It's tough to raise this during a heatwave, but the city of Hamilton has an online survey about winter maintenance of sidewalks. It closes on September 11, 2020.
We know how important it is to support people getting places on foot, and we see how the city leaves it up to individual property owners to clear snow from sidewalks. It doesn't work.
Telltale signs are images like seniors walking on the road because sidewalks are icy or snow-covered.
We don't know how many people can't leave their homes because of the sidewalk conditions.
We do know that the city ploughs sidewalks in front of schools, parks etc, but then they lift the plough to go to the next area. It's piecemeal and not dependable for people trying to get places.
Here's where you can help!
- First step: take the city's survey: https://engage.hamilton.ca/sidewalk-snow-clearing
- 2nd step: contact your ward councillor and the Mayor (mayor@hamilton.ca) and let them know you support a comprehensive sidewalk snow-clearing strategy. This reinforces the survey by getting it in front of the councillor directly.
- Lastly, if you want to help us with further advocacy, join our email list (see right sidebar) so we can follow-up with you.
Thanks for taking action with us!
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