01-15-2018, 09:45 AM
In the radio interview, another official from Waterloo explained that property owners have 24 hours to clear their sidewalks, but that the week after Christmas it snowed almost every day, so “service levels” were inconsistent.
The officials know that the current standards, with both sidewalks and GRT stops, don’t get them cleared. As others have noted, it’s a polite fiction to say that they will be.
What are the service standards for roads? My understanding is that they just go out and plow in order of importance, until everything’s done. Why not just allocate the resources needed to keep other infrastructure clear as well, and put it in the hierarchy as appropriate?
I don’t think anyone would have any problem with the expressway and major aterial streets being cleared before busy bus stops and sidewalks, as long as those busy bus stops and sidewalks were cleared before local streets.
The officials know that the current standards, with both sidewalks and GRT stops, don’t get them cleared. As others have noted, it’s a polite fiction to say that they will be.
What are the service standards for roads? My understanding is that they just go out and plow in order of importance, until everything’s done. Why not just allocate the resources needed to keep other infrastructure clear as well, and put it in the hierarchy as appropriate?
I don’t think anyone would have any problem with the expressway and major aterial streets being cleared before busy bus stops and sidewalks, as long as those busy bus stops and sidewalks were cleared before local streets.