No snow clearing this winter

[dasgeh]

The last 2 days have really brought this into focus for me (obviously). In the parts of Arlington that I frequent, there are usually acceptable alternatives to trails. However, there is no acceptable alternative to the side paths on bridges (I won’t take the lane on Key or Memorial; though I know some will, I’m confident I’m in the majority here). I believe these are actually in DC’s jurisdiction.

So how can we lobby for clearing of the true bottlenecks to our commutes. Even clearing one bridge would be helpful, but unless it’s Key or Memorial, we’d need clearing of the MVT to get to it…

[consularrider]

I think the other thing the past two days snow events show is that the fiction that they can’t clear trails so cross-country skiers can use them is nonsense when what is on the trails is an inch or so of slush. This will be particularly bad for the next several days since we are going to have overnight temperatures in the low 20s which will refreeze the mess and make it especially dangerous.

[DismalScientist]

This snow and its likely aftermath also shows the necessity of cleaning the trails immediately. I don’t know if the county did anything after the snow for the streets, but it does suggest that pretreating the trails with salt might be beneficial. It is, however, unclear that the costs of pretreating (all the salt in the streams) is worth the benefit.

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@DismalScientist 71538 wrote:

It is, however, unclear that the costs of pretreating (all the salt in the streams) is worth the benefit.

Spoken like a true economist!

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@KLizotte 68794 wrote:

Yes, Arlington has plucked the low hanging fruit…We are reaching diminishing returns for each dollar spent; such is life.

Spoken like a true economist!

What is “CaBi?”

[dbb]

@Fast Friendly Guy 71540 wrote:

What is “CaBi?”

Capital Bikeshare

[DismalScientist]

On the topic of road salt, areas of my hometown of Madison, WI have had less salt put on the roads to protect the lakes. The net effect is that people know how to drive on streets with hard packed snow covered with sand.

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@GregBain 68741 wrote:

…governments have a place providing non-excludable goods. …and (b) small enough that the free-rider problem would be minimal.

Spoken like a true economist!

[DismalScientist]

@Fast Friendly Guy 71545 wrote:

Spoken like a true economist!

Face it, you’re surrounded. It’s best to surrender peacefully.:rolleyes:

[KLizotte]

@DismalScientist 71547 wrote:

Face it, you’re surrounded. It’s best to surrender peacefully.:rolleyes:

He’s one of us!

[dbb]

@KLizotte 71561 wrote:

He’s one of us!

Or as the non-economists on the forum would say, he’s one of “them”

[NickBull]

@dbb 71569 wrote:

Or as the non-economists on the forum would say, he’s one of “them”

Just how many economists are on this forum? I’m one.

Nick

[dasgeh]

@NickBull 71628 wrote:

Just how many economists are on this forum? I’m one.

Nick

How do you define it? MA? PhD? Job Title?

[dbb]

@NickBull 71628 wrote:

Just how many economists are on this forum? I’m one.

Nick

“I’m one” seems to be a pretty definitive statement for an economist!

Let the flaming of the engineers begin!

[KLizotte]

@dasgeh 71633 wrote:

How do you define it? MA? PhD? Job Title?

I’d say job title.

I’m one too!

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