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The article says other cities use smaller vehicles for snow removal, so try that. In Canada there's been some recent success using an electric cargo bike as sn
by markstos 4y ago
The article says other cities use smaller vehicles for snow removal, so try that.
In Canada there's been some recent success using an electric cargo bike as snow plow.
I'm not suggesting that's right for New York, but maybe somthing a lot lighter than a garbage truck could work!
https://electrek.co/2022/12/25/diy-e-bike-snow-plow/ https://electrek.co/2022/12/25/diy-e-bike-snow-plow/
- fatnoah 4y agoI don't think the article's comparison with Denver is particularly fair. Looking at Denver's municipal website shows that they have a main fleet of 70 large plowers, and a smaller fleet of 26 4x4 plows which are used to create paths for residential streets as a smaller plow isn't really suitable for clearing large avenues and highways. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, is the type of snow that falls in Denver. As a high altitude, inland location, Denver's snow is mostly dry and fluffy, while an East Coast city like New York is often on the edge of some rain/snow border and wet and/or slushy snow is far more common (and far, far, far heavier).