Winter Walking and Cycling

[danbrotherston]

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Sadly, I think you'll probably end up finding the status quo works. In 10 years, we'll probably have pushed solving the problem off long enough that it won't be a problem any more thanks to climate change.

Unfortunately things are probably going to get worse and harder to fix.  The city (or region, I can’t remember) commissioned a study from UW to see the local effects of climate change. More freezing rain was the general consensus, which leads to less safe sidewalks, which is more difficult to clear.