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First: I don't go out in snow beyond a couple of blocks, things can wait. But that's me. Second: Just because the snow stops falling doesn't mean the problem g
by rsstack 4y ago
First: I don't go out in snow beyond a couple of blocks, things can wait. But that's me.
Second: Just because the snow stops falling doesn't mean the problem goes away. The snow can take a couple of weeks to melt (essentially until the next rain, or a hot enough day), so stopping and waiting for nature to resolve the situation on its own would shut down the city for a month or so every year.
- giantg2 4y agoAnd during that time, it can turn to ice.
- thomascgalvin 4y agoI wonder how much it would cost to heat the roads rather than plow them, and how that would compare to the current solution, long-term. NYC already has an extensive underground infrastructure ...
- rsstack 4y agoIt is essentially impossible to add anything underground in NYC _because_ of the extensive underground infrastructure. It is all but saturated.