Why is Cleveland Park fully plowed and Ward 1 streets still covered in snow?
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Anonymous
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Rather than post school closures, shall we start a new thread entitled, " post if your neighborhood has been ignored by city snow plows" .
Last night I was in Cleveland Park walking on , not just shovelled side walks, but uniformly cleared sidewalks cleaned down to the concrete with snow blowers. Street by street it was the same. AND, the side streets were also plowed right down to the black top. I actually saw 6 MacK trucks carrying away full loads of snow down Reno towards RCP. Meanwhile, in Ward 1, the vast majority of streets remain under two feet of snow . People shovelled their cars out Sunday, but can't get out because their street is packed in snow. My point for Mary Cheh, Breanne Nadeau and Muriel Bowser: DC's teachers, nurses, police officers and federal workers liley live in Wards 1, 2, 4, 7,8 NOT Ward 3. so why are most of these essential workers being left snowed in while Ward 3 is plowed and dusted to perfection ? |
Anonymous
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Because racism, duh.
(That's the response you were looking for, right?) |
Anonymous
| probably because they paid out of pocket to have that done, a lot of areas have hoas |
Anonymous
I don't think there is much racial difference between Mount Pleasant and Cleveland Park. My point is essential workers need to be able to get their vehicles out and it seems, the city has not touched the side streets in most wards yet, except Ward 3 . I think that disparity deserves public scrutiny |
Anonymous
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I'm not a DC resident, so I could be wrong, but in Maryland, sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owners -- not the city or the state govt.
So if they're sidewalks are dusted to perfection, it's probably because those business and property owners paid out of pocket to have that done. I don't think the city does that. Am I wrong? And DC residents? I'm curious because I work in DC, and I was wondering what to expect as far as sidewalks are concerned. I figured it would be a mixed bag because it is up to property owners. What the city can do is fine heavily property owners that don't clear their sidewalks. But I can't see how that would logistically happen immediately after a storm (i.e., I can't imagine the city sending out code people to issue citations on the Monday after a blizzard). |
Anonymous
| their, not they're. sorry! |
Anonymous
Who is " they" ? If it was a private firm that did the work and you know that for a fact, post the firm and the cost. Otherwise, public works is assumed to be funded by the city AND, if DC is sub-contracting out street cleaning, why don't they use their computer data to target Wards where most essential workers reside. For example, the DC DOH can provide the address of every physician and nurse in the city. DC OSSE can provide that of tecahers. These workers do not live in Cleveland Park |
Anonymous
Sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owner. In fact, you can be ticketed if you don't clear the area. |
Anonymous
There actually is a big difference. Cleveland Park is lily white. Mt Pleasant has a lot of Hispanics, some old school black people that have lived here for ages. I live in Mt Pleasant. And the plowing has been pitiful. My street has not been touched. |
Anonymous
SIDEWALKS are a MINOR point. Who cares about the sidewalks. The problem is nearly every residential street in Wards 1 is burried under two feet of snow. And, yes, Ward 1 home owners have shovelled our sidewalks, but we have not seen a city snow vehicle since 12 noon on Friday, when they dropped a small patch of salt on our street and left. DC is a very small city and yet, only a mile and a half from the seat of gov't of teh wealthiest country in the world, people cannot go to work and kids cannot get to school because there are no city services removing snow from the street |
Anonymous
This is ridiculous ! This is not about race AT ALL. And stop using race bating terms like " lilly white" to refer to people and direct the convo back to what is actually white: the SNOW that is keeping nurses from being able to get to the hospital where they work and teachers form being able to get to their schools |
Anonymous
No, it's very strange. I live in Colonial Village which is mostly done. However, some streets haven't been touched. Shepherd Park seemed to be skipped completely. Very strange. |
Anonymous
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check out the snow map from DC showing where plows and sat have been:
http://snowmap.dc.gov/snowavl.aspx |
Anonymous
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If you live in Ward 1, post your street name if it has not been plowed :
I'll start: 17th street from Park Rd to Piney Branch : buriied in 1 /2 - 2 feet of snow. You know, that hill that leads down to Piney Branch ( the one EVERY parent driving their kid to Bancroft school uses as a short cut) COVERED in a foot of snow and it is a grade 5 slope. A truck was stuck on it for two hours yesterday |
Anonymous
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Well if you pay a lot of taxes and live in an expensive area, chances are those people are in touch, pay a lot of taxes and will get done first.
Another reason why you should try to buy in an expensive area |