The Edmonton Method - Snow Removal

[kcantor]

Well, unsurprisingly, all the shared-use paths around me are now doubling as skating rinks. Sigh. Nice weather, though.

That nice weather did bring us some freezing rain Friday evening along with another round of daytime meltwater and overnight freezing.

I can’t speak for the shared use paths per se but I can speak for my own driveway and sidewalks which are a never-ending struggle from one day to the next when it’s like this so I can well imagine….

 

[ntt1]

That nice weather did bring us some freezing rain Friday evening along with another round of daytime meltwater and overnight freezing.

I can’t speak for the shared use paths per se but I can speak for my own driveway and sidewalks which are a never-ending struggle from one day to the next when it’s like this so I can well imagine….

It's mainly the paths/sidewalks that are cleared by the city down to a packed surface with a few cm of snowpack (not to bare surface). The weather yesterday was warm enough that most of the freezing rain melted/evaporated during the day, from those who cleared their walks down to the surface. I've seen some people stuggle with walkers and strollers over the last week around my neighbourhood and feel horribly for them.