Snow removal on Capitol Hill

Summary:

Ideas for improving access and safety on Capitol Hill in addition to city efforts.

Snow removal on Capitol Hill

Charlette 1230768252|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

This Dec. winter storm effected everyone on Capitol Hill, businesses and residents for over a week. This storm shut down Denny and made Broadway as bumpy as a back country log road. The seriousness is it prevented persons from getting their medicines and fearful for seniors to even walk outside.
Obviously, the city could have reacted better but that doesn't mean Capitol Hill has to depend just on the city. The city will now be using salt in severe cases of snow but I would like to hear ideas on how the community can better meet emergency neighborhood needs.

Ideas so far are:
Hiring private plow trucks to clear main streets, business and residential streets
Increase local volunteer Firefighters
Increase Neighborhood Watch program to assist seniors and families
Organize neighborhood groups to clear priority areas

"We're trying to create a hard-packed surface" - Alex Wiggins, chief of staff for the Seattle Department of Transportation.

I would like to see immediate plans for preparing for the next snow storm which will very likely happen and hopefully the impact will not be as great. Winter has just started.

Re: Snow removal on Capitol Hill

Charlette 1231313044|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

According to DOT's "Snow and Ice Response Routes" which claim Primary routes - arterials are cleared first.
Denny, Broadway, Madison and 23/24th are designated arterials.

Anyone see any plows on these streets?
Even once?

Any?

Re: Snow removal on Capitol Hill

Charlette 1233107356|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

DOT is sending a review to the city by the end of the January. No reasons have been given yet as to why Broadway, Denny and Madison - all arterials did not appear to be plowed even once during the week of snow storms.