It also just doesn’t make sense to invest in huge levels of any of that. How often does NYC get that much snow buildup compared to Montreal? It’s almost certainly not worth the maintenance and storage on a shit load of snow blowers, for something that might get one use a year.
In my town they have a snow blower on a small tractor trying to clear walking routes to school. But there always places it cant handle such as a narrow spot or tree or post obstructions on the sidewalk. Maybe a car not pulled in far enough. Kids have to walk in the street until the constriction is passed, unless someone shovels
I’m sure the same is true in nyc: various machinery in most places, but some just can’t fit a machine for various reasons.
Note that they didn’t hire millions of shovelers. If they didn’t have machines doing most of the work, they’d still be shovelling
Cool but don’t you guys have machines for this?
Asking from Montréal — we might just be more sophisticated with snow removal because of our reality.
Can’t really use plows or snowblowers on NYC sidewalks. Too many trashbags and sidewalk sheds.
It also just doesn’t make sense to invest in huge levels of any of that. How often does NYC get that much snow buildup compared to Montreal? It’s almost certainly not worth the maintenance and storage on a shit load of snow blowers, for something that might get one use a year.
In my town they have a snow blower on a small tractor trying to clear walking routes to school. But there always places it cant handle such as a narrow spot or tree or post obstructions on the sidewalk. Maybe a car not pulled in far enough. Kids have to walk in the street until the constriction is passed, unless someone shovels
I’m sure the same is true in nyc: various machinery in most places, but some just can’t fit a machine for various reasons.
Note that they didn’t hire millions of shovelers. If they didn’t have machines doing most of the work, they’d still be shovelling