The Washington region is responding to its second significant snowfall in less than a week. It's a sequence of winter weather that's pushing the public and public officials to the brink. We get updates from those coordinating the response -- from clearing the roads to restoring power.
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Washington Digs Out - Part II
Listen Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 at 12:06 p.m. in DC, Environment, Maryland, Public Safety, Society, Transportation, Virginia, Weather
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Bob Thomson
Dr. Gridlock, "The Washington Post"
Jack Williams
former USA TODAY Weather Editor; freelance writer; and author, "The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide To America's Weather" (Univ. of Chicago Press)
Gabe Klein
Director, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Thomas Graham
President, Pepco
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A view from WAMU (February 10, 2010) 1am - 4pm ET. Corner of Wisconsin Avenue and River Road, NW. WAMU 88.5 visible in background.
Time lapse, 1 frame/minute. Taken with Nikon P5100.
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Hi Kojo,
Can your guests say something about how heavy it is to remove a foot of the kind of snow here, which is heavier than my hometown in upstate NY(Triple CIties)? (where all the schools are closed today, I might note)!
Saving your back and roof: Next time, if you have a long drive, park on the street end of it facing out. Then you have to dig out less of that heavy snow. Also, we have something called a Snow Rake, that I have not seen for sale here, used to remove snow safely from sloping roofs.
Re parking: Also, our public parking garage at least in Arlington is allowing people to park inside for the duration for a reasonable daily rate.
Wouldn’t it help if we have a snow emergency parking policy in local jurisdictions to get more cars off the street for a regional rate.
LP in Arlington