Reply #22: Another factor is population growth and sprawl outpacing the city's [View All]

[semillama]

ability to keep up with plowing.

You can't plow during rush hours, and if people park on side streets, that ends up being a mess.

Now, I'm originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where it's common to get 36 inches over night, and it's common for that to occur several times a winter. But since the population density is so low, plowing is more efficient.

The yearly amount of snow also means that counties are well prepared for it as well, of course.

But I'm convinced it's just the sheer size of cities with urban sprawl that prevents municipalities from dealing effectively with snow fall.