New petition calls for citywide sidewalk snow and ice removal service

Advocates with Better Streets Chicago and Access Living want the city to take responsibility for clearing sidewalks in the winter.

How winter weather is threatening the health of the Chicago River
A man spreads salt on a snow covered sidewalk in Chicago, Friday, Fen. 21, 2014. Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo
How winter weather is threatening the health of the Chicago River
A man spreads salt on a snow covered sidewalk in Chicago, Friday, Fen. 21, 2014. Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo

New petition calls for citywide sidewalk snow and ice removal service

Advocates with Better Streets Chicago and Access Living want the city to take responsibility for clearing sidewalks in the winter.

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A new petition calls for the city of Chicago to develop a sidewalk snow and ice removal service by next winter.

Reset talks to advocates from Access Living and Better Streets Chicago about their push to protect vulnerable residents from slippery black ice.

GUESTS: Laura Saltzman, transportation policy analyst with Access Living

Michael Podgers, Better Streets Chicago organizer