ChazYEG
Senior Member
It was weird because the major freeways were in really good shape, which kinda goes to what your friends say and the policy you mentioned, but downtown was absolutely horrendous.
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IanO
Superstar
Less snow removal and more clearing in general; this time following a water main break where A TON of mud flooded the area.
IanO
Superstar
We must have a guardian angel! THANK YOU.
Maybe they can word on the 104st side too?
Maybe they can word on the 104st side too?
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kcantor
Senior Member
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Are guardian angles acute, obtuse or simply right?
Are guardian angles acute, obtuse or simply right?
thommyjo
Senior Member
Our most critical bike lane in the entire city. 102ave (now 103).
2 days since snow.
Almost fell numerous times. Not sure how this can’t be maintained…
2 days since snow.
Almost fell numerous times. Not sure how this can’t be maintained…
stensby
New Member
The clearing on 103 has been so much worse than 102 was before the closure.
ntt1
Active Member
I wonder if it's being done by the city, or by a subcontractor to Marigold? Or perhaps nobody knows who is supposed to be doing it...
IanO
Superstar
99 Ave between 104-105st.
ntt1
Active Member
City maintained walk around my neighbourhood, with a windrow completely covering the sidewalk, a catchbasin, and curb ramp. Below is a summer street view of the same corner. Three 311 reports over the last month (some closed with 'no action required'), and still nothing done. Frustrating.
ADob
Active Member
They sure like to close those reports, eh? I reported an abandoned vehicle on my street that's been causing a bottleneck with all the snow piled up around it. Submitted it on the website twice, called it in, got a ref number, called to check and was told it had been closed. Apparently the City's impound lot is full. I honestly don't understand why they have 311 if it's so completely useless. It's like the beg buttons at some crosswalks - a way to make you feel you have some agency when in reality the damn light will change when it wants to.
I reported my lack of action here this morning.
I reported my lack of action here this morning.
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TAS
Senior Member
It's like when Westjet was first starting out and they were funny and personable - and more honest, ha.
I was on hold for a customer service agent, and after a few minutes a recording came on saying something like "we're sorry for the delay, if you would like this call expedited, please press 1 - and then the next message was "this won't actually do anything, but we thought it might make you feel better." And it did, as I had a good laugh.
thommyjo
Senior Member
This stuff ultimately needs residents to get ice chippers out.
What the city needs to own is designing for a winter city. Tree’d boulevards REALLY help reduce windows overtop of sidewalks and catch basins being blocked by as much ice.
I’m shocked travelling to friends’ in the burbs by how bad so many streets and sidewalks are.
Boulevards, continuous crossings, more catch basins, wider sidewalks/MUPs for arterials, and snow clearing more quickly before it’s all packed will help with ice and puddles.
TAS
Senior Member
I spoke to Coun. Stevenson about this issue, specifically cases where a relatively small stretch of sidewalk is a city responsibility, and then it converts to a business or condo/apartment responsibility. As we've all seen too often, the city sidewalk isn't well maintained. In part, there are all these small city owned sections that are not as efficient to get addressed, and so it doesn't happen.
She is looking to start something where the city can work with a business area or condo who will already have a contract with a snow maintenance company. The city could partner with the condo to have the adjoining city property completed at the same time and then pay a portion to the condo for the services. Or maybe it's directly with the company.
Is this a costly administrative nightmare or an efficient use of available resources? I think she would like to trial it in some ward locations.
David A
Senior Member
Ok, enough with the winter city talk! It is not helpful here right now. If we were really a city where it was cold for six months solid, we wouldn't have all the ice from the freeze thaw cycles.
We are a city that can have often winter, spring and fall weather all within a week or less, apparently almost throughout the year now. Maybe that is a more helpful way of understanding the problem.
ntt1
Active Member
I think that some small procedural measures, like simply clearing windrows further inwards onto the grass, or at least further away from the walking surface can help out a lot in some areas. That way the windrows can melt there into the soil, rather than refreezing on the surface and creating things like this. I've seen that done on a few shared-use paths, and it makes a big difference.
100% - which is why it feels like a lot of these standards and policies date back to a time where we did get 6 months straight of solid cold.