02-20-2019, 02:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-20-2019, 03:00 PM by danbrotherston.)
(02-20-2019, 02:29 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(02-19-2019, 11:32 PM)the_councillor Wrote: - 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.
I can believe that plows would use more salt because they leave a layer of snow which must then be melted, however, that's why we use this equipment in DTK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWO3Lpk9shU
Of course, the average homeowner doesn't use the right amount of salt, some use far far too much some use none even when needed, thus sidewalks are both environmentally wasteful, and unsafe. It's the worst possible situation, use salt, and force people to drive.
The environmental argument is at best, unclear.