Winter Walking and Cycling

[tomh009]

- The environmental harm, CO2 from sidewalk plows + about 70 more dump trucks of salt into the earth each year... on the heels of our council committing to environmental targets no less.

Why would city clearing sidewalks use more salt than residents clearing sidewalks, assuming both are done to the same standard?

And without some actual data I am not yet convinced of the impact of the sidewalk plow emissions, especially if this enables more people to walk, bicycle and take transit. And residents do use snowplows as well -- usually with two-cycle engines which pollute considerably more.