NEW HAVEN CITYWIDE PARKING BAN ANNOUNCED
New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp has announced a 42-hour citywide
parking ban to allow snow removal equipment better access to city
streets – the parking restrictions are intended to streamline the
city’s response to this week’s snowstorm.
The parking ban will be in place beginning at 6:00 p.m. today, and
extend through noon on Thursday.
“New Haven is well-prepared for a coordinated, comprehensive response
to this snowstorm and that response will be all-the-more effective with
cooperation from city residents,” Mayor Harp said. “We’re asking
those with extra driveway space to allow neighbors to park there and
we’re asking local businesses with parking lots to make those
available as well.”
“To the extent we work together we’ll minimize the inconvenience
and disruptive potential of this storm and maximize public safety,”
Mayor Harp added.
The parking ban includes downtown New Haven (the area encircled by
Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, State Street, Grove Street, and Howe
Street), posted snow emergency routes, and the odd-numbered side of all
other city streets.
Free alternative parking is available in New Haven Public Schools
parking lots, city park parking lots, the Granite Square parking garage,
and for a $3 per day fee, at the Temple Street parking garage. Residents
are also reminded the neighborhood parking remains permissible on the
even-numbered side of city streets.
All storm related inquires can be directed to the city’s Office of
Emergency Management at 203-946-8221 or the city’s Snow Line at
203-946-SNOW.
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