No wonder people think that most cities are violent and uncivilized. I remember learning of this tradition when I lived near Philadelphia... people just could not accept that these are public streets and they do not own the part of the street in front of their house.
“...people just could not accept that these are public streets and they do not own the part of the street in front of their house.”
Luckily I grew up in a part of the city with driveways, so ownership of that sort of shoveled pavement was never an issue.
But it is an age-old argument among folks in the densely-populated parts of the city, with some good points on both sides.
You’re right - the streets are public - but the physical effort required to clear a major snow dump is very personal. Moreover, the public aspect of snow removal only exacerbates the issue, since the plows, in taking care of the middle of the side-streets just make things worse at the curbs.
I’m just glad it’s a dispute I never had to be involved in at a personal level.
“people just could not accept that these are public streets and they do not own the part of the street in front of their house. “
My platted proerty line runs to the middle of the street in front of my house. I DO own the street. In return for the public easement, they plow the road.
And if you park in front of my house, I will call for a hook.
This in the ‘big’ city of Anchorage.
I live across from a park, and I get tired of not being able to park in front of my own home. Don’t know how it works in Philly.....