08-17-2021, 08:47 AM
(08-17-2021, 07:31 AM)clasher Wrote: It's not the cold that makes winter riding miserable, it's the mild winters with lots of melting snow that makes icy roads/paths overnight, and freezing rain that makes it miserable. Minneapolis is another cold(er?) city that has a great winter cycling scene and some good infrastructure to support it.
Uncleared and icy sidewalks are a policy decision. We still get very few days of actual precipitation. The fact that sidewalks and bike lanes remain uncleared for weeks after is a choice. For example, our downtown core is cleared and our trails are cleared but we choose not to clear the rest.