Why does the city not pre-treat neighborhood streets?

Neighborhoods are not pretreated because it is a resource issue. Salt supplies are reserved to pre-treat major roads, roads leading into critical care facilities (hospitals and dialysis centers, etc.), and secondary roads.

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1. How much snow has to be on the ground before you plow the snow off the roads?
2. How does the city decide on which roads get plowed first?
3. Why are some main arteries not cleared as quickly as some other roads?
4. Why do some trucks drive with their plows up?
5. Sometimes the city does not put brine on streets before a winter storm. Why is that?
6. Why does the city not pre-treat neighborhood streets?