11-30-2016, 08:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-30-2016, 08:28 AM by danbrotherston.)
(11-30-2016, 03:47 AM)BuildingScout Wrote: ...
An important part of the city-cleared sidewalks argument is that it wold be substantially cheaper if done using a city-owned bobcat snowplower.
(11-30-2016, 06:55 AM)rangersfan Wrote: The one thing about the city cleared sidewalks is while it would be nice to have them cleared most people are out shoveling their driveway anyway. I know for me if it takes me a half hour to shovel the driveway, the sidewalk is an extra couple of minutes.
However I do agree it's not the nicest when going for a winter walk and having many sidewalks covered with snow.
I don't know what the anticipated snow clearly time would be but I know depending on where you live and work not all areas are cleaned with the same urgency. For example for Kumpf and Randall area of Waterloo the road is rarely plowed.
I have to agree with rangersfan on this, while the pure economic cost might be less, most people don't perceive it that way, and really for most people it wouldn't be that way at all either.
As for service level, that was one of my thoughts, I lived in London for a long time and their quality of sidewalk clearing was terrible. Buuuuuuut, what must be remembered is what matters is actually minimum standards, while the average sidewalk might be worse with city clearing, the worst sidewalks will be vastly better.
It really is too bad about this, it really is a shame that having property owners clear sidewalks doesn't work, but it flat out doesn't, but on the other hand, many people who clear their sidewalks may continue to do so. Growing up, most of my street cleared their sidewalks before the plow came.