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>"Here in DC" There are many populated places that are not "Here in DC" but still have lot of highways and are further north of DC.
by FpUser 4y ago
>"Here in DC"
There are many populated places that are not "Here in DC" but still have lot of highways and are further north of DC.
- danaris 4y agoI live in NYS. A blizzard that's bad enough that it strands cars here for any length of time is incredibly rare—because we have the infrastructure to deal with snow. I would be willing to bet the DC area actually has that happen more often than anywhere else in the US, because it's among the post populated places far enough north that it gets big blizzards from time to time, but far enough south that its snow-removal (and snow-prevention—eg, salting the roads) infrastructure is fairly minimal compared to places that get lots of snow all the time.
- alistairSH 4y agoTrue, but DC has a fairly unique mix of… - daytime temperatures that hover around freezing, leading to lots of black ice. - A major employer (US government) with a disdain for WFH arrangements prior to COVID - rare major winter events, so not enough snow removal equipment - crap public transit options (the subway gets stuck in a few inches of snow) Anybody who works private sector in the area stays home (if they can) when the forecast is for snow. This wasn’t an option for most of the government (including 10s of thousands of .gov contractors). With .gov wide early release when weather hits, icy mix, and crap public transit options, it’s a combination that leads to insane gridlock on the rare occasion we get a true winter storm. I’m sure there are regions that have one-off traffic. DC gets city-wide gridlock that lasts 8 hours or so if we get more than 8” of snow during a work day.