Chicago’s Snow Clearing Performance: Take Two

by Kate Piercy Tuesday’s snowfall gave the Illinois Policy Institute another opportunity to grade Chicago’s snow response performance. The Institute monitored arterial and side roads in the morning, afternoon, and early evening. City trucks focused primarily on main roads Tuesday, leaving side roads monitored by the Institute untouched. The Institute monitored the city’s response to...

by Kate Piercy

Tuesday’s snowfall gave the Illinois Policy Institute another opportunity to grade Chicago’s snow response performance. The Institute monitored arterial and side roads in the morning, afternoon, and early evening. City trucks focused primarily on main roads Tuesday, leaving side roads monitored by the Institute untouched.

The Institute monitored the city’s response to the snowstorm in January and issued a press releaseand posted pictures as well.

See the pictures below showing road conditions on Tuesday.

South Prairie at 9AM on February 9

Chestnut at 1PM on February 9

South Prairie at 4:30PM on February 9

South Michigan and 16th at 9AM on February 9

LaSalle and State at 4PM on February 9

Chestnut and Clark at 9AM on February 9

Delaware at 5PM on February 9

Adams and Michigan at 4PM on February 9