Why doesn’t the City plow our neighborhood (side) streets during the storm?

During a storm, the City’s limited number of plows and employees are fully utilized to maintain priority routes in a passable condition for emergency vehicle mobility City wide.  All other streets will be serviced as crews become available during regularly scheduled shifts in order to reduce overtime costs.  Since each storm is unique, the effects on the streets are prioritized by City staff for each event, and neighborhood streets are plowed considering the ability of the plows to be effective, the safety of the plow driver, and the routes for school buses and sanitation pick-up.