Why is Cleveland Park fully plowed and Ward 1 streets still covered in snow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidewalks being cleared are the responsibility of the property owner, not the government.

When I lived in Cleveland park, people from other parts of the city would take the bus in and knock on doors offering to shovel snow for pay. It's easy to find someone to shovel your walk if you live in cp.

And if you didn't accept their "offer," some could be threatening. Luckily those days seem over.

[Anonymous]

tax dollars, how many places in ward 1 vs Cleveland Park provide $$$$ from restaurants and stores

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidewalks being cleared are the responsibility of the property owner, not the government.

When I lived in Cleveland park, people from other parts of the city would take the bus in and knock on doors offering to shovel snow for pay. It's easy to find someone to shovel your walk if you live in cp.

FOR THE LAST TIME: WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS

READ AGAIN:

IF YOU LIVE IN WARD 1 AND YOUR STREET HAS NOT BEEN PLOWED, POST YOUR STREET NAME.

WE HAVE SHOVELLED OUR SIDEWALKS AND DID SO SAT/ SUN

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:tax dollars, how many places in ward 1 vs Cleveland Park provide $$$$ from restaurants and stores

There are no restaurants OR stores on the plowed streets in Cleveland Park. It is purely residential housing.

Tow blocks of Conn Ave from Porter to Macomb are commercial and THAT is worst plowed part

[Anonymous]

Fessenden wasn't plowed as of yesterday.

Appleton still hasn't been plowed between CT and Reno.

Davenport between CT and 36th hasn't been plowed once.

Ok, so these are North Cleveland Park but still......

[Anonymous]

It looks like WMATA will still be running a lot of bus routes either on modified schedules, routes, or not running at all.

http://wmata.com/getting_around/snow_bus_routes.cfm

Yet DCPS is saying they are opening tomorrow. While I think it's great that DCPS wants to open, shouldn't they be coordinating with WMATA on making those decisions, since a huge number of students depend on metrobus to get to school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidewalks being cleared are the responsibility of the property owner, not the government.

When I lived in Cleveland park, people from other parts of the city would take the bus in and knock on doors offering to shovel snow for pay. It's easy to find someone to shovel your walk if you live in cp.

FOR THE LAST TIME: WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS

READ AGAIN:

IF YOU LIVE IN WARD 1 AND YOUR STREET HAS NOT BEEN PLOWED, POST YOUR STREET NAME.

WE HAVE SHOVELLED OUR SIDEWALKS AND DID SO SAT/ SUN

Have you read op's post? She was indeed talking about sidewalks.

[Anonymous]

I am in Mt. Pleasant and I live on Irving which has seen a plow and is passable. Most of the cars are still buried. We walked down Hobart last night which has not seen a plow and is still buried in 2 feet of snow. We also walked down Kenyon last night and the sidewalks were clear. I'm not sure how the streets looked because there is so much snow piled up that you can't see over it.

Don't even get me started on the alley. We won't be getting our car out any time soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It looks like WMATA will still be running a lot of bus routes either on modified schedules, routes, or not running t all.

http://wmata.com/getting_around/snow_bus_routes.cfm

Yet DCPS is saying they are opening tomorrow. While I think it's great that DCPS wants to open, shouldn't they be coordinating with WMATA on making those decisions, since a huge number of students depend on metrobus to get to school?

If they wait to open the public schools until all students can get there, it could be a few more days. Best to open now with a majority of kids and the motivated ones (or their parents) will make it or make do.

[Anonymous]

So, are we talking about SIDEWALKS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidewalks being cleared are the responsibility of the property owner, not the government.

When I lived in Cleveland park, people from other parts of the city would take the bus in and knock on doors offering to shovel snow for pay. It's easy to find someone to shovel your walk if you live in cp.

FOR THE LAST TIME: WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS

Why are you so worried about sidewalks? It's the STREETS that matter.

[Anonymous]

Here are links to a map someone created that shows which streets have been plowed -
http://dcist.com/2016/01/post_67.php
http://sbma44-dc.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/plows/

I haven't done a number comparison of all the street blocks, but it looks to me like all the quadrants are getting roughly the same attention in terms of street plowing. Indeed, it looks like several sections of upper NW haven't gotten any plow service yet.

As for sidewalks, shovel it yourself. If your sidewalk isn't shoveled, I'm guessing it's a sign of renters waiting on the landlord to do it, or of empty houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here are links to a map someone created that shows which streets have been plowed -
http://dcist.com/2016/01/post_67.php
http://sbma44-dc.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/plows/

I haven't done a number comparison of all the street blocks, but it looks to me like all the quadrants are getting roughly the same attention in terms of street plowing. Indeed, it looks like several sections of upper NW haven't gotten any plow service yet.

As for sidewalks, shovel it yourself. If your sidewalk isn't shoveled, I'm guessing it's a sign of renters waiting on the landlord to do it, or of empty houses.

Yeah well that map can't be that accurate. It shows my street in Mt Pleasant as having been plowed. I can assure you that it hasn't. Or if it has - they must have plowed it when the first inch fell; the snow is still thigh high in the middle of the street. The street is impassable, even with 4WD SUV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are links to a map someone created that shows which streets have been plowed -
http://dcist.com/2016/01/post_67.php
http://sbma44-dc.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/plows/

I haven't done a number comparison of all the street blocks, but it looks to me like all the quadrants are getting roughly the same attention in terms of street plowing. Indeed, it looks like several sections of upper NW haven't gotten any plow service yet.

As for sidewalks, shovel it yourself. If your sidewalk isn't shoveled, I'm guessing it's a sign of renters waiting on the landlord to do it, or of empty houses.

Yeah well that map can't be that accurate. It shows my street in Mt Pleasant as having been plowed. I can assure you that it hasn't. Or if it has - they must have plowed it when the first inch fell; the snow is still thigh high in the middle of the street. The street is impassable, even with 4WD SUV.

It shows the time and date. Some roads the plow could not make it up. These are being cleared by private contractors in bobcats. My street was cleared by the residents. They all got out there and shoveled. It was about full city block shoveled down to the pavement. Maybe you can get everyone on your block to start shoveling?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Um, I live in N. Cleveland Park and our street hasn't been touched. The only plowed streets are commuter roads and school roads, and even most of those are just one lane.

Nice pot stirring though!

What street do you live on, PP ?

Here is what I saw las night in Cleveland Park:

Macomb st hill is plowed and salted to the bone as is Reno/ 34th, Porter, Newark, Ordway, 35th st AND all of their sidewalks cleared by a snow blower

I assume you have to refer to your neighborhood as " North Cleveland Park" for a reason

OK, so the commuter roads and three other streets that lead to schools, so you were overstating it when you said "Cleveland Park is fully plowed."

If there are schools on Ordway, Newark, 35th Sts., that's news! Porter and Macomb are more major streets admittedly.

Ordway: NCRC

Porter leads to Hearst and Sidwell

Newark and 35th, the Cathedral schools

Macomb: John Eaton

But seriously, I don't think it a conspiracy against your neighborhood.