Going into the small snow on Friday evening, February 20, I had asked our General Services department if it would be possible to ride along with a plow driver, to which they obliged! I got to be in one of the smaller trucks navigating much of downtown just before the parking ban went into effect that night. I got to see the clearing of tight streets like the alleys around Bicentennial Square and Hanover and Garden streets. Later, I was moved to one of the bigger trucks that was navigating East Concord in subdivisions around Broken Ground school. I got excellent insight into the logistics of parking bans as well as the different work our crews do throughout the year. Thank you to Tony and Tarryn for sharing their shifts with me!
Want to know where your street falls within the plowing routes? Check out page 19 and onward of the Winter Operation Policy on General Services’ website.