And for the billionth time, it doesn’t matter what it costs as long as the per-property expense is less than hiring a service to clean sidewalks in front of one property. Why is this so hard to understand?
If somebody can’t afford the increment to pay for City clearing, they can’t afford to hire someone themselves just to clear their own walk. Now you might say they will clear it themselves or get a friend, neighbour, family or charity to do it; but if society can’t afford to clear the sidewalks efficiently, then it can’t (collectively) afford the greater amount of resources required to clear the sidewalks inefficiently.
If you really want to save money on snow clearing, get rid of the spurious lanes on so many city streets.
If somebody can’t afford the increment to pay for City clearing, they can’t afford to hire someone themselves just to clear their own walk. Now you might say they will clear it themselves or get a friend, neighbour, family or charity to do it; but if society can’t afford to clear the sidewalks efficiently, then it can’t (collectively) afford the greater amount of resources required to clear the sidewalks inefficiently.
If you really want to save money on snow clearing, get rid of the spurious lanes on so many city streets.