ntt1
Active Member
With this recent freeze-thaw cycle, some city-maintained walks are dangerously icy now, especially those that weren't plowed all the way down to concrete/pavement.
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The Edmonton Method - Snow Removal
- Thread starter YEG imagineer
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YEG imagineer
Active Member
All the paths and sidewalks are icy this morning. Be careful
ntt1
Active Member
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 not in a motor vehicle to get around.
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 not in a motor vehicle to get around.
TAS
Senior Member
City council funded snow and ice removal at 20% of the ask in the 2023-26 budget. As our city grows out, problem grows.
I only recently learned that BIAs and businesses with a bus stop within their sidewalk space are responsible for snow removal. Otherwise, it's the city.
ntt1
Active Member
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 snow, forget about walking anywhere on a city-maintained walk without difficulty.
Having bike commuted yesterday, the only portions that were literally impassable were the city-maintained walkways... often which led to bus stops or were around LRT stations. If it's stretched out to 3 days, that's more than half the week of trudging through significant barriers. Now made much worse by the wind/drifts.
archited
Senior Member
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thommyjo
Senior Member
We should have all LRT stops be heated concrete.
All main streets, heated.
And the city should clear all sidewalks along major bus routes, the central city node (downtown/whikwetowin), and any major nodes at priority 1 levels.
All main streets, heated.
And the city should clear all sidewalks along major bus routes, the central city node (downtown/whikwetowin), and any major nodes at priority 1 levels.
Airboy
Senior Member
Back in the 60s my father was involved with a proposal to use the waste the powerplant to heat the roads on the hills north of it. Back when the in-slab heating would have been welded steel.
Anyway, Driving around the city this past week and I have to say the City has done a better job at snow removal. I can't remember the last time I saw plows out During a snow storm. It was nice to see. Run a speed plow down a street and don't let the snow accumulate , who would have thought that would be a good thing. Other than the icy roads I find them ok by winter standards. Side streets will always be an issue but as long as the mains are open I am fine. .
Anyway, Driving around the city this past week and I have to say the City has done a better job at snow removal. I can't remember the last time I saw plows out During a snow storm. It was nice to see. Run a speed plow down a street and don't let the snow accumulate , who would have thought that would be a good thing. Other than the icy roads I find them ok by winter standards. Side streets will always be an issue but as long as the mains are open I am fine. .
YEG imagineer
Active Member
And an addition to Airboy, the pathway cleaning seems to start earlier this winter. I have seen them clearing before 6 am and we are south of the Whitemud, not a priority normally.
IanO
Superstar
How about removing those centre-line snow drifts in our key areas such as Downtown, Old Strath etc.
I'm still surprised that these are not taken away within say 72hrs of a major dump or series of snowfalls.
I'm still surprised that these are not taken away within say 72hrs of a major dump or series of snowfalls.
AJo
New Member
I currently can't see over the ones on 95th street very well. I don't expect them to be cleared until the fire department complains.
Wax
New Member
Speaking of heated concrete,
Westblock has some on the main plaza, I cant wait for the LRT stop to have snow and this to be clear…
