This appeared in the State Journal today.
Q: How does the city go about plowing bike paths? A: Depending on the size of a snowstorm, sidewalks and bike paths are typically plowed by noon the day after a storm hits, said Chris Kelley, the city's streets operations manager. City Engineering, the Parks Division and the Streets Division split up plowing responsibilities for Madison's 44.11 miles of bike paths, which are divided into seven areas. The main paths coming into the city, like the Capital City Trail alongside John Nolen Drive, take priority, Kelley said, and city staff get up at 4 a.m. to plow that blacktop. Blowers are attached to jeeps and pickup trucks and smaller tractors like toolcats and bobcats, which are used to remove the snow from bike paths because the path can't hold as much weight as streets. The paths, which are about an inch and a half thick - compared to streets' three or four inches - would be torn up by larger equipment, Kelley said Steve Meiers Safety educator (608) 267-1102 Box 2986 Madison WI 53701 [email protected]
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