Here we go again: There’s another snowstorm expected Monday, bearing an estimated 4 to 8 inches of the white stuff.
This time, the city is announcing a parking ban before the snow comes.
The citywide parking ban begins at midnight Sunday night, and will remain in effect until the mayor lifts it, according to city spokesman Laurence Grotheer.
What is a citywide parking ban?
It means:
● No parking downtown on both sides of ALL streets within the area bounded by Howe Street, Tower Parkway, Grove Street, State Street, and
Martin Luther King Boulevard, formerly known as North Frontage Road.
● No parking on both sides of ALL posted snow routes, as well as no parking within 25 feet of any intersection, fire hydrant or bus
stop.
● Parking in residential areas is permitted ONLY on the even side of the street.
In previous storms, the city failed to enforce similar bans, leading to nearly impassible roads, and prompting the city to declare a weeklong ban and take the snow away with payloaders.
This time, Grotheer pledged, “there will be parking ban enforcement.”
“For the moment, no end time” to the parking ban “has been established,” he added in a conversation. “What was decided late this afternoon was that we’d like to get the word out early about the start of [the ban], given the latest forecast for snow to begin late Sunday and start accumulating overnight.”
Where to put your car?
You can park at the Temple Street Garage and the Crown Street Garage throughout the duration of the ban for a subsidized price of $3 per day. Or you can park for free in the Granite Square Garage on State Street at Audubon, until it fills up.
For more info, check the city’s website, call (203) 946‑7669, and check back here.
Ya ya ya that is what they always say! And if they do enforce how much you want to bet the plowing will be shot gun not through the fault of Public Works but rather the ones barking out the confusing orders.