Pittsburghers can wear their city pride

According to the Pittsburgh Business Journal:

A slogan that was last seen on the streets of Pittsburgh in 1994 is being resurrected by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. Buttons with the phrase "Ask me. I'm a Pittsburgher!" will begin appearing on the chests and lapels of the city's residents in July as part of the efforts to make the city more friendly and accessible for the 2006 All-Star Game. Civic leaders introduced the phrase the last time the All-Star Game was in town, in 1994.

Pam Golden, a spokeswoman for the conference, said she resurrected the buttons as a way to let out-of-towners know which Pittsburghers are willing to be stopped and asked for things such as directions or dining recommendations. Golden has begun handing out the buttons to visitors to the conference's headquarters in the Regional Enterprise Tower on Sixth Street. They also will be given to elected officials, cab companies, hotels and other businesses involved in the hospitality industry.

It'd be a lot better if the people who received the buttons were trained... see as an example, the Detroit Orientation Institute.

I see so many people give wrong directions, etc.

Trained people, now that's a different story.

Here's something I found from the University of Texas. I like the idea.


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