tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post866425192138200676..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Snow, politics and the mediaCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-40354730471243606492011-01-30T23:53:14.447-05:002011-01-30T23:53:14.447-05:00Sidewalk plows? I am envious. I have never lived i...Sidewalk plows? I am envious. I have never lived in a city that had even one.<br /><br />Right now, you can see a picture that could have been my block during the last snowstorm, if you click on the link to "Providence: Obviously, someone is trying to make me angry" in the Streetsblog box. Only the snowplows managed that effect with a lot less snow.Helen Bushnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177708490995175178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-20808715364856113942011-01-30T23:49:48.965-05:002011-01-30T23:49:48.965-05:00In New York, plowing the sidewalk is the responsib...In New York, plowing the sidewalk is the responsibility of building owners, i.e. their superintendents. The problems are that the empty lots don't get plowed, and the curb access allowing people to cross the street is deficient.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-84081902964225315822011-01-30T17:28:15.921-05:002011-01-30T17:28:15.921-05:00I'm assuming that big cities cannot afford sid...I'm assuming that big cities cannot afford sidewalk snowplows, like we have in a town in one of the more rural counties of Northeast Ohio.<br /><br />Of course, we only have the one, so its focused on the main street shops and the main walking paths to schools, so when they opened up the new high school, which is much further from the street we leave, our sidestreet lost its sidewalk snowplowing status.<br /><br />For cycling, its no big handicap, since any road conditions that cars can make it through on my mountain bike can make it through on.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-45878428985103570232011-01-30T00:29:22.704-05:002011-01-30T00:29:22.704-05:00Well that makes sense. After all, you've got t...Well that makes sense. After all, you've got to keep the streets clear so people can drive their cars. Plow the snow up onto the sidewalk. To hell with the stupid, poor schmucks who are such pathetic losers they can't afford to buy a car and thus are forced to walk.capt subwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238954255206457928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-57320963273720791772011-01-29T19:15:44.007-05:002011-01-29T19:15:44.007-05:00If planes can take off and leave, buses and trains...If planes can take off and leave, buses and trains can run.<br /><br />After our last snowstorm here in Colorado, I was basically trapped in my house because the sidewalks were covered by the snow from the street. I think that plowing every street can trap more people in their homes than not plowing them.Helen Bushnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177708490995175178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-91851941537836382552011-01-29T10:36:44.000-05:002011-01-29T10:36:44.000-05:00The constant whining about the snow is in great pa...The constant whining about the snow is in great part one more manifestation of the degree to which people live in transit and mixed used starved suburbs and exurbs and are totally enslaved to their cars. And parts of the outer 4 boroughs are similar to the burbs in that regard. Trouble is few people, even here in the city, think outside the box, never think to just put on their snowshoes and WALK!<br />I've lived in Forest Hills, Queens for years, don't own a car, (although I could buy a new one for cash tomorrow) walk everywhere - in the snow or in 90 degree heat - and take the subway to work or play.capt subwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238954255206457928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-18861727359238840522011-01-29T10:09:49.232-05:002011-01-29T10:09:49.232-05:00Well, sure, Alon, corridors to and from the airpor...Well, sure, Alon, corridors to and from the airports should have been a high priority - and were, I believe.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-91700962711970719972011-01-29T01:50:41.187-05:002011-01-29T01:50:41.187-05:00What if my flight back to New York had been on the...What if my flight back to New York had been on the 27th and not on the 1st? I'd say those of us who <i>live</i> in Manhattan (and not commute from, say, Tarrytown or wherever else the bikes-are-toys reporters live) have a damn good reason to go there.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-79393523638163189432011-01-28T23:41:36.734-05:002011-01-28T23:41:36.734-05:00Seriously.Seriously.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-71060663610132548812011-01-28T23:40:59.765-05:002011-01-28T23:40:59.765-05:00"Nobody had to go into Manhattan, or anywhere..."Nobody had to go into Manhattan, or anywhere else, on December 27, and not too many people really had to go in on the 28th either."<br /><br />Seriously?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com