Winter Walking and Cycling

[MidTowner]

Walking this morning, it's pretty obvious that the City of Kitchener's tweaking to its enforcement of clear sidewalks has not worked. Not because most sidewalks are impassable- most are clear, as of Sunday, even after a significant snowfall. But the few that are not are the same ones that were not earlier this season (and never were, but rather left to the weather to address), and the same ones as last winter and the winter before.

I made the same observation today as I apparently did in mid-January: it is the same property owners, over and over, who neglect to clear their sidewalks. We had significant snowfall last week, and most folks had their sidewalks reasonably cleared through it, and by yesterday most sidewalks had been the cleared.

The ones who didn't, are the same ones who didn't in January, and December, and last winter, and they are the minority who make getting around difficult and dangerous. Whatever actions the City might be taking are not serving as a deterrent.