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Originally Posted by SpongeG
I commuted that way to and from work today and was quite shocked how bad the Vancouver side was, all the streets i used in Vancouver were really bad. Burnaby definately seems to do a better job, I can't comment on the lesser roads as i never used any.
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If you go to the City of Vancouver's webpage it talks about snow "treatment" not "removal".
I think there's a serious policy flaw in their operational plan.
Note on the map that Burrard Bridge and Cambie Bridge are NOT priority routes:
https://vancouver.ca/streets-transpo...y-streets.aspx
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We have over 100 vehicles and equipment for snow and ice treatment along with 3000 tonnes of salt at our yards, and hundreds of personnel available to deploy as required.
Our priority locations for snow and ice treatment are:
Major roads
Bus routes
Emergency access routes (including five major hospitals and two health care facilities)
Bridges and viaducts (roads, sidewalks, and staircases)
School routes
Four key pedestrian pathways
False Creek Seawall (from Burrard Bridge south side to north side)*
Coal Harbour Seawall (from Burrard St to Alberni St)
Arbutus Greenway
Central Valley Greenway*
*Sections of these routes are adjacent to private property and are cleared by the property owner as per the Street and Traffic By-law
16 most-used bike routes
Arterial bus stops and corner ramps
The following are not included in our snow response:
Residential side streets (excluding locations on priority routes)
Sidewalks adjacent to non-City owned property
Laneways (unless required for City collection operations)
We'll treat locations as resources allow to reduce further impact.
The Vancouver Park Board’s snow and ice control schedule ensures major park access roads, primary parking areas, and perimeter and direct internal park pathways in the downtown area are maintained.
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https://vancouver.ca/streets-transpo...y-streets.aspx