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‘Run’ roads, the county belt system, and all about inclines

Katie Blackley
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90.5 WESA

Many of our questions come from listeners who are driving and start to notice unusual signs or names. We touch on why many roads have the word “run” in them, as well as the colorful belt system that tried to help drivers navigate Allegheny County. And, of course, a history of our storied inclines (there are two now, but there used to be many more). 

Move the toggle back and forth to see what the Knoxville Incline would have looked like and what its approximate location looks like now.

Move the toggle back and forth to see what the Fort Pitt Incline would have looked like an what its approximate location looks like now. 


The Good Question! Podcast is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Katie Blackley is a digital editor/producer for 90.5 WESA and 91.3 WYEP, where she writes, edits and generates both web and on-air content for features and daily broadcast. She's the producer and host of our Good Question! series and podcast. She also covers history and the LGBTQ community. kblackley@wesa.fm