{"id":2759,"date":"2008-02-07T11:04:56","date_gmt":"2008-02-07T16:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:30:11","slug":"sidewalk-cleared-before-road-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/02\/07\/sidewalk-cleared-before-road-really\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidewalk cleared before road? Really?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2051\/2247147630_87283d1951.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spacing Toronto contributors have been writing up a <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=2583\">storm<\/a> of posts about snow removal on <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=2740\">sidewalks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=2737\">roads<\/a>. We learned that the City didn&#8217;t start to address sidewalk snow removal until four days after the December 16th blizzard. A number of us did see a concerted effort from City crews to clear snow from sewer grates and TTC stops after the storm that hit us a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>What was really surprising today, after we got walloped again yesterday, was to find my street&#8217;s sidewalk had be cleared before the road.  Maybe I got lucky or maybe the City&#8217;s snow removal department is paying attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Toronto contributors have been writing up a storm of posts about snow removal on sidewalks and roads. We learned that the City didn&#8217;t start to address sidewalk snow removal until four days after the December 16th blizzard. A number of us did see a concerted effort from City crews to clear snow from sewer<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/02\/07\/sidewalk-cleared-before-road-really\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Sidewalk cleared before road? 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