Mayor Olivia Chow's Toronto

[Northern Light]

If it’s a route important enough to have restricted parking during rush hour, then it’s an important enough route to not be used for car storage — any time.

It’s the one thing that I can never get my head around: why are we using roads meant to move people to store cars? There’s a surplus of Green P parking across the city, eliminate all on-street parking on arterial roads. I’m still waiting on a mayoral candidate with the guts to admit this and fix gridlock in this city with the stroke of a pen.

This would effectively act as a toll without imposing a toll. If you decide to drive in the city, you know you’ll have to pay for parking. Some drivers would avoid it, more people would take transit, and those who do drive would automatically gain a lane on all roads where parking is allowed today.

I agree; I'm simply tempering the rate of change with some pragmatism to mute opposition.

You boil the frog slowly so it doesn't jump out of the pot.

 

[Richard White]

You boil the frog slowly so it doesn't jump out of the pot

Might I suggest frog soup?

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-nasty-bits-frog-soup-1

 

[Northern Light]

Ok, brief open guessing game.

City estimates (subject to revision) for completion of basic plowing.

And...for snow bank removal.

On the former....date morning/afternoon/evening would be fine or total days.

For the latter, I will take days or weeks.

 

[PL1]

Ok, brief open guessing game.

City estimates (subject to revision) for completion of basic plowing.

And...for snow bank removal.

On the former....date morning/afternoon/evening would be fine or total days.

For the latter, I will take days or weeks.

Basic plowing: Wednesday a.m. (all sidewalks included)

Snow banks: Feb 8

 

[narduch]

Seeing some of the photos of some of those Toronto neighbourhoods with on street parking, I don't even know how they will even be able to clean those streets.

Some of these idiots should have been periodically cleaning their cars I think.

 

[Northern Light]

No other guesses? I blame @innsertnamehere ; when he sleeps in.... its quieter here.

I'll give the answer shortly.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Be sure to clear the HVAC heating and water heating exhaust vents of snow. Snow drifts could block the vents causing carbon monoxide buildup in your home at worst.

You may want to clear the gas meter of snow as well.

 

[Richard White]

No other guesses? I blame @innsertnamehere ; when he sleeps in.... its quieter here.

I'll give the answer shortly.

Can I go with 00 and say 48 hours before we call in the army?

 

[innsertnamehere]

my guess: plowing - end of today or tomorrow to get all roads plowed. Snowbank clearing: never. Snow melts before City completes.

 

[Northern Light]

Ok @PL1 and @innsertnamehere were both close'ish (based on current estimates)

The City projects completing plowing by late Tuesday or the wee hours of Wednesday.

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On snow bank removal @PL1 has the field.......... best estimate 15-20 days from Wednesday evening. Current extended forecast - 14 days does not show any temps at or above zero

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Ok @PL1 and @innsertnamehere were both close'ish (based on current estimates)

The City projects completing plowing by late Tuesday or the wee hours of Wednesday.

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On snow bank removal @PL1 has the field.......... best estimate 15-20 days from Wednesday evening. Current extended forecast - 14 days does not show any temps at or above zero

In Montréal, they plow when there is 2.5 cm on snow on the ground. They remove the snow windrows as soon as there is 10 to 15 cm of snow on the ground. In Toronto, they wait till spring. All to "save money".

 

[Northern Light]

In Montréal, they plow when there is 2.5 cm on snow on the ground. They remove the snow windrows as soon as there is 10 to 15 cm of snow on the ground. In Toronto, they wait till spring. All to "save money".

The bold is absolute nonsense, completely and utter fiction you made up; it makes you look really bad. If you can't stick to the facts/truth, maybe stop posting.

 

[DSCToronto]

The bold is absolute nonsense, completely and utter fiction you made up; it makes you look really bad. If you can't stick to the facts/truth, maybe stop posting.

The best way to deal with those who post crap is to "Ignore" them.

 

[Northern Light]

On snow and how to manage it, Matt Elliot out with a column pushing an idea that reader here will have seen me stumping for.............snowmelt tech:

Matt Elliott: After Toronto’s snowstorm, the city should look at this wild idea to make clearing sidewalks easier

City hall’s ability to clear snow may have improved this year compared to its woeful showing last year, but there’s a limit to what’s possible.

www.thestar.com

From the above:

* editorial note, not sure if it was Matt's mistake or The Star, but its not 'Hydroponic' its 'Hydronic'

He then goes on to note, rightly, that Toronto has the tech and infrastructure to do this now, in the form of Enwave. It would require add-ons under the sidewalks, but the energy source is there.

 

[txlseries4]

On an update from the Mayor and some sr staff, City Manager said snow removal will begin Wednesday. Also that they're doing things right now like punching holes into big snow banks so people can get on snow banks in the time before removal begins. City Manager says more areas are available for them to put the removed snow and they have new equipment, like snow melters, which the city didn't previously have/use, and in previous years they ran out of capacity which slowed down removal.

Mayor says snow removal will be faster in part because 311 will be accepting requests and there is better coordination between city and emergency services, and different city departments (ie newer equipment). Also highlights there is nothing in the contract from 2021 that requires the contractors to remove snow, so the city can't demand they just do it. Councillor Fletcher was asked if it was a mistake to sign the current contract and she says yes.