Description
Institute a permanent, well advertised street parking rules for snow days. They would go something like this....
Street parking rules goes into effect at 8 p.m. the day before snow is reported to start.
Citywide, no parking on major streets posted as a Snow Emergency Route.
Citywide, no parking within 25 feet of an intersection, nor in front of a bus stop nor in front of a fire hydrant.
In downtown, no street parking (on and between Howe Street, Tower Parkway, Grove Street, State Street and North Frontage Road).
In non-downtown areas, if the date is odd, park on the odd side of the street (with odd numbered addresses.)
In non-downtown areas, if the date is even, park on the even side of the street (with even numbered addresses.)
Switch cars over between 6-8 a.m.
If the storm begins on the 31st, park on the odd side that day and the opposite side on the next day.
If you are not able to follow these rules, park in a garage downtown or some other off street parking.
6 Comments
David Streever (Registered User)
Steve Brown (Registered User)
robn (Registered User)
John Q. Public (Guest)
Since this is such a massive operation it seems that 1 day is just not enough time to accomplish these areas all at once.
How about park only on the even side of the street on your trash pick up day ?? Most people can remember this (although maybe not to move their car lol)and it might actually allow time for DPW to accomplish their goals. Either that or put plows on the trash trucks like New York.
robn (Registered User)
JQP,
Good point. The current system is "rules in effect until further notice". I assumed that if everyone followed the odd-even rules, two days of plowing would be sufficient but maybe I'm wrong because they've reduced their plowing personnel by 2/3. For rules to be of any use it would have to be fixed and permanent so maybe 4 days of odd-even switch would allow the city time to plow everything.
Closed robn (Guest)
Sounds like the city is enamored with the idea of even side parking during blizzards. Their logic is that most fire hydrants are located on the odd side of the street....so I guess you'll be able to pull a fire truck really close to fire hydrant buried in plowed snow.
Maybe they should just get their act together and have a plan for a one pass over all streets in a single day.