That’s true for not only businesses but homeowners as well. Adding a a drink tax while reducing the parking tax (which private parking companies, have yet to pass the savings from the previous reduction, on to the customers) to make up for the transit system downfall/fiasco is no way to bring people into the city.
Even with places like the Heinz lofts, stript dist. apt’s, north shore community and the launch of those new lofts here in the city (Story in the postgazette today) I don’t think many people with average Pgh salary of 35k-40k can afford to live there ($1500-$3000/mo lowball)