Cleveland Snow Parking Ban in Effect

CLEVELAND, OH - A snow parking ban is in effect in the city of Cleveland. Parking is prohibited on emergency snow parking streets.

The ban went into effect at 9 a.m. and will remain in place until the Director of Public Safety lifts it. Streets with the red and white emergency snow parking signs cannot be stopped or parked on.

In a message on the city's website, Michael McGrath, Cleveland's public safety director, noted that the ban is in place to help the flow of various supplies and medical care throughout the city. The ban also helps emergency personnel, like fire and police, pass through the city.

In part, the statement reads,

Significant snowfall can cause streets to become congested and un-passable.
Vehicles left parked in the roadway prevent snowplows from clearing streets, which can make driving down these streets impossible. The resultant bottlenecks and gridlock can hamper response by emergency vehicles.
For this reason, citizens are encouraged to avoid parking vehicles on all city streets to allow snow plows sufficient time to remove snow and ice from the roads.

You can find the full parking ban statement here.

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