Ithaca, NY Snow Plow Routes
An independent model built from OpenStreetMap, not Ithaca’s own plow routes.
Ithaca, NY has a road network of 1,828 edges across 3 priority tiers: 220 arterial (12%), 1,089 collector (60%), and 469 residential (26%). The network spans 233.3 km of roads requiring service. PlowPath’s CARP solver achieved a best deadhead ratio of 6.7% with a 3-truck fleet, meaning only 6.7% of total travel was wasted repositioning. 9 solver configurations have been analyzed for this city.
Planned routes against nearest-street routing
| Trucks | Nearest street | Planned | Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 mi (128 km) | 41 mi (66 km) | 49% |
| 2 | 110 mi (176 km) | 13 mi (20 km) | 88% |
| 3 | 101 mi (162 km) | 11 mi (18 km) | 89% |
| 4 | 128 mi (207 km) | 14 mi (22 km) | 89% |
Nearest-street routing sends each truck to the closest unplowed street: a baseline, not Ithaca’s own routes.
How many roads does Ithaca, NY need to plow?
Ithaca, NY’s network has 1,828 road edges totaling 233.3 km of roads requiring service. Roads are classified into 3 priority tiers: 220 arterial (12%), 1,089 collector (60%), and 469 residential (26%).
What is the optimal plow route for Ithaca, NY?
PlowPath’s CARP solver achieved a 6.7% deadhead ratio — the lowest wasted travel across 9 configurations tested. A lower deadhead ratio means less fuel, salt, and time spent repositioning between service passes.
How many snow plows does Ithaca, NY need?
That is Ithaca, NY’s call: it depends on how soon the town wants every street clear, and on the trucks and drivers it has. This page models Ithaca, NY with fleets of 1 to 4 trucks from one depot, using an assumed truck rather than the town’s own. Adding trucks mostly shortens the shift, while total blade-up changes far less; each run gives its modelled hours. The sensitivity analysis shows how fleet size moves them.