Stepping Stones to Year-Round Bicycling and Walking: Tackling Winter Maintenance-Steve Sanders
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• Minneapolis Campus 360 acres
• St. Paul campus 540 acres
• 265 buildings
• 46 miles of sidewalk and plaza
• 16 miles of streets
• Stairs, many stairs
University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
Seasonal snowfall avg. - 54 inches 2013/2014 – 70 inches At least 1 inch of snow on ground from 12/4/13 – 4/4/14
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
53 days below zero Coldest day -23F
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
• Trace of snow – sidewalks mechanically
broomed & stairs swept/shoveled • 1” of snow – tops of parking ramps
plowed • 2” of snow – parking lots plowed • 3” of snow – streets plowed
Snow Removal Guidelines
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
Snow Removal Personnel
• 25 FT Landcare employees • 50 student employees • 50 custodial staff • 30 snow-removal vendor staff • 10 Parking staff
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
Snow Removal Equipment
• 6 skid steers • 2 Toolcats • 6 Polar Cats • 2 Walk-behind
Contractor
Mechanical Brooms
• 30 – 35 pickups with plows
Blade-equipped
Shovels, lots and lots of shovels
• Front-end loaders, dump trucks, road graders
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
What happens when this happens?
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
• If snow is forecast and temperature is in the range of 15F to 32F, streets and sidewalks pre-treated with 23% salt brine solution
• Pre-treatment helps prevent snow/ice from bonding to pavement
• If temperatures below 15F, calcium chloride w/beet solution used. Beet solution reduces corrosiveness
• Solutions spread using vehicles with 2,500 gallon tanks
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
Excessive use of snow-melt chemicals
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
All hands on deck at 3:00 a.m. for forecast snow of 3 + inches
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
Where does all the snow go?
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
As a practical matter, what does it all mean?
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
• University estimates 80,000 visitors a day – 3rd largest trip generator in state
• Even in the depths of winter 1,000 + bikes a day on campus
• Tunnel and skyway system takes many people indoors, but usually results in longer trip time
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University of Minnesota Winter Maintenance
Steve Sanders - Alternative Transportation Manager http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bike/bikeRFID.html
[email protected] – 612-625-1333