Snow shoveling campaign!
Hi everyone!
Active Trans launched a snow-shoveling campaign last month that features bilingual downloadable fliers to pass out to your neighbors. You can thank them or remind them about shoveling (depending on which neighbor it is..) Check it out here: www.activetrans.org/shovel.
If anyone has already used these, please let me know: margo@activetrans.org
Thanks!
Margo
Active Trans launched a snow-shoveling campaign last month that features bilingual downloadable fliers to pass out to your neighbors. You can thank them or remind them about shoveling (depending on which neighbor it is..) Check it out here: www.activetrans.org/shovel.
If anyone has already used these, please let me know: margo@activetrans.org
Thanks!
Margo
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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on
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Great Idea!
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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on
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These are great Margo, thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on
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What about bank owned or abandon homes? Thats 60% of my block...
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Absolutely nothing you can do, unfortunately. You will not get them fined for lack of snow removal.
You could get them fined for other odd sanitation violations, but the notices would likely go in the garbage and there would never be any consequences. That's the city we live in. I'll push one shovel-width path clear in front of these properties if I have time, enough to help peds but not enough to be an enabler.
Chuck a Muck said:What about bank owned or abandon homes? Thats 60% of my block...
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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on
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Send the fines to AIG!
Chuck a Muck said:What about bank owned or abandon homes? Thats 60% of my block...
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Permalink Reply by S on
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H3N3 said:Absolutely nothing you can do, unfortunately. You will not get them fined for lack of snow removal.
You could get them fined for other odd sanitation violations, but the notices would likely go in the garbage and there would never be any consequences. That's the city we live in. I'll push one shovel-width path clear in front of these properties if I have time, enough to help peds but not enough to be an enabler.
The city should do something like what st. paul does. After a while and a warning, the city removes the snow from the sidewalk and then bills the owner and possibly adds a fine on top of that. It's a win-win situation, the sidewalks get cleared and the various cronies of the alderman can get contracts to clear sidewalks and fees for doing so.
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How do you get money from the owners for snow clearing if you can't even get them to pay fines?
Sorry if I seem frustrated, been dealing with issues like this and there's no way you'd ever get this sort of cooperation or interest in the problem in 90% of Chicago; maybe in some perfect wealthy ward somewhere where there are no other problems.
S said:H3N3 said:Absolutely nothing you can do, unfortunately. You will not get them fined for lack of snow removal.
You could get them fined for other odd sanitation violations, but the notices would likely go in the garbage and there would never be any consequences. That's the city we live in. I'll push one shovel-width path clear in front of these properties if I have time, enough to help peds but not enough to be an enabler.
The city should do something like what st. paul does. After a while and a warning, the city removes the snow from the sidewalk and then bills the owner and possibly adds a fine on top of that. It's a win-win situation, the sidewalks get cleared and the various cronies of the alderman can get contracts to clear sidewalks and fees for doing so.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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I'm glad to see Active Trans pushing this campaign. On some blocks in my neighborhood, most people do a decent job of keeping their sidewalks cleared. On other blocks, it's almost always terrible. The worst blocks are generally the ones with huge lots and long driveways, where most people go from house to car and rarely walk. On a few of those blocks, groups of homeowners pay someone to clear all the sidewalks. Those are great.
I have a friend who lives in Lincoln Park. She's been there in her old house since before the neighborhood gentrified. Her walk to the El is a nightmare, thanks to all the McMansion owners who don't clear their sidewalks.
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Permalink Reply by Duppie on
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A nice little publicity bump for this campaign. It is featured on the front page of the online-Trib.
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Sounds fine to me.
Do you have a relationship with your alderman? Would you be willing to attend a ward night to bring up the idea? I'm sure Active Trans could give you a list of other members in your ward if you want to assemble a small group to make the visit.
Clark said:H3N3 said:How do you get money from the owners for snow clearing if you can't even get them to pay fines?
City Council enacts legislation that adds such assessments to property tax bills if not paid.
Us property owners are already fined for many other property violations. Last month I had to pay $300 just because the lid of my garbage dumpster in the alley was open by more than 6" for a couple hours. I even appeared in court seeking a dismissal, and the inspector was there with time-stamped photos of my dumpster. I had no recourse but to pay the fine right then, or risk onerous collection charges.
Failure to shovel front sidewalk snow inconveniences many more people than open dumpsters in alleys; certainly inspectors could be more active...
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