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Saying Cleveland鈥檚 response to the weekend鈥檚 snowstorm 鈥渨asn鈥檛 good enough,鈥� Mayor Justin Bibb on Thursday pledged to improve the city鈥檚 snow removal plan.

鈥淚 inherited a broken system that needs significant overhaul and investment,鈥� the mayor said in a video posted to social media. 鈥淚 heard you. We need a better snow removal plan to ensure we are more prepared for the next storm.鈥�

Bibb, who traveled to Washington, D.C., this week for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is in his third week on the job.

He said he plans to review the snow response with his public works department, public safety officials and new chief of city operations. A public update on improvements to the snow plan will come next week, he said.

鈥淚 heard your comments, your concerns and your frustrations,鈥� Bibb said. 鈥淚鈥檓 frustrated too. For too long, we鈥檝e neglected to invest in high-quality, basic city services. That鈥檚 why I ran to be your mayor, and that鈥檚 why I won鈥檛 squander this opportunity to deliver on the services you deserve.鈥�

Bibb鈥檚 chief operating officer is Bonnie Teeuwen. A former Ohio Department of Transportation official and Cuyahoga County public works director, she joined the administration this week.

The mayor鈥檚 interim director of public works, which runs the snowplow operation, is Michael Cox, a holdover from the previous mayor鈥檚 administration. Cox is expected to brief city council on the snow response next week, according to two council members.

The snowfall pummeled Cleveland from late Sunday through Monday morning, stranding cars and buses on city streets. The city deployed all of its snowplows in response, according to the mayor鈥檚 office.

By Monday night, 15 inches of snow had fallen on the city, . As of Wednesday evening, city plows were working to make second passes at residential streets, .

The snowstorm brought public transit service to a standstill. With 50 buses stuck in the snow early Monday morning, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority suspended service for most of the day.

Advocates for transit riders are calling for RTA to explain why service effectively collapsed. Alex Rubin, a member of Clevelanders for Public Transit, said the group hopes RTA trustees will address the issue at next week鈥檚 board meeting.

鈥淭his could have been managed a lot better in terms of keeping people informed,鈥� Rubin said of RTA鈥檚 response, 鈥渓etting riders and Clevelanders know how they鈥檙e going to be able to get home, or get to work, or get to the grocery store, anything they need to do.鈥�

A spokesman for RTA is working to arrange an interview with 海角破解版 about the agency鈥檚 response.

Rubin said snow- and ice-covered sidewalks around bus stops remain an issue. At a West Side bus stop on Detroit Avenue, a reporter observed a rider navigating an icy snowbank to board a bus Thursday.

鈥淐leveland is a cold weather, snowy city,鈥� Rubin said. 鈥淪o we need to be able to run transit service in the snow.鈥�

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