What is the terrain of Pittsburgh?
What is the terrain of Pittsburgh? The city is on the Allegheny Plateau, within the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau. The Downtown area (also known as the Golden Triangle) sits where the Allegheny River flows from the northeast and the Monongahela River from the southeast to form the Ohio River.
Is it safe to walk around downtown Pittsburgh?
Downtown Pittsburgh has some street crime but that is usually late at night and usually drug-related from the details which get published. It is generally considered a safe place to walk around. You'll generally be OK, especially in a group.