John is joined by Grammy-nominated transportation organizer José Antonio  Zayas Cabán (Our Streets Minneapolis) for a conversation about the push  for municipal sidewalk clearing. In a northern city with significant  annual snowfall every winter, how seriously do we take our commitment  that each of our neighbors should get where they're going with bodies  unbroken? We talk about the cost to do it right, the skepticism, what it  looks like in other places, why the city council voted down funding for  a pilot project in the 2023 budget, and the impact to the city's  transportation and climate goals if we accept the failed and dangerous  status quo. We finish the episode by congratulating José on his Grammy  nomination and talk about some of his musical inspirations, including  his experience as a young pedestrian growing up in Puerto Rico. 

About Montreal's sidewalk clearing program: https://montreal.ca/en/topics/snow-removal-sidewalks-and-streets  

Our Streets Minneapolis' push for municipal snow removal: https://www.ourstreetsmpls.org/muni_sidewalk_plowing  

José's Grammy nominated work: http://joseantonio-zayascaban.com/release/el-pais-invisible/  

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