wrote

A lot of major chains don't operate in the city. Eat'n Park, Sheetz, GetGo, Walmart, just to name a few. It's difficult to maintain a business and keep profit margins high in the city, especially one as tightly packed as Pittsburgh. It's obviously doable, but it's a completely different game than running a business in the suburbs. If they start doing city work, they have to change the way they do things for those branches. It's much easier to just plug and play the same processes in the suburbs. They could probably open ten more Eat'n Parks in surrounding areas more easily than they could open one on the city.

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