Buffalo has a snow shoveling law?
By: CindyK
Yes, it does! But it’s seemingly ignored. 
If the number of vacancies aren’t enough, every winter Seneca Street becomes pedestrian un-friendly because absentee property owners aren’t taking care of the sidewalks in front of their properties. Senior citizens with walkers, parents with strollers and small children are forced to walk in the street to get where they have to go.
There are good property owners who live up to the obligation of removing snow from the sidewalks around their businesses, but far less than those who don’t. South Buffalo is a walkable community, walkable, but difficult when property owners think laws don’t apply to them.
On a further note, when snow is removed in a timely manner from sidewalks, it should also be known the City of Buffalo street plow drivers come through at a high speed and what’s in the street is thrown on to the sidewalks and against the buildings. Thus, those who have cleared their sidewalks then have to do it again after the City makes it worse.
Tell me about it. I spent 2 hours last night clearing the sidewalk in front of my house after the plows filled it up again and people walked on it and turned to ice. Not the easiest thing to do when you have a plastic shovel!
Comment by Chris — February 14, 2008 @ 11:12 am
The locations in the pictures (but so many more) are of spots that haven’t shoveled (or maybe once) all winter.
Comment by Cindyk — February 14, 2008 @ 11:20 am
Update: Yesterday morning someone plowed the sidewalks of Seneca Street.
If by chance you’re reading, thank you. It’s made a difference.
Comment by Cindyk — February 21, 2008 @ 6:59 pm