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I was on the phone with a lady who once lived in Fayetteville, NC. Orginally from Boston...
She gave me an earful of why SNOW in smaller cities would literally shut down the city. While driving in places like Boston (where they have snow plows) wouldn't be so bad because the cities were prepared for snow like that.
So, literally snow would shut down a SMALL city...and larger cities were able to function.
This is true, but I would not use Boston as a shining example of snow removal. This past winter was absolutely insane. A better example would be upstate New York or the rockies in Colorado.
Generally speaking, it is true. Bigger cities are usually better equipped to deal with snow. In NYC, Manhattan will almost never be snowed in, as soon as the first snowflake falls there's a team of plows on the streets, while the other four boroughs will be on their own sometimes until after the storm is over.
Most small towns don't want to keep a team of snow plough driver on call through the winter, so it cost twice a much to make the streets clear again. Or they contract with people from out of town wh have contracts elsewhere to ful fill at the same time.
So either you provide for our own, or your at the mercy of some one else.
One snowflake shuts down Portland. I think it has to do with how much snow is typically received. Places that don't usually get much snow will shut down whenever it snows. Cities that get plenty of snow are specifically designed to deal with that. Can anyone imagine if it ever snowed in San Francisco? The whole city is on a slant one way or another. If there was even ice it would shut down.
I feel that insurance companies really wouldn't want people driving on the roads. So even though many people in an area might have 4WD, they're still encouraged not to drive because it's "too dangerous."
I was on the phone with a lady who once lived in Fayetteville, NC. Orginally from Boston...
She gave me an earful of why SNOW in smaller cities would literally shut down the city. While driving in places like Boston (where they have snow plows) wouldn't be so bad because the cities were prepared for snow like that.
So, literally snow would shut down a SMALL city...and larger cities were able to function.
Is this true ? ? ?
Apparently the largest city in New Jersey , Newark, NJ only has 9 plows....meanwhile they got 28" during blizzard??! Umm, not good.
I live in a small city, they're usually efficient at plowing here. Big cities often have more resources, but small cities in snow-prone locations can invest in good snow removal if they think it's worth it. A big snow season can hurt the local city budget.
Generally speaking, it is true. Bigger cities are usually better equipped to deal with snow. In NYC, Manhattan will almost never be snowed in, as soon as the first snowflake falls there's a team of plows on the streets, while the other four boroughs will be on their own sometimes until after the storm is over.
It makes sense to plow the busiest areas with the most people and businesses per area. Besides being more important, plowing the same area in Manhattan helps more people for the same amount of effort than a less dense place say, out in the edge of Queens.
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