I'm a suburbanite but I'm going to defend Toronto here. I live in Mississauga and I went DT Thurs night for a session. Out here the roads and sidewalks were all pretty clear by the evening after the snow on Wed. I drove DT and everything was fine until I got off on Bay St, then the roads were awful. I thought to myself why haven't they plowed anything yet? Then I looked around and there were already giant piles of snow everywhere. In a densely packed city there just isn't enough space to pile up all the snow. I almost had to do a Fosbury Flop to get to the condo entrance. So 15cm of snow is way harder to deal with in the big city than it is in bumfuck nowhere.
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You are correct. Unfortunately it seems like the city is always counting on a quick melt. We are going to be fucked after the next snowfall, the very cold weather.
This is how it's done in NYC, and for the most part, ever since a 1969 blizzard derailed the promising career of Mayor John Lindsay, you would be startled at how clean the north/south avenues and the major crosstown streets of Manhattan are less than a day after a major storm. Failing to clean up Queens for days after that 1969 storm did in Lindsay. The key to these guidelines is the responsibility of businesses and residents to clean the sidewalks in front of their premises (this is true too in most towns in NJ and CT and probably in most other states as well). I've been in Montreal for a few big blows (yes, for THAT, too), and it appears that it's the city that takes care of the sidewalks with mini-plows. Montreal, where it snows often, doesn't seem to bother to do this with the small 2-inch type snows. Hence, the sidewalks there are slippery and a lawsuit waiting to happen. We here in the NYC area are likely to get a major snow bomb this Wednesday night/Thursday--like a foot at the very least, probably much more--so we'll see how the snow clearing goes. I know I will shovel three times during the storm to minimize the overall job as much as possible. Weather pattern supposed to shift in early March to warmer as the stretched and split Polar Vortex consolidates back to the Pole, so most will be melted by the time we flip the clocks forward on March 9.
It's harder to deal with because A. The city does a shit job of plowing the snow and B. Once they do plow it they don't remove it. If you leave it piled up on the side of the road it's going to make a mess
When I worked downtown, biking was the most reliable and fastest way to get to work every day. I agree there are a lot of bikers in the city who blatantly disregard the rules of the road, but that doesn't mean you taking bike lanes away will solve gridlock in the city magically.
They shut down most of Adelaide Street for a year to shift the streetcar rails from one lane to another. This meant the bike lane on Adelaide was closed for a year, and then Dougie came in and was like Bike lane causes traffic. Make it make sense.
After Thurs am and then 2 sessions of shovelling today, I am actually looking forward to a blast of arctic air.
Because it while cold, usually does not come with much moisture.
5 hours when I add it up with shovel in my hands since Thurs am. .
And yes, as a suburbanite I can appreciate the challenges of snow amounts that just dont fit into the downtown spaces easily.
I actually was trimming back the top of my snow banks, as they had become too tall to toss more stuff onto them.
I need to look back at old photos to validate this, but the last time I recall this much snow piled up was either 2006 or 2008.
Because it while cold, usually does not come with much moisture.
5 hours when I add it up with shovel in my hands since Thurs am. .
And yes, as a suburbanite I can appreciate the challenges of snow amounts that just dont fit into the downtown spaces easily.
I actually was trimming back the top of my snow banks, as they had become too tall to toss more stuff onto them.
I need to look back at old photos to validate this, but the last time I recall this much snow piled up was either 2006 or 2008.
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First storm a week ago was about 30-45 minutes of shoveling.
Second storm mid week was about 2 hours and 30 minutes of shoveling.
Yesterday morning was about 1 hour and 45 minutes of shoveling.
Now I got about another 15-20 minutes to go today.
I hope not to see anymore snow for a while. My back can't take it.
Second storm mid week was about 2 hours and 30 minutes of shoveling.
Yesterday morning was about 1 hour and 45 minutes of shoveling.
Now I got about another 15-20 minutes to go today.
I hope not to see anymore snow for a while. My back can't take it.
Meanwhile in Montreal...
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Where I live now we got 60 centimetres in 4 days. 25 last Thursday and 35 yesterday. Not sure I can remember having that much snow in such a short lapse of time.
Shoveling snow is fucking hard. When I came back inside I suddenly saw stars... Like if I had lifted a 1982 TV in one go
Shoveling snow is fucking hard. When I came back inside I suddenly saw stars... Like if I had lifted a 1982 TV in one go
And the Yonge Street subway line has been mostly shut down due to snow ! Unacceptable.
And our eternally delayed Eglinton LRT has far too many above ground sections. Can you imagine the bullshit we are in for once it opens ?
And our eternally delayed Eglinton LRT has far too many above ground sections. Can you imagine the bullshit we are in for once it opens ?
We've experienced over 3' in 4-5 days. Over 20hrs shoveling and blowing snow. Helping lots neighbors.
That was a shitload of snow. As long as the bike lanes are cleared, everything will be fine.
But seriously, it's going to take days to finish plowing the roads, then 2-3 weeks to remove the snow from major roads. No warm spell in the near future to help melt the stuff.
But seriously, it's going to take days to finish plowing the roads, then 2-3 weeks to remove the snow from major roads. No warm spell in the near future to help melt the stuff.
Montreal are much quicker when it comes to snow cleanup.
Snow removal in Toronto could take up to 3 weeks after back-to-back winter storms, officials say
Officials say it is going to take weeks to remove snow from Toronto streets after two major back-to-back snowstorms in the city this past week.
Toronto saw heavy snowfall on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, leaving the city to clean up mountains of snow that have piled up along roadways, bike lanes, and sidewalks.
This weekend, the snow snarled subway service and led to more than 100 crashes on GTA highways.
The latest:
www.cp24.com
Snow removal in Toronto could take up to 3 weeks after back-to-back winter storms, officials say
Officials say it is going to take weeks to remove snow from Toronto streets after two major back-to-back snowstorms in the city this past week.
Toronto saw heavy snowfall on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, leaving the city to clean up mountains of snow that have piled up along roadways, bike lanes, and sidewalks.
This weekend, the snow snarled subway service and led to more than 100 crashes on GTA highways.
The latest:
- Environment Canada says that there could be flurries today but total accumulation will only be about two centimetres.
- There is still no subway service between Bloor-Yonge and Eglinton stations on Line 1 due to weather conditions.
- Snow removal operations in Toronto begin today but could take up to three weeks to complete
Winter weather travel advisory issued for Toronto; up to 8 centimetres of snow expected
Officials say it is going to take days to plow Toronto streets after two major back-to-back snowstorms in the city this past week.
www.cp24.com
One simple reason, they get a lot more snow every winter. So of course they're prepared for it. I'd say I've only seen this much snow in Toronto one other time in the last 20 years. Therefore, it doesn't make sense to spend a crazy amount of money on something that rarely happens.
I'd love to see the percentage of those cars involved in the crashes equipped with all season tires.
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What we've experienced is Buffalo weather in Toronto. The first time went to hockey game in Buffalo, I was chilled to the bone - I wasn't wearing long johns. Buffalo gets lake effect humidity in winter with heavy snow. Geography works against it, I learned my lesson.
