(1) Snow
Clearing Priority (Councillor Magliocca)
I
have a couple of photos from my constituents that I would like shown in
conjunction with my question. (The Acting City Clerk presented the pictures
on the viewing screens.) The first picture shows a cycle track in winter
which has been cleared of all snow, and on either side of it are a pedestrian
sidewalk and a roadway, both full of snow. The second picture shows an un-cleared
sidewalk adjacent to a road, where one of my constituents walks regularly. Does
The City use a two-tiered system for snow clearing, and why?
Mac
Logan, General Manager, Transportation, responded that Calgary uses a tiered
system for clearing roadways, pathways and sidewalks, with priority one
through four. Cycle tracks are either priority 1 or 2, and are cleared at the
same time as the parallel road. Mr. Logan advised that in the first photo, while
the cycle track and road have been cleared by The City according to priority,
the sidewalk adjacent to them is along private property, and snow clearing is
the responsibility of the property owner.
Mr.
Logan advised that, although he is not familiar with the sidewalk location in
the second photo, it appears to be adjacent to a collector road. He further advised
that there are many sidewalks which The City does not clear of snow, even when
adjacent to city-owned property, and that this was a budget-related decision
made in the past. However, there are cases where snow clearing is done late
or is missed. In these cases, a call can be made to 311 and will be responded
to by City staff.
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