PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh International Airport this week is debuting a new $1.7 billion terminal designed to reflect the city’s modern identity and, more importantly, to serve the airport’s new role as a facility for local travelers rather than a connecting hub.

The project is a model for other regional airports, including Cleveland Hopkins, which is planning its own overhaul. These are the 5 takeaways from Susan Glaser’s original article .

1. The terminal was rebuilt for a new kind of traveler

The new facility was designed to fix a fundamental mismatch between the airport’s layout and its users. The old terminal was built in 1992 when Pittsburgh was a major hub for US Airways, with 80% of its 21 million annual passengers merely connecting between flights. After being “d

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