{"id":62082,"date":"2025-12-16T06:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/62082\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T06:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:53:08","slug":"city-urges-winter-sidewalk-upkeep-for-safety-and-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/62082\/","title":{"rendered":"City urges winter sidewalk upkeep for safety and access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When it snows, the city sends out plows to keep the roads safe for drivers, but what about pedestrians?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While roads are being cleared of snow and ice, sidewalks often remain blocked and can be hazardous to walk on<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-rabbi-speaks-on-australia-shooting-as-hanukkah-begins\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erie rabbi speaks on Australia shooting as Hanukkah begins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Erie rabbi speaks on Australia shooting as Hanukkah begins <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In this type of weather, many people will opt to walk on the road, creating an additional hazard for both themselves and drivers<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We spoke with Erie Deputy Police Chief Rick Lorah about what everyone can do to keep each other safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/santas-helpers-group-of-retirees-build-nearly-2500-handmade-toys-for-children\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Santa\u2019s Helpers\u2019 \u2013 Group of retirees build nearly 2,500 handmade toys for children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> \u2018Santa\u2019s Helpers\u2019 \u2013 Group of retirees build nearly 2,500 handmade toys for children <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBe safe, obviously the weathers bad, you should be slowing down regardless, but take a look out, take a look for people that are going to be walking on the road, because, like I said, it\u2019s their only way to get around. Obviously, like I said for drivers, keep an eye out, but for people that are walking, and for people that are on bikes, obviously reflective clothing is, year-round, something we like to see you do, just make sure that people can see you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to driving cautiously and wearing high-visibility clothing, property owners can help by keeping their sidewalks shoveled and salted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJET\/WFXP\/YourErie.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJET\/WFXP\/YourErie.com. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it snows, the city sends out plows to keep the roads safe for drivers, but what about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,33411,138,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-62082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-erie","8":"tag-erie","9":"tag-erie-deputy-police-chief-rick-lorah","10":"tag-erie-headlines","11":"tag-erie-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}