Infrastructure issues

[Crazyraceguy]

Now that all the leaves are off the trees, I expect the Pelicans to "fleet" in shortly and do their duty.

They're not even close to all off around here. Middle of next month? unless we get more rain.

 

[Cheese]

They're not even close to all off around here. Middle of next month? unless we get more rain.

That's because you're south of us...give it another couple of weeks and the Pelicans will regroup and venture into your area.

 

[leakyroof]

Now that all the leaves are off the trees, I expect the Pelicans to "fleet" in shortly and do their duty.

That's another good point, once you move the actual traffic lanes to the basically center space of the road, you only leave the driving space for these slow moving street cleaners to motor along, holding up traffic. Previously, they were all the way over, against the street curb, out of the way of traffic as it carefully went past them while they were cleaning the emptied out parking spaces at that curb.
With the streets that have gotten all the lane and re-curb work, you get a short batch of maybe 3 or 4 parking spaces in a cutout that is carved out next to blocked off bike lanes of concrete, then the spaces end and your street cleaner has to pop in and out of these parking spots, back into main traffic, go a bit further up a street, dive back into the 3 or 4 spots, pop out again. The cleaners can easily do that since they DO pivot in and out by design, but now they're going to have to watch their back like the devil since drivers won't be as observant as these Street Cleaners probably are.
I'm sure the Streets and Sanitation Drivers doing this will have some 'choice' thoughts about all the changes.....

 

[demographic]

First world problems.

 

[Cheese]

That's another good point, once you move the actual traffic lanes to the basically center space of the road, you only leave the driving space for these slow moving street cleaners to motor along, holding up traffic. Previously, they were all the way over, against the street curb, out of the way of traffic as it carefully went past them while they were cleaning the emptied out parking spaces at that curb.
With the streets that have gotten all the lane and re-curb work, you get a short batch of maybe 3 or 4 parking spaces in a cutout that is carved out next to blocked off bike lanes of concrete, then the spaces end and your street cleaner has to pop in and out of these parking spots, back into main traffic, go a bit further up a street, dive back into the 3 or 4 spots, pop out again. The cleaners can easily do that since they DO pivot in and out by design, but now they're going to have to watch their back like the devil since drivers won't be as observant as these Street Cleaners probably are.
I'm sure the Streets and Sanitation Drivers doing this will have some 'choice' thoughts about all the changes.....

Well this is specifically for you @leakyroof , the Pelicans fleeted in today and took care of business as they always do, twice a year. Three Pelicans, 2 water trucks and 3 each 12-yard aluminum dump trucks. Quite the grouping to manifest itself on a standard sized city street. However, as you noted earlier, all this stuff coexists on a residential street with regular traffic because it's basically 3-7/8 to 4 lanes wide depending upon your bravado and the size of your car.

 

[jeffinsgf]

Now that all the leaves are off the trees, I expect the Pelicans to "fleet" in shortly and do their duty.

That's a different piece of equipment than they use here in Strongsville, OH. I live 2 'burbs south, but in Strongsville, all you have to do is get your leaves between the curb and the sidewalk. The city has 2 or 3 giant truck-mounted vacuum cleaners with 18ish inch intakes. They just creep down the streets hoovering up all the leaves. As far as "city services" go, I have to say this is one of the better ones I've seen. If I cross one in the next couple days, I'll try to get a pic. They're pretty impressive. That Pelican is pretty cool. Better equipped for leaves than a standard street sweeper.

 

[leakyroof]

First world problems.

You have to understand, and remember Chicago Politics when it comes to Streets and ease of Traffic. There is an unwritten rule for Winter Storms, being bad, or slow, at snow plowing in Winter, with a really big snow storm, gets you voted out of being Mayor at the next election.
Chicago Voters are pretty merciless about this, no matter who is the Mayor.

 

[guybo]

Here in the wild west,