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Richard White said:
I actually saw 3 people push an older woman on a scooter through a snowbank on Danforth yesterday. She was fine on the sidewalk but could not make it through the mound of snow at the intersection.

That is the reality in a city the size of Toronto however. Snow does not disappear overnight, it takes time.
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Intersections always take a few days to get cleared for pedestrians and mobility scooters. It was same in Montreal, who are generally better at snow clearing. Could they be cleared faster? Of course but it will always take longer.
 
DSCToronto said:
Intersections always take a few days to get cleared for pedestrians and mobility scooters. It was same in Montreal, who are generally better at snow clearing. Could they be cleared faster? Of course but it will always take longer.
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It's hard. WheelTrans and cabs are often a transportation lifeline for the disabled, which means both streets and sidewalks have to be cleaned in addition to actual stopping locations and curbside entries. So you're dealing with cleaning at three different machine scales–truck plows for streets, mini plows for sidewalks and snow blowers/shovels for fine curbside work (often left up to the property owner). These three things simply do not work at the same speed. A truck plow can clear a 1km in the order of minutes. The same can't be said for the sidewalk plow. To add, either street and sidewalk plows will inevitably lead to creating additional mess for the other. If the sidewalks get cleared but not the streets, accessibility goes out the window once you hit the corner anyway.

I have a good view of Jarvis, and was able to watch a two-lane, two-plow formation go down the street in several passes. The snow was so thick in areas, that the curbside plows were literally getting stuck having to push the left-hand truck's snow and their own. They would be moving along and just quickly and unexpectedly come to a complete stop; have to reverse and make multiple attempts to break the snow up enough to be able to progress. No doubt the sidewalk plows have similar problems once the street plows have shoved so much onto their plates.

I have disabled people in my life, and while I wish more could be done, "You should've done more faster" isn't always possible.
 
zang said:
It's hard. WheelTrans and cabs are often a transportation lifeline for the disabled, which means both streets and sidewalks have to be cleaned in addition to actual stopping locations and curbside entries. So you're dealing with cleaning at three different machine scales–truck plows for streets, mini plows for sidewalks and snow blowers/shovels for fine curbside work (often left up to the property owner). These three things simply do not work at the same speed. A truck plow can clear a 1km in the order of minutes. The same can't be said for the sidewalk plow. To add, either street and sidewalk plows will inevitably lead to creating additional mess for the other. If the sidewalks get cleared but not the streets, accessibility goes out the window once you hit the corner anyway.

I have a good view of Jarvis, and was able to watch a two-lane, two-plow formation go down the street in several passes. The snow was so thick in areas, that the curbside plows were literally getting stuck having to push the left-hand truck's snow and their own. They would be moving along and just quickly and unexpectedly come to a complete stop; have to reverse and make multiple attempts to break the snow up enough to be able to progress. No doubt the sidewalk plows have similar problems once the street plows have shoved so much onto their plates.

I have disabled people in my life, and while I wish more could be done, "You should've done more faster" isn't always possible.
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Yes, the street plows often push snow onto the sidewalks (sometimes so much the sidewalk plows cannot cope) and the intersections are always a problem as snow gets pushed into windrows. You are correct, that patience is required and the City is really getting better at it.
 
gabe said:
I'm actually surprised how quick my street got plowed. It wasn't a main street either.
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The city put up no parking signs - snow removal all across Cabbagetown this morning. So every one moved their cars, and the snow was never touched. Folks needs to park somewhere, so now we're all back where we were, snow piles and all.
 
Here’s the resource we need.

www.toronto.ca

PlowTO Map

PlowTO shows recent snow-clearing activity—approximately within the past four hours—for road salters, snowplows, sidewalk plows, and cycling plows. When crews are salting, salters appear on the map. When crews are plowing, plows appear instead. This helps you see where active crews have been in...
www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca

Enter your address and get the snow removal times.
 
Why is there still snow on the roads and sidewalks? Remember that rock salt has a minimum effective temperature of -9°C (15°F). With current "highs" below -9°C, that snow will stay around. Especially on cloudy days.

When Environment Canada gives temperatures, it's "shade" temperatures. So the sunshine may help evaporate through a process called sublimation, where it changes directly from solid to gas without becoming liquid first.
 
Even Nick Kouvalis thinks Bradford is a scumbag LOL

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Not much of a surprise there was insider help, but the scope of this is pretty huge.

Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.
CBC News is not naming the sources, as they are not authorized to share details publicly.

The officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said.
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That last one is pretty shocking. There needs to be a real deep dive into the rot at TPS.
 
Jonny5 said:
Not much of a surprise there was insider help, but the scope of this is pretty huge.



That last one is pretty shocking. There needs to be a real deep dive into the rot at TPS.
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Also shocking that according to The Globe and Mail more than 30 officers were arrested
www.theglobeandmail.com

Toronto police, others arrested in auto theft and drug trafficking probe

York Regional Police have scheduled a news conference on Thursday related to ‘organized crime and corruption’
www.theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com

A federal source said more than 30 officers were arrested, mostly from Toronto police but including other forces as well, but would provide no further details.
A separate source with knowledge of the case said York Regional Police led the investigation.

Edit: the above is no longer in the article
 
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