closed #199967
Sidewalk Snow Removal
701 1/2 N Lincoln ST
- Case Date:
- 1/7/2025
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow on sidewalk
Snow Plow issue last week. My street, Cedarwood Drive, gets one pass with the snow plow down the middle of the street. It is a two lane street. This pushes all of the snow in front of my sidewalks, street, driveway and mailbox. This makes it impossible for me to move all of that snow to use my area for parking on my street in front of my house, impossible to access my mailbox by me or the mailman and impossible for me to place my garbage cans in front of my house for pick up. A few years ago, the plows would come both ways and do a better job. These past few years they are doing a very poor job. We did have a lot of snow last week, but since then it has been clear. I can see why they needed to do one quick pass initially, but they should have time to make a second pass and clean up the mess they made. I intentionally did not have any cars parked in front of my house for the reason to keep it clear for the snow removal plows. There is no reason they needed to leave five feet of snow on the street in front of my house.
The sidewalks near and on IU campus are very poorly plowed. Some are cleared, but others are quite treacherous -- packed-down snow, unavoidable ice, and deeply plowed snow that's blocking basically all ways to get off the sidewalk if you have to cross the street. I parked in the lot on Indiana by BBC and struggled to walk up Indiana, Dunn Meadow, 7th, Park, and 8th. IU hasn't issued any warning to staff (in fact, they haven't sent a single email about the snow at all). I can't imagine how difficult it would be for someone with limited mobility to come to work today!