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

[Anonymous]

The sidewalks were cleared by the property owners, not the city. DCPS has cleared the sidewalks around the public schools. The city has cleared Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts because they are major north-south arteries into and out of the city. I would guess that 16th Street and Georgia Avenue have likewise been cleared as a priority. It is not true that all of the side streets were cleared yesterday. Our street off Connecticut had one lane passably cleared for one block by our apartment management so that the driveway, garage, and parking lot were accessible.

[Anonymous]

Because we complain a lot. Nicely, of course. "Victoria" at the Mayor's Hotline is my new best friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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 ?

I'm not arguing with you about neighborhoods being ignored. However, on our North CV street which has a nice clear path up and down it was the residents who did it. We got out and shoveled to the concrete. On Wisconsin, most private business and residents did their own. Exception being, weirdly, McDonalds. Also, walking around, DC did not clean up sidewalks by parks they own. Hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sidewalks were cleared by the property owners, not the city. DCPS has cleared the sidewalks around the public schools. The city has cleared Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts because they are major north-south arteries into and out of the city. I would guess that 16th Street and Georgia Avenue have likewise been cleared as a priority. It is not true that all of the side streets were cleared yesterday. Our street off Connecticut had one lane passably cleared for one block by our apartment management so that the driveway, garage, and parking lot were accessible.

This is progress. When our son started at DCPS, they used to depend on parent volunteers to clear the school sidewalks of snow because the custodians union had decided that wasn't within their job responsibility. Fortunately Michelle Rhee took them to the woodshed for an attitude adjustment,

[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.

Except that Lowell is still a mess, and that's right where Cathedral School is, along with John Eaton. Go figure,,,,,

[Anonymous]

Streets around eaton are just passable. One lane, piles of snow at corners. Nowhere to park. Cant imagine drop off tomorrow, not possible as is.
Also, many sidestreets in cp not touched as of last night. Hopefully today.
Giant snow mountain at quebec and 37th, right opposite where secret srervice parks for sidwell. Visibility to manage intersection is 0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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 ?

I'm not arguing with you about neighborhoods being ignored. However, on our North CV street which has a nice clear path up and down it was the residents who did it. We got out and shoveled to the concrete. On Wisconsin, most private business and residents did their own. Exception being, weirdly, McDonalds. Also, walking around, DC did not clean up sidewalks by parks they own. Hope this helps!

PP left out Ward 6 - lots of my Ward 6 neighbors are nurses, teachers, federal workers...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because racism, duh.

(That's the response you were looking for, right?)

The black City rulers discriminate against themselves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The sidewalks were cleared by the property owners, not the city. DCPS has cleared the sidewalks around the public schools. The city has cleared Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts because they are major north-south arteries into and out of the city. I would guess that 16th Street and Georgia Avenue have likewise been cleared as a priority. It is not true that all of the side streets were cleared yesterday. Our street off Connecticut had one lane passably cleared for one block by our apartment management so that the driveway, garage, and parking lot were accessible.

This is progress. When our son started at DCPS, they used to depend on parent volunteers to clear the school sidewalks of snow because the custodians union had decided that wasn't within their job responsibility. Fortunately Michelle Rhee took them to the woodshed for an attitude adjustment,

DGS is responsible for clearing and salting school sidewalks and parking lots after major snow events. Janitorial staff may or may not clear areas of the playground.

[Anonymous]

The mayor stayed they were clearing streets in strategic zones, neighborhood by neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because racism, duh.

(That's the response you were looking for, right?)

The black City rulers discriminate against themselves?

The Mayor doesn't live in black DC anymore

[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.

I am the OP . We shovelled our sidewalks Sat night and again Sunday.

We are NOT talking about sidewalks.

Today the city sent out animal control staff to put flares on Park Rd heading out of Mount Pleasant towards Beach Drive to alert that the road was not plowed.

That, instead of plowing it.

Where are the plows and why haven't we seen a city truck since noon on Friday

[Anonymous]

Potomac mcmansion neighborhood, saw first plows tonight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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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?

The Bobcats were on 17th st for about 5 min., got called away and left.

If they are private contractors then it is a mystery as to who hired them because it was not us.

Seems the city is out sourcing everything

guess what 17th st leading to Bancrofy Elementary form Piney Branch is NOT plowed and it is a grade 5 hill.

It is also the biggest cut through for parents trying to drop off at Bancroft so tomorrow AM it is going to be backed up solid with stuck cars

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The sidewalks were cleared by the property owners, not the city. DCPS has cleared the sidewalks around the public schools. The city has cleared Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts because they are major north-south arteries into and out of the city. I would guess that 16th Street and Georgia Avenue have likewise been cleared as a priority. It is not true that all of the side streets were cleared yesterday. Our street off Connecticut had one lane passably cleared for one block by our apartment management so that the driveway, garage, and parking lot were accessible.

This is progress. When our son started at DCPS, they used to depend on parent volunteers to clear the school sidewalks of snow because the custodians union had decided that wasn't within their job responsibility. Fortunately Michelle Rhee took them to the woodshed for an attitude adjustment,

DGS is responsible for clearing and salting school sidewalks and parking lots after major snow events. Janitorial staff may or may not clear areas of the playground.

"May or may not clear"?!?!

Sounds like we need to get Rhee back here with her big broom, to fire some more lazy DCPS staff!