[thackney]

Too bad you can’t build an electrical grid inside your sidewalks so you can flip the switch and melt the snow and ice off them.

You can, electric heat trace cable embedded in the concrete. All it takes is money.

http://www.heatizon.com/products/radiant-snow-melting

[DoughtyOne]

Probably works best if you turn it on as the snow starts.

Once you get five feet of it, the bottom would melt, but the top might just remain.

Thanks for the mention and the link. I thought they might have this out there, but as you say, it costs money.

[DoughtyOne]

That is cool!

[QualityMan]

also is done with heated water in piping grid under the concrete.