Comments on: ‘My God, It’s Full of Stars!” http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Scott http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/#comment-10875 Scott Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:09:43 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1372#comment-10875 Here in Portland, Maine, the city only clears the sidewalks on a few major streets. Everywhere else the property owner is responsible for clearing any sidewalks that abut their property. You can imagine how well that system works... Here in Portland, Maine, the city only clears the sidewalks on a few major streets. Everywhere else the property owner is responsible for clearing any sidewalks that abut their property.

You can imagine how well that system works…

]]> By: Paul Johnson http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/#comment-10854 Paul Johnson Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:59:31 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1372#comment-10854 It seems that Americans tend to be clueless when it comes to snow removal. In Holland, the bicycle lanes and boulevards get plowed first. In Oregon, it's where they plow the snow to, even when it would make sense to plow it to the center instead (making a snow median of sorts). It seems that Americans tend to be clueless when it comes to snow removal. In Holland, the bicycle lanes and boulevards get plowed first. In Oregon, it’s where they plow the snow to, even when it would make sense to plow it to the center instead (making a snow median of sorts).

]]> By: Stuart http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/#comment-10852 Stuart Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:00:06 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1372#comment-10852 Page 10 of the document above talks about snow-removal when there is not enough space and no melt, to "make space for pedestrians". Page 10 of the document above talks about snow-removal when there is not enough space and no melt, to “make space for pedestrians”.

]]> By: Tom Vanderbilt http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/#comment-10841 Tom Vanderbilt Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:32:56 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1372#comment-10841 Thanks for the intel; I do wonder, if they're not allowed to leave snow in the space next to the sidewalk, what happens to it — trucked away? Thanks for the intel; I do wonder, if they’re not allowed to leave snow in the space next to the sidewalk, what happens to it — trucked away?

]]> By: Corey Burger http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/#comment-10838 Corey Burger Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:00:06 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1372#comment-10838 I did some digging and it turns that that this is a message to snow plow crews that they cannot leave a giant pile of snow beside the road, as it will encroach on the sidewalk: http://www.cptdb.ca/index.php?showtopic=9676 I did some digging and it turns that that this is a message to snow plow crews that they cannot leave a giant pile of snow beside the road, as it will encroach on the sidewalk: http://www.cptdb.ca/index.php?showtopic=9676

]]> By: Stuart http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/29/my-god-its-full-of-stars/#comment-10837 Stuart Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:47:57 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1372#comment-10837 Ref pg 12 of this document: http://www.apwa.net/Documents/Meetings/Snow/2008/Handouts/4100.pdf Ref pg 12 of this document:
http://www.apwa.net/Documents/Meetings/Snow/2008/Handouts/4100.pdf

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