A new report gives Chicago high marks for salting and clearing snow off streets after last week’s record-setting storm struck.
The Illinois Policy Institute says Chicago deserves an A grade for clearing main roads, such as Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive.
The conservative think tank gave the city a B+ for side streets.
The report raised some concerns about transparency. It notes Chicago doesn’t say on city Web sites what target times are for clearing streets.
The report suggests the city should shoot to have all roads cleared by at least 12 hours after the snow stops. It says main roads should be cleared within four hours.
More than a foot of snow fell Tuesday in the Chicago area. That was a single-day record for a February.
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