[Summit] Icy sidewalks

Wed Mar 11 19:50:26 UTC 2015

A lot of people called the city this winter and I think there was a bit more
enforcement this year.  I know some large owners on N Main did a better job
this year than most, but there were still some real obstacles.  I wish
someone would work on highway overpasses, traffic islands at intersections,
and corners. Maybe that will be my campaign next winter. greg

From:  Ethan Gyles <egrande25 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To:  Ethan Gyles <egrande25 at yahoo.com>
Date:  Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 2:12 PM
To:  Sheila Judkins <shejudkins at gmail.com>, Summit Neighborhood
<Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Subject:  Re: [Summit] Icy sidewalks

Judgments and opinions aside, clearing your sidewalk after a storm is *the
law*. The city has never really enforced this law with fines, as it is
authorized to do. The law is intended to protect pedestrians who are forced
to walk in the narrowed street and put themselves at risk when the sidewalks
aren't passable. Homeowners and businesses alike are culprits, as is the
city itself in the cases of sidewalks that pass through public property.
This problem has been particularly egregious on the main thoroughfares like
North Main this winter, where pedestrians are common and traffic speeds are
high. Thankfully no one (that I'm aware of) has been clipped by a passing
car and hurt or killed this year.

Ethan
Hillside Ave.

   From: Sheila Judkins <shejudkins at gmail.com>
 To: Aaron Smuts <asmuts at gmail.com>
Cc: "summit at sna.providence.ri.us" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
 Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 1:49 PM
 Subject: Re: [Summit] Icy sidewalks

Hi! I'm just speaking for myself but it's been incredibly hard to keep our
sidewalk clear.  My husband travels a lot and I have two kids under 5.  We
hired someone to come do our driveway who would come at 11pm or not at all
and rightly so as he would prioritize the houses of those in the medical
field.  Or he would come and not do my sidewalk.
When I was able to get outside and shovel and put salt down, I came back
inside to my one year old eating the rock salt from the floor.
I tried taking the kids outside while I shoveled but in the cold, the kids
wouldn't stay out long enough for me to shovel it all.
SO that being said, I know it's easy to get frustrated with neighbors but I
would just ask that we not judge each other too harshly as I am finding that
there is a lot of anger coming into this forum.  It's probably also not that
motivating for anyone who is actually lazy to get an email like this and be
motivated to shovel or ice.

Perhaps the volunteer shovel committee could leave a note on houses asking
if they needed help clearing the walkways?  That would at least remind
people to do it and also offer help if they actually need it.

plz xcuse typos
Sheila - colonial road

On Mar 11, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Aaron Smuts <asmuts at gmail.com> wrote:

I agree. The weather has been nice for days but the sidewalks are
still covered in ice. And most of the corners are blocked.  What's
with this place?

How hard is it to clear a sidewalk? Sure there are some legitimate
excuses, but it just can't be that 75% of the people here are too
frail to shovel snow once a week during the month of February. Is
there some epidemic of extreme weakness upon us?

There is no reason why we should be stuck inside for two months every
winter. Is it simple laziness, rudeness, or both?

It's not just the east side that's a problem. This is a city wide
issue. From what I've seen, the west side of town is probably worse.

Is this a regional thing? Or is it a RI thing, something like the way
people refuse to stop at stop signs?

> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Andria Tieman <ladyandria at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am shocked that after so many days of melting, there are still many
> sidewalks that are covered in slippery and dangerous ice. It never fails to
> blow my mind the lack of regard that people show for their neighbors.
> 
> I know this winter has been particularly hard, and I commend SNA for
> organizing shoveling volunteers, but it still seems like a number of people
> just don't care about anyone but themselves.
> 
> /end soapbox
> 
> ~Andria
> 
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