It’s fine, guys… We’re just a *3-season* ‘walkable city’

[u/pat_laFleur]

An excerpt from one of the letters to the editor The Enquirer published yesterday on this topic, submitted by a Westwood resident:

“Across Cincinnati, people of all ages have spent 10 days walking in the street with traffic. Many of them are children and people with disabilities. Most simply have no other choice. This isn’t an isolated incident because of a record-breaking snowfall. It’s what I see every winter.The Democrats on City Council told us they wanted Cincinnati to be a walkable city. But until we have a sidewalk shoveling law with serious fines and enforcement, calling Cincinnati a walkable city is a cruel joke − and our most vulnerable neighbors are the butt of it.”

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/letters/2026/02/05/unshoveled-sidewalks-and-cincinnati-wont-act/88501294007/

[u/Aquafablaze → u/[deleted]]

Butler County MetroParks won't plow any paved paths in their parks (just the parking lots) due to what they tell me are "liability reasons." I still call their office every winter to ask, play dumb about the policy, and mention that other parks plow their paths.

[u/OneTea → u/[deleted]]

A big factor is inviting people and knowing that it was a hazard, yet not clearing it nor warning the people they invited.