Nearly two days after New Year’s Eve snow blanketed the area, residents in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, are still grappling with snow-covered secondary roads, causing frustration and inconvenience.While main roads have been cleared, streets like Alder Street and Lamont Place remain covered, leading residents like Natalie Gomez to opt for walking in the freezing temperatures rather than driving. “I’d love to drive but it’s just not worth it,” Gomez said. “It’s been a little rough, especially living off kind of a side street. It’s a little scary getting in the car. Which is honestly why I’m walking to an appointment today at City Driving,” she said.She said it’s frustrating to see streets in other neighborhoods outside the city clear while her roads go unnoticed.”It’s weird to drive, like, to a friend’s house in Wilkinsburg, and Wilkinsburg is all the way plowed and once you get there, it’s fine, but getting there was really sketchy,” Gomez said.Pittsburgh’s snow response has come under scrutiny, with the city’s aging vehicle fleet being a focal point of the discussion. Outgoing Pittsburgh City Council member Theresa Kail Smith praised the drivers in her district and pointed to mechanical failures as a significant issue. “I think a lot of it is related to the mechanical failures, you know the equipment that they have. I heard yesterday that they were taking a lot of equipment trucks back and forth to get serviced,” Smith said.Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor said the vehicle fleet is a pressing issue he plans to address upon taking office.
PITTSBURGH —
Nearly two days after New Year’s Eve snow blanketed the area, residents in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, are still grappling with snow-covered secondary roads, causing frustration and inconvenience.
While main roads have been cleared, streets like Alder Street and Lamont Place remain covered, leading residents like Natalie Gomez to opt for walking in the freezing temperatures rather than driving.
“I’d love to drive but it’s just not worth it,” Gomez said. “It’s been a little rough, especially living off kind of a side street. It’s a little scary getting in the car. Which is honestly why I’m walking to an appointment today at City Driving,” she said.
She said it’s frustrating to see streets in other neighborhoods outside the city clear while her roads go unnoticed.
“It’s weird to drive, like, to a friend’s house in Wilkinsburg, and Wilkinsburg is all the way plowed and once you get there, it’s fine, but getting there was really sketchy,” Gomez said.
Pittsburgh’s snow response has come under scrutiny, with the city’s aging vehicle fleet being a focal point of the discussion.
Outgoing Pittsburgh City Council member Theresa Kail Smith praised the drivers in her district and pointed to mechanical failures as a significant issue.
“I think a lot of it is related to the mechanical failures, you know the equipment that they have. I heard yesterday that they were taking a lot of equipment trucks back and forth to get serviced,” Smith said.
Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor said the vehicle fleet is a pressing issue he plans to address upon taking office.