RAXIZZ
RAXIZZ t1_iwzhm8u wrote
Reply to comment by Johnnadawearsglasses in Council seeks steep fines for NYC chain stores that fail to shovel snow by King-of-New-York
> Why only chain stores?
The honest answer is that they don't vote. If you tried to do this for homes, you'd have neighborhood associations making sure you don't get re-elected.
RAXIZZ t1_iwzhi35 wrote
Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Council seeks steep fines for NYC chain stores that fail to shovel snow by King-of-New-York
> Make it proportional to the footage of sidewalk?
For somebody in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller, there's not much difference between 10 feet of ice and 20 feet of ice. Both are basically impossible to pass.
RAXIZZ t1_iwzh6p6 wrote
Reply to comment by k1lk1 in Council seeks steep fines for NYC chain stores that fail to shovel snow by King-of-New-York
The mayor and some council members think NYPD sidewalk parking is great. Justin Brannan isn't one of them, he's just too scared to do his job and confront the police.
RAXIZZ t1_iwzgsaf wrote
Reply to comment by parkerpyne in Council seeks steep fines for NYC chain stores that fail to shovel snow by King-of-New-York
Government property is the worst. In Jersey City, the city and state each think it's the others' responsibility to clear the sidewalks on state highways, so it just doesn't get done.
RAXIZZ t1_iwzgg7u wrote
Reply to Council seeks steep fines for NYC chain stores that fail to shovel snow by King-of-New-York
The easier solution would be for the city to clear the sidewalks. If DOT can plow all the roads every time it snows, they should have no trouble doing sidewalks too. Otherwise you'll always end up with 25% of outer borough homeowners just not giving a shit and risking the tiny chance that they'll actually be fined.
If Canada can do it, we can too:
> Toronto is the third major winter city in North America to employ a city-wide sidewalk snow clearing program, along with Montreal and Ottawa.
RAXIZZ t1_iw56z8l wrote
Reply to 9th Ave redesign by MichaelRahmani
Three car lanes is still too many. Should take it down to two and add a bus lane.
RAXIZZ t1_iw56qej wrote
Reply to comment by TeamMisha in 9th Ave redesign by MichaelRahmani
> NYCDOT's strategy is to avoid what is called "capital construction"
AFAIK, capital projects have to go through DDC. So it's not just much more expensive, but also requires cross-agency collaboration, which means it's basically impossible.
RAXIZZ t1_ivzncp9 wrote
Reply to comment by doodle77 in DOT painted a parking spot in a crosswalk at 5th Ave & 10th St by nicwolff
Yes. It's illegal for a driver to cross a double white line. Obviously drivers don't care about the law and will park anywhere they can physically get to, but this is clearly not a legal parking space.
RAXIZZ t1_iwzv9rh wrote
Reply to comment by Cocororow2020 in Council seeks steep fines for NYC chain stores that fail to shovel snow by King-of-New-York
> your highways are ALWAYS being plowed by 4-6 trucks while icing mid day.
Yep. Serious overkill for the roads, and absolutely nothing for sidewalks.