So a local paper asks: “Why are we still discussing lousy sidewalk removal?” The simple answer is, for as long as Car is King and non-drivers (taxpayers or not) remain second-class citizens, sidewalks will stay an icy, un-walkable mess. When will Bobcatters realise that plowing sidewalks into skating rinks, without also salting them, is worse than not plowing them at all? And FFS, stop dumping craploads of snow and slush on street corners! Rise up, peds, and demand better from your local councillor!
—Lifelong walker and car-hater
This article appears in Mar 7-13, 2019.
“When will Bobcatters realise that plowing sidewalks into skating rinks, without also salting them, is worse than not plowing them at all?” Great so let’s not do anything and put the money towards something else… like fixing the pot holes. #JustSayin
New equipment, timelier snow removal and brining – for sidewalks and bus shelters! NEED.
The solution is collaboration
No one is “dumping craploads of snow & slush on street corners”.. think deeper