Walking in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

Yes, sidewalks downtown are cleared. I'm not sure how extensive the area is, but I believe Victoria is one of its edges.

BIA maybe?

This is correct.

Also, there are lots of plows out there clearing sidewalks, it doesn't mean it's a city plow.  Many contractors use plows, but I don't know of any that use the trackless sidewalk plows that the city uses http://www.thevillagerny.com/wp-content/...actor2.jpg

I imagine they're quite effective, they're articulated in the middle, which I'm guessing makes the quite maneuverable to deal with tight turns on sidewalks.

It sure is depressing to see the cruising down the road struggling to do 40 km/h and bouncing all over the place because we'd rather plow just a handful of widely spaced sidewalks.

For the record, the city plows trails, and sidewalks which are "backlotted", and sidewalks which abut city properties (and possibly things like railway ROWs).

Back to the BIA, a friend of mine who lives downtown also indicates that the BIA's contractor also uses spinning brushes which explains how the sidewalks are so good downtown.