Gronk!
Senior Member
Just guessing here, but I reckon there are differences in geography, weather, population, city expansion, municipal budgets, funding and snow removal bylaws.
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Just guessing here, but I reckon there are differences in geography, weather, population, city expansion, municipal budgets, funding and snow removal bylaws.
David A
Senior Member
This sounds a bit hopeful, but vague about timing.
edmonton.citynews.ca
Edmonton residential streets may be plowed soon – unless it snows again
From deep tire ruts to sliding cars, Edmonton drivers are having to navigate snowy residential roads. That’s because the City of Edmonton hasn’t plowed any residential neighbourhood yet this winter – as of Tuesday morning – despite about half a metre of snow piling up. “The road’s pretty bumpy...
edmonton.citynews.ca
thommyjo
Senior Member
But like… what are they? Cause population, weather, density and all of that are VERY similar. There won’t be many easier comparables to find.
Why is Ottawa spending less than us per km of road and having it ALL cleared in 48hrs, including sidewalks. Broad claims about any of the things you mentioned don’t make that make sense.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Just a clown show of a day out there in Whikwentowin and west central. Embarrassing. Loved helping to pick up an elderly man who had flipped his scooter in snow on the sidewalk in our densest urban neighborhood of 20k people.
Bike lanes are a joke. Private sidewalks a mess. Alleys horrible. It’s been A WEEK. Wtf.
Beyond frustrated. Happy New Years to everyone but the incompetent COE.
Only safe sidewalks for biking on? Marigold managed ones
so it’s confirmed… literally just a skill issue by COE cause marigold figured it out…
Bike lanes are a joke. Private sidewalks a mess. Alleys horrible. It’s been A WEEK. Wtf.
Beyond frustrated. Happy New Years to everyone but the incompetent COE.
Only safe sidewalks for biking on? Marigold managed ones
so it’s confirmed… literally just a skill issue by COE cause marigold figured it out…
Avenuer
Senior Member
Ottawa likely gets Federal funding from the NCC to support snow removal in many areas, so that’s a big difference.
I’d love to see if Winnipeg is actually better at clearing snow - knowing what I do about their City Government in general, I’d be surprised if it’s actually much better than here.
For here, privately-maintained sidewalks are the vast majority in Edmonton and poor snow clearing is on the property owner. If they don’t do a good job, complain to them.
IanO
Superstar
Jasper Avenue ( Our main street in the CBD ) and 103st was fun.
David A
Senior Member
We claim to be a winter city, but seem to not be able to handle a big snowfall. Maybe we should just call in the military to help, it worked for Toronto.
ntt1
Active Member
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.
Here's a sidewalk under a 3-day priority schedule in my neighbourhood, plowed after it became impassable. Even worse now.
ntt1
Active Member
Same with the Ledcor-maintained sidewalks near the Capital Line construction. Perfectly clear and maintained, whereas the COE ones nearby are a complete mess.Just a clown show of a day out there in Whikwentowin and west central. Embarrassing. Loved helping to pick up an elderly man who had flipped his scooter in snow on the sidewalk in our densest urban neighborhood of 20k people.
Bike lanes are a joke. Private sidewalks a mess. Alleys horrible. It’s been A WEEK. Wtf.
Beyond frustrated. Happy New Years to everyone but the incompetent COE.
Only safe sidewalks for biking on? Marigold managed ones
degrandprix
Active Member
I cycled from Duggan to Belgravia last night and all the MUPs along my route (111st, 115st, Saskatchewan Dr) were bladed and in great shape. Guess I just got lucky?
The_Cat
Senior Member
Does the city ever think that, with the warm temperatures coming next week, the city could clear the windrows and plow some of the snow before it melts and creates muck?
ntt1
Active Member
Our snow clearing strategies have never really felt like an attempt to be proactive. Always a few days (or weeks) behind.
Yeggy
Active Member
We had proactive measures that cleared ice and snow on top of increasing safety. People got mad at having to wash their cars more to get the potassium chloride off.
kcantor
Senior Member
It was more than getting mad at having to wash cars more often.
The city still uses proactive measures that include the use calcium chloride as well as sand (often in combination) and salt. Calcium chloride is effective at much lower temperatures than salt.
In their use of potassium chloride, they couldn’t seem to get the applications right which in turn increased its corrosiveness to stainless steel and concrete and embedded rebar to the extent it was a structural concern for both public and private infrastructure. It also has a tendency to create more and larger potholes.
Windermere
Active Member
Whatever they spray on the Henday always gets the job done.