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heRS · 12-09-2010, 01:54 PM

The City of Spokane's stand on downtown snow removal:
MOST cities berm their snow and leave it to pile up, so we are no different than most cities.
One would have to try travel around downtown Spokane to appreciate that these berms stick so far out into intersections that you cannot see around them, and are so tall you can't see over them!
In residential areas on one day you must move your car to even numbered sides of the street so the plow can plow, and the next day you must park on odd numbered side so they can plow that side. Non compliance gets your car impounded and towed.
When I lived in Omaha they would actually remove the snow from downtown streets with dump trucks and huge snow blowers filling them.

In your city, does the snow get removed or bermed into the middle of the street, side of the street, and left? How well does your city handle snow removal?

Indpowr · 12-09-2010, 01:55 PM

Sun or Water...

Brokinarrow · 12-09-2010, 02:41 PM

Jeez, I woulda thought somewhere as far North as Washington would have a better plan in place for snow removal! Here they do just let it pile up on the side of the road, at least in the small towns. But, they remove snow from around the city square area or other areas where letting it pile up isn't an option. I'm fairly sure that in the downtown parts of Des Moines they truck it off somewhere else, I know I've seen trucks full of snow and very large snow piles around parking lots and unused lots of land.

Our snow ordnance we simply have to have our vehicles off the streets, though in my town most everyone has a garage or driveway.

CamaroCowboy · 12-09-2010, 03:09 PM

Whats Snow?

Brokinarrow · 12-09-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroCowboy

Whats Snow?

Careful, don't jinx yourself!

ewynn9 · 12-09-2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroCowboy

Whats Snow?

Zabo · 12-09-2010, 03:59 PM

Bermed on both sides. Parking lots just get mountains. Residential areas get "hope the driver isn't a retard cause the city don't care nor will they pay"..

So.. basic liability on a winter beater and park that 'special' car in the garage on jack stands with a trickle charger.

wylde1 · 12-09-2010, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Zabo

Bermed on both sides. Parking lots just get mountains. Residential areas get "hope the driver isn't a retard cause the city don't care nor will they pay"..

So.. basic liability on a winter beater and park that 'special' car in the garage on jack stands with a trickle charger.

basically the same here, and we're pretty used to dealing with snow haha.

just get one of these

Iroczlover · 12-09-2010, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Brokinarrow

Jeez, I woulda thought somewhere as far North as Washington would have a better plan in place for snow removal!.

we dont get snow that often around here & when we do its not as much as we got, Heck the west side of the state got about 7inches to a foot max

Synerbee · 12-09-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroCowboy

Whats Snow?

I don't know either

heRS · 12-10-2010, 01:57 AM

Fair answers, thanks!

Decibel JJ · 12-11-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroCowboy

Whats Snow?

I never heard of it either ..

Big Brunsy · 12-11-2010, 11:07 PM

on all of the side streets they just throw it off the street up over the curb into everyones yard. (and the end of your driveway) Main streets get all the snow pushed to the middle, then a payloader with a big ass snow blower comes along and loads the snow on trucks where it is driven out of town.

12-09-2010, 01:54 PM	#1
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	Snow Removal The City of Spokane's stand on downtown snow removal: MOST cities berm their snow and leave it to pile up, so we are no different than most cities. One would have to try travel around downtown Spokane to appreciate that these berms stick so far out into intersections that you cannot see around them, and are so tall you can't see over them! In residential areas on one day you must move your car to even numbered sides of the street so the plow can plow, and the next day you must park on odd numbered side so they can plow that side. Non compliance gets your car impounded and towed. When I lived in Omaha they would actually remove the snow from downtown streets with dump trucks and huge snow blowers filling them. In your city, does the snow get removed or bermed into the middle of the street, side of the street, and left? How well does your city handle snow removal? __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

12-09-2010, 02:41 PM	#3
Brokinarrow Drives: 2012 Honda NC700x Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indianola, IA Posts: 5,317 View My Garage	Jeez, I woulda thought somewhere as far North as Washington would have a better plan in place for snow removal! Here they do just let it pile up on the side of the road, at least in the small towns. But, they remove snow from around the city square area or other areas where letting it pile up isn't an option. I'm fairly sure that in the downtown parts of Des Moines they truck it off somewhere else, I know I've seen trucks full of snow and very large snow piles around parking lots and unused lots of land. Our snow ordnance we simply have to have our vehicles off the streets, though in my town most everyone has a garage or driveway. __________________

12-09-2010, 03:09 PM	#4
CamaroCowboy Drives: 2013 Chevy Truck Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Copperas Cove, Texas Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	Whats Snow? __________________ Texas speed LT Headers and High Flow Cats, Magnaflow 3 inch cat-back Exhaust, SNL V2 Comp CAM, Texas Speed Underdrive Pully, G5CR CAI, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, JetFlo Mass Air Sensor, Custom Grill, Amber AAC Headlight and Fog Light Halo, Amber footwell Lighting, Amber under hood lighting, RK Sport Ram Air /Heat Extractor Hood and ADM Racing Scoop. 447.9 RWHP 428 TQ My car is exactly that, No one has to like it but me!

12-10-2010, 01:57 AM	#11
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	Fair answers, thanks! __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

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