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Why Cities, Not Individuals, Should Clear Snow From Sidewalks
Most U.S. cities leave the responsibility of sidewalk snow removal to homeowners, landlords, and businesses. The result: endangered pedestrians. CityLab recently looked at how cities across the United States leave the responsibility of sidewalk snow removal to homeowners, landlords, and businesses. They report that the results are “…haphazard at best, and don’t account for vacant
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City of Syracuse Announces Three Startups Selected to Participate in Ground-Breaking Startup in Residence Program
Startups to Address Permit Transparency, Security Deposit Loans, and Trauma Response SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The city of Syracuse announced that the startups Camino, Vite Labs, and Zivics were selected through a competitive process to participate in its 2019 Startup in Residence (STIR) program. The startups selected by the City will address challenges related to permit
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Supplemental Sidewalk Snow Removal Pilot
Supplemental Sidewalk Snow Removal Pilot What City Residents Need to Know About the Supplemental Sidewalk Snow Removal Project The City of Syracuse, at no additional cost to taxpayers, will run a small-scale test or “pilot” of municipal removal of snow from certain sidewalks for the remainder of winter 2019. The pilot will cover sidewalks on
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Mayor Walsh Issues Snow Safety Alert in City of Syracuse
City urges residents to follow alternate side parking requirements or park off street; clear snow on sidewalks and around fire hydrants Information on the City’s snow practices is available online at syrgov.net/snowsafety Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh issued a city of Syracuse “Snow Safety Alert” on Friday afternoon, as a large winter storm descends on the
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Asheena's Story
During State of the City, Mayor Walsh share’s many stories of our city residents as heroes. This is Asheena’s story. Speech Excerpt from State of the City 2019 These steps forward in fiscal sustainability, city services and in our economy and neighborhoods show how combining engagement, data, and the resources of the community have already started to improve lives in Syracuse in meaningful ways over the past year. When I took office, there were
