Lived in Akron for 8 years including some internships in Cleveland. Pittsburgh for 1.5 years so far.

Pittsburgh proper feels like where Cleveland wishes it was development wise. Everything feels close together compared to Cleveland so, walking,biking and transit feel more doable because of that. It also is casually scenic, Bigelow Blvd looking down on Bloomfield shouldn't be as scenic as it is.

Pittsburgh biking community is pretty gay and progressive between the underwear rides and the critical mass. Bike pgh also does a lot of work to get complete street moving.

I do miss the raw convenience of summit and Cleveland metroparks. Pgh doesn't have as many convenient nature walk trails for weeknights. But Pgh is much closer to weekend trip hiking if you don't mind the drive.

Most of pgh proper is pretty gay or gay friendly. Especially the bubble around Bloomfield.