The sidewalks around my sublet in little Italy still haven’t been plowed, not even on St. Laurent. Big snowfalls are an accessibility nightmare. I have no idea what people with low mobility are expected to do while the city sits on it’s hands. #Montreal - ThreadSky

compulsiveobserver.bsky.social • 1 day ago

The sidewalks around my sublet in little Italy still haven’t been plowed, not even on St. Laurent. Big snowfalls are an accessibility nightmare.
I have no idea what people with low mobility are expected to do while the city sits on it’s hands. #Montreal

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compulsiveobserver.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fibro messes with my balance, and walking on uneven, slippery surfaces causes symptom flares for me. At least I can walk on it if I need to, many people can’t and I imagine are trapped in their homes. No way could one maneuver a wheelchair or walker on that buildup of snow.

elleseabee.bsky.social•1 day ago

My BFF’s 80 year old mom lives in Little Italy, and hasn’t been able to leave to house at all. She’s going stir-crazy!

compulsiveobserver.bsky.social•1 day ago

Its terrible on St Laurent and the sidestreets are just impossible.

trianglesfalling.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s nasty . If my RA was flaring there’s no way I’d be going outside with fucked up hips. I saw this a few years ago - I actually sent it to Proj Mtl.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/why-sweden-clears-walkways-before-roads

compulsiveobserver.bsky.social•1 day ago

This should be a given. I know with the snowfall we had it can take a bit but nothing being cleared in a super dense central neighborhood a week after the first blizzard? It seems absurd.

wildplumbay.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I wonder if our snowploughing budget is stretched due to how big Ottawa is and suburbs and rural areas not paying their fair share. @arieltroster.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social

rickdaly.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Yep, it's a poser...if you clear them in deep cold they can heave,if you heat them the runoff is a disaster...they are clearing down to about four inches here in LondON which means no traction when walking...

compulsiveobserver.bsky.social•20 hours ago

In Montreal we have fleets of sidewalks plows, why they haven’t been used yet in a super central neighborhood that is densely populated and also has lots of offices is weird AF. As far as I know, heat is not part of our municipal snow removal toolbox.

rickdaly.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Probably the drivers are running the heavy machinery for now,clearing way for another storm...parking really screws everything up...?

compulsiveobserver.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I have no idea what that means or how it relates to clearing the sidewalks.

rickdaly.bsky.social•18 hours ago

The guys who drive the sidewalk plows also drive the big trucks, front end loaders...

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