More terrible planning from the city. If they can dig out my car, feel free to tow it.

Yes, I too received an email from my alderman, but it had the same information as the city's website - alternate side parking on Thursday and Friday, evening parking ban downtown - nothing about parking today (Wednesday). While I'm happy to move my car for tomorrow, there is nothing I can do about it today. I would have made different arrangements if they had managed to update their website last night.

If you can move your car move you can park it at the nearby school lot.

Agreed - we all would have happily parked our cars at the high school last night had we simply been told. Instead, we parked our cars based on the posted snow removal info, only to have that be changed @9 this morning. I have many friends who had already walked to work before this call went out. Very very poor planning.

Clarification on the city's parking ban in East rock:

The city is encouraging people to park on the odd side of the street between 11 am - 6 pm today, Wednesday, January 12. This was issued on Wednesday Morning. They will not be ticketing or towing people who park on the even side of the street, however.

Matt Smith
Ward 9 Alderman

This was on the cities site last nite. This is what it said last nite:
Parking Ban Announced for New Haven

A parking ban will go into effect at 11:00 PM Wednesday Jan.12 until 6:00 AM on Thursday Jan.13. A parking ban will again be in effect from 11:00 PM on Thursday Jan. 13 until at 6:00 AM on Friday Jan. 14. ...*During the parking ban Parking will be prohibited on ALL streets within the downtown area bounded by Howe Street, Tower Parkway, Grove Street, State Street and North Frontage Road. *No parking on posted emergency snow routes. *No parking allowed within 25 feet of any intersection citywide. *No parking allowed within 20 feet of any fire hydrant citywide. *No parking allowed in front of any bus stop citywide. *No plowing of any snow into City streets.

To assist with snow clean up operations the following will also be in effect. *During the day on Thursday Jan. 13 from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM parking is allowed only on the even numbered side of residential streets (house numbers ending in 0,2,4,6,8). *During the day on Friday Jan. 14 from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM parking is allowed only on the odd numbered side of residential streets (house numbers ending in 1,3,5,7,9).

There will be NO parking ban downtown between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM on Thursday Jan. 13 or Friday Jan. 14.

*Residents are encouraged to park in their driveway during snow emergencies.

*Off-street parking garages downtown are still open during snow emergencies. Residents are encouraged to use these facilities as an alternative to parking on the street.

*The snowline (203-946-SNOW) is regularly updated with important information during this snow emergency.

The dates of the ban have expired. This issue has been resolved.