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How’s My Street? Snow Removal Progress

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How's My Street road condition map

How's My Street road condition map

The snow plows are doing a lousy job of clearing the streets, don’t wait for the news to tell you which streets are ok. CityZenMobile recently launched a free service called How’s My Street that allows you to instantly report road conditions and snow removal progress in Pittsburgh. Perfect timing in light of the blizzard and countless unplowed streets!

How’s My Street was invented by the creators of YinzCam and iBurgh. It’s easy to use and does a great job of spreading the word about which streets are passable or not passable. Just find your street on the map, click, then fill out the report. Your report is sent to Twitter so all of the @howsmystreet followers are automatically notified of local road conditions.
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Blizzard + Military Humvees = G20 Memories

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Military Humvees called in to Pittsburgh to help with the blizzard

National Guard called in to help with the blizzard in Pittsburgh

On Monday, the mayor of Pittsburgh welcomed the National Guard to help out in the aftermath of the 2010 Blizzard. About 300 troops were called upon to assist the city’s public safety workers. In addition to lending a helping hand, Humvees have been seen patrolling the streets of city neighborhoods.

This might not be the worst winter storm in Pittsburgh’s history, but it might be the first time the military was called in because of snow. According to the original news report by KDKA, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said:
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CMU: Did Common Sense Get Buried In Snow

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From the Carnegie Mellon "Campus Alerts" page

From the Carnegie Mellon "Campus Alerts" page

After a long weekend of record setting snowfall, most of the roads and sidewalks are completely covered in packed snow. A lot of people can’t get their cars out, and the smart ones don’t bother. Schools and businesses posted Monday closings well before the weekend was over. But not every school planned on following suit.
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Blizzard of 2010: How much snow did you get?

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Before the snow started going all cats-and-dogs on us, there was speculation all over the place about how much total snowfall to anticipate. The Pittsburgh Snowmageddon has run its course and we want to know what the outcome was.

Did you measure the snow in your backyard? Tell us your neighborhood and how much snow accumulation you got in the comments below. Send your measurement pics to snOMG@boringpittsburgh.com and we’ll post it here.

We all want to know, does your snowfall measure up?
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