"The drum we started beating on Monday morning - that pedestrians and people in wheelchairs are treated like garbage whenever it snows in this town - was still pounding out fat disco beats all through Tuesday. First, we couldn't stop watching this Reddit video, which is like the Zapruder film of all the ways that pedestrians (and conscientious property owners who do their best to meet their shoveling responsibilities) are fucked:"
"The issue, as seen in that Reddit video as well as the photo at the top of this story (taken after noon on Tuesday) is that the city's snow clearing operation doesn't end for days after a big storm, meaning that snowplows were still pushing roadway detritus to the side of the road ... and re-blocking curb cuts for pedestrians."
A persistent problem in the city is that pedestrians and people in wheelchairs are routinely blocked by snow and roadway detritus after storms. A widely viewed Reddit video documents multiple instances of blocked sidewalks and curb cuts, creating hazardous conditions even when property owners shovel responsibly. Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson acknowledged that the city struggled to make everything safe for pedestrians and asked for patience. Snow-clearing operations can continue for days, with plows pushing debris back onto curb cuts. Advocates argue for alternatives to car-first snow removal. Recent efforts to clear bike lanes simultaneously show that equal treatment is possible.
Read at Streetsblog
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