Recent content by ntt1

Our snow clearing strategies have never really felt like an attempt to be proactive. Always a few days (or weeks) behind.

Same with the Ledcor-maintained sidewalks near the Capital Line construction. Perfectly clear and maintained, whereas the COE ones nearby are a complete mess.

This certainly doesn't do well to push back against the perception that the city doesn't care about anybody not in a motor vehicle. Here's a sidewalk under a 3-day priority schedule in my neighbourhood, plowed after it became impassable. Even worse now.

I know it's the holidays but the snow clearing after this last dump has been absolutely horrible. There are still some bus stops and large sections of sidewalks near parks/schools and shared use paths in the south that haven't been touched and are now totally unusable with 5-10cm of slush/loose...

It's ridiculous in the cases where there are chunks of the same public walkway that are resident/business-maintained: the portions not maintained by the city are cleared within the 24 hours, but the city-maintained portions remain untouched for days. When there is an accumulation of 5+cm of...

I really wish we had a quicker response time for snow removal of sidewalks and shared-use paths after significant snowfall events. Having to wait 3 days for a sidewalk to the bus stop to not be covered by a foot of snow and drifts makes it extremely difficult (putting it lightly) for anybody...

I still saw barricades on the one parallel to the traffic lanes as recently as last weekend.

The city really ought to rethink their "apply a shit ton of gravel/sand" strategy for freeze-thaw and actually clear the ice when it gets like this. This just creates a mess when it melts and it's pretty much unusable to many people on foot.

The consequences of 1980s suburban street design. https://www.instagram.com/thispoorpole (not my account) Yes this is a crosswalk in a 30 zone right in front of a school. I live nearby and I’ve complained about this stretch of road to the city for years. God forbid one day a child is...

While patchwork plowing work when driving is a slight annoyance, it can render certain sections of paths for cycling/active transport impassable. Especially shared-use paths near bus stops on busy roads, those should not be on a 3-day schedule. It's so frustrating when it snows immediately after...

I almost wish that there was some sort of grade-separated way to cross University Ave around there. It'd be so much better for bike commuting and the large amount of pedestrians that cross at 115 St (and soon 114 St). It's pretty sketchy around afternoon rush hour for anyone not in a vehicle.

With great power comes great responsibility. It sure seems like a large majority of motorists don't take that responsibility seriously.

https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/fatalcollisionNov24 :(

Yeah, it does stick out in a very non-subtle way... not really a fan.