Almost daily there is some message from the St Paul Fire Department about digging out the Fire Hydrants in your neighborhood. In fact we have an article that never seems to get old called, “Help St Paul Fire Department Keep Fire Hydrants Free of Snow,” aka “Dig Me Out.”
Here’s the video again.
Well we have another plea this Winter.
Help Dig Out Bus Stops of Metro Transit
We’ve seen the winter scenes of the following:
This is a terrible sight especially if you don’t have a traditional or a collapsible shovel.
Or this
This stretch of sidewalk is the responsibility of either St Paul Public Works or Ramsey County to clear.
But if you have to take a bus you might be looking at this…
Why St Paul Bus Stops don’t have Winter proof bus shelters is a good question. The bench is not usable.
If you have a bus stop in your neighborhood and you’ve already have dug out the fire hydrant, please dig or snow-blow out the bus stop area wide enough for two people to stand next to each other.
This looks really good. Your Bus Riding Neighbors will thank you.
Thanks
I originally posted this on January 14, 2022. I’m currently a bus rider and most bus stops in St Paul & Mpls are covered in snow and ice. It doesn’t have to be this way. If I had a shovel I would go out and do this. ~~ Publius Jr