From what I can see in the aftermath of the parking ban, there were cars parked on the odd side of the street that were NOT ticketed and towed, so the plows went around them, leaving the odd side poorly cleared in many areas. Furthermore, Whitney Avenue, which is a Snow Emergency Route has not been plowed curb to curb in spite of parking being banned on BOTH sides of the street for more than two days. This leaves the righthand lane in both directions only partially cleared, interfering with travel during rush hour and making any cars that attempt to park hazards for motorists traveling in the left lanes. As usual, the City of New Haven, which boasts a fabulous new snow removal policy this year, has dropped the ball on clearing the streets. I expected far more, given the parking ban, which was supposed to have been strictly enforced, but once again, we the taxpayers have been let down.

I agree, LSN.. I was excited to see cars being removed, but the final product is less than desirable. Willow Street, also, had no parking on either side for the duration of the ban, but they never came through to plow to the curb and now there is no- or very difficult- parking on the street. Time to fire the the Director of the Dept of Public Works.

What you are pointing out is that the city can't just choose enforcement, in the form of ticketing and towing, without reliable clean-up. It seems they are choosing to enforce the rules arbitrarily (and, as happened to me, illogically, having been ticketed AFTER my street was plowed to the curb), and still not cleaning up adequately. Bad management and oversight. The director of public works and the mayor are not done until everything is cleaned up, but it seems like they signed off that the job was done.

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